For the growing non-profit, being well-funded is key to doing good work—and essential for expenditures such as building a website, securing office space, hiring staff, and delivering on your mission. Individual donors, fundraising events, and corporate sponsorships are all great funding methods. “This is good news,” says Allison Gauss in her article There’s More Than […]
Thomas Edison famously said, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” The same can be said of starting your .ORG. The idea may come to you in a flash of insight, but the rest takes a bit more time and a lot more work. PIR is proud to be the registry for mission-based organizations […]
by special guest author Statton Hammock, Principal of ASHnet Legal Services, PLLC Non-profit organizations leverage social media platforms to organize grassroots campaigns, solicit donations, mobilize volunteers, and connect with constituents who support their charitable mission and purpose. A non-profit’s reputation and effectiveness heavily depend on its social media identity and therefore protecting and securing social […]
by special guest author Statton Hammock, Principal of ASHnet Legal Services, PLLC Non-profit organizations must be vigilant about protecting their brands online. It is not uncommon for third parties to start an organization with a similar name or logo, either intentionally or unknowingly. Having more than one non-profit organization with a similar or identical name […]
by special guest author Statton Hammock, Principal of ASHnet Legal Services, PLLC At this point, everyone is familiar with octothorpes, right? An “octothorpe” is simply the fancy term for the “pound” symbol (#), now also commonly referred to as the “hashtag.” Hashtags were initially used with numbers, but today they are the means to discover […]
PIR to offer roadmap and toolkit to help registries and their registrars improve domain name space quality, reduce abuse, and increase renewals by Anand Vora, Vice President of Business Affairs, Public Interest Registry More than a year and a half ago—in May 2019—Public Interest Registry (PIR) proudly introduced the Quality Performance Index, or QPI. In doing […]
by special guest author Statton Hammock, Principal of ASHnet Legal Services, PLLC As shared in our first article on domain name security, a website is the most important online marketing, communication, and donations tool that a non-profit organization possesses. Therefore, it is crucial for an organization to protect their portfolio of domain names from hackers, […]
by special guest author Statton Hammock, Principal of ASHnet Legal Services, PLLC The most important marketing, communication, and donation tool that a non-profit organization possesses is its website. Despite use of social media platforms and other mobile applications to create an online presence, an organization’s portfolio of domain names remains the single most important toolset […]
