April is the Kindest Month: Four Ways to Spring into Action and Pay it Forward

Paying it Forward for the Planet: Fun and Impactful Activities to Do from Home this Earth (and Every!) Day

Women’s History Month: Meet Three of the Amazing Women Behind .ORG

By Malleana Ruffin, Social Media Manager In 1980, United States President Jimmy Carter designated the week of March 8th as Women’s History Week to not only celebrate the many contributions and achievements of women throughout American history, but to recognize their incredible leadership skills as well. Women’s History Week was expanded to Women’s History Month […]

Addressing Objectionable Content Online

By Paul Diaz, Vice President of Policy, Public Interest Registry On 5-6 March, LACTLD (the Association of Latin American and Caribbean ccTLD operators), in partnership with NIC Mexico (the .MX operator), hosted its second Illegal Content Workshop in Cancun, Mexico.  Following the success of the first iteration last October in Bogota, Colombia, this Workshop explored […]

Five Tips to Help Your Non-profit Become More Tech Savvy

By the .ORG Marketing Team Implementing new technology can seem challenging—especially for non-profits—but becoming more tech-savvy can benefit your organization in many ways from saving your team time, increasing donor engagement, and spreading your organization’s mission to people around the world. Even without a dedicated IT person on staff, your team can make small changes […]

2019 .ORG Memories

The Technical Security and Stability of .ORG

by Suzanne Woolf, Senior Director, Technical Community Engagement and Joe Abley, Chief Technology Officer, PIR As the technologists behind Public Interest Registry (PIR), we take our commitment to the security and stability of the .ORG domain seriously. As the registry operator for .ORG, PIR’s primary function is to ensure that registrants and end users can […]

Reflecting on Community Recommendations to Improve .ORG

By Paul Diaz, Vice President, Policy One of the by-products of the announced sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR) to Ethos Capital has been the robust discussion about how to improve .ORG. This has given my colleagues and me a lot to think about, and PIR welcomes the conversation. A particularly noteworthy example was the […]

PIR and ETHOS Convene Community Webinar on 12/19

In partnership with Ethos, Public Interest Registry (PIR) will continue to operate in accordance with best practices and the highest standards of ethics and social responsibility for registry operations, addressing the interests of all stakeholders served by PIR. PIR and Ethos invite you to a community webinar on Thursday, December 19, from 11am-12pm ET to […]