Digital Marketing Opportunities Your Organization Shouldn’t Overlook By: Jim LeFevre, Senior Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry From education to advocacy to healthcare, there are many different organizations with roots in philanthropy that call the .org domain home. As we near the “holiday giving season” many of these mission-based .org registrants are entering arguably the […]
Last week, many of us at Public Interest Registry attended ICANN63, an annual meeting hosted by ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which convenes members of the global online community from far and wide to discuss issues that are essential to the future of the internet. While at ICANN, Public Interest Registry […]
This is a guest blog co-authored by Michael Tunks, IWF Policy and Public Affairs Manager, and Jenny Thornton, IWF International Development Manager At the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), we are in the unique and privileged position of being able to have a direct impact on the lives of children and young people all over the […]
If you’re a homeowner you know that regular maintenance and the occasional renovation will keep your house in better shape and save you time and money in the long run. Turns out the same rules apply to domain owners! If you own a website, there are certain steps you should take to prevent operational malfunctions and ensure your site remains safe and secure for users. Public Interest Registry’s guide to keeping your domain “house” in good working order will help website owners take stock of their domain to make sure their site is not vulnerable to intruders or glitches. So whether your site is self-managed or managed by a hosting service, Public Interest Registry’s domain check-up guidelines below will help keep your domain in tip-top shape. [pdf-embedder url=”//pir.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Domain-Check-Up-Infographic-FINAL.pdf” title=”Domain Check Up Infographic FINAL”]
This is a guest post authored by Will Few, Development Manager at the IWF We’d like to welcome Public Interest Registry as a new Member to the IWF and introduce ourselves to the broader .org community. The IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) is a leading organisation removing child sexual abuse imagery from the internet. It’s a […]
Annual Report Indicates Strong Preference for Online Giving Among Donors Worldwide and Demographic Subgroups By: Jim LeFevre, Senior Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry When it comes to philanthropic giving around the world, giving online is the top choice for donors. In fact, more than half (54 percent) of the global donor community prefers to […]
Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good Release 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report RESTON, Va., September 17, 2018 – Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, and Nonprofit Tech for Good today revealed the results of the second annual “Global Trends in Giving Report.” The report analyzes global giving through cultural, technological and geographical filters to understand how and why donors worldwide are giving to and engaging with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), nonprofits and charities. The 2018 report reflects findings from a survey of more than 6,000 donors in 119 countries. It also includes sentiment from more than 1,000 non-donors on why they do not provide financial support to organisations around the world. New to the report this year is a breakdown of giving by monetary amount and what motivates the people within these donor level groups, including micro-donors (contributing $100 USD or less), small donors (donating
By Tony Connor, Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry During times of crisis or disaster, organizations that are looking to cultivate support and the people who wish to contribute that support typically turn to the internet to reach each other. When these connections need to be made quickly, a website can facilitate donations and many […]
I want to let you know about some important changes that we at Public Interest Registry are making to the discount, rebate and marketing products that we offer registrars. The first change is that we won’t be offering any further volume discounts when the current agreements expire. While volume discounts are a long established product offered […]