.ORG A to Z: Showcasing the Diversity of the .ORG Domain

By Tony Connor, Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry The .org domain is known as a trusted home for noncommercial, mission-based organizations, but what many internet users don’t realize is that .org registrants transcend the nonprofit world and include organizations of all types, shapes and sizes. Today, .org is a communal kaleidoscope tapped by individuals, affinity groups, and business types – non-profit and for-profit alike – to connect like-minded people around a common set of goals, beliefs, advocacy, education initiatives and more. The .org domain is used globally by a variety of organizations with unique goals ranging from local community clubs uniting people with shared passions, to individuals and families using the .org domain to trace historical records and genealogy. Check out the below list, which includes diverse entities across the world on the .org domain that are pursuing their passions and accomplishing incredible things. Next time you’re thinking of

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ICANN63 – A Recap from the Public Interest Registry Team

By Lauren Lao, Marketing Communications Manager, Public Interest Registry If you follow along on Public Interest Registry social channels, you’ve likely seen many mentions of ICANN and ICANN63. The acronym stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – known more widely as ICANN (www.icann.org). The organization is a nonprofit advocating for global policy, […]

A .Org’s Guide to the Holiday Giving Season

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 […]

Spotlight on Spain: The .ORGs To Watch

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 […]

How the IWF Successfully Curbs Online Abuse and What Non-Profits Can Do to Help

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 […]

How To Keep Your Domain “House” In Good Working Order

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”]

An Introduction to the IWF – Internet Watch Foundation

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 […]

Donors Around the World Speak Out – 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report Now Available

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 […]