Worldwide Philanthropic Giving Trends from Largest Online Survey of Individual Donors

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

3 Steps to Create a Website in an Elevated Time of Need

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 […]

Big Changes Coming Up To Our Registrar Products

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 […]

What Is All the Hype Around HTTPS?

Helping to Secure Humanitarian Aid Organizations Online By Matthew Marks, Technical Director, Public Interest Registry In times of need, humanitarian organizations are increasingly turning to the speed and efficiency of online channels to share their message and mobilize support. Recently, when a boys soccer team was trapped in a cave in Thailand, the support was […]

Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is: Shining a Light on the Important Work of Internet Governance Organizations

By Paul Diaz, Vice President of Policy, Public Interest Registry Our team at Public Interest Registry (PIR) is multi-faceted, with experts in the domain name system, technology, law, government policy, nongovernmental affairs and more. While we have different backgrounds, we all have one thing in common: a passion for how the internet serves as a […]

Applications Being Accepted For President and CEO of Public Interest Registry

.org is one of the largest gTLDs, with an excellent reputation for trust and integrity, making the role of CEO one of the premiere roles in the industry. Public Interest Registry (PIR) is now looking for a high-quality candidate to lead the company forward in this important stage of our development. Our goal is to make PIR into a world leading registry in all aspects by adopting global best practice and leading-edge initiatives. We are seeking a CEO to execute our current strategy and so build on our success and meet our goals. The right leader will be someone with significant experience in the domain name industry at a senior level. While PIR is proudly not-for-profit, it exists both to serve the community and to fund it’s parent, The Internet Society (ISOC). The right candidate will therefore have both strong commercial skills to drive revenue growth as well as a

GDPR: Next Steps for the Domain Industry

By Beth Bacon, Director of Policy and Privacy, Public Interest Registry As we laid out in a prior post, PSA to Nonprofits: GDPR May Apply to You, there are several things nonprofits and NGOs need to be aware of and take into consideration now that GDPR is with us. We have been working hard to […]

Rebuilding After Disaster

Internet Safety Month Guest Blog: MarkMonitor’s Top Tips for Protecting Your Organization Online

By Sherry Hildebrand and Justin Mack at MarkMonitor U.S. Congress designated the month of June as the National Internet Safety Month and so there’s no better time to discuss how to keep organizations safe and secure online. To help raise internet security awareness, Public Interest Registry asked our team at MarkMonitor, one of the most […]