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Public Interest Registry Waives Renewal Fees for.org Registrants in Nepal

As a response to the devastating earthquake in Nepal, we are extending the registration period one year for all .org domain web addresses slated to expire in 2015. Users typically must renew their domain registration. However, limited funds and unstable access to the Internet in Nepal could lead to the expiration of some .org websites at a time when they are needed most. To aid those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, Public Interest Registry and the following participating registrars have committed to extend the registration period for one year at no cost on .org domain names that expire in 2015. Any Nepali .org domain name due to expire by December 31, 2015 will qualify for free auto-renewal. ResellerClub BigRock Name.com Host Europe GoDaddy

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Call for Nominations Now Open for Candidates to Advise Nonprofit Registrar on Issues within the Global NGO Community

RESTON, Va., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Public Interest Registry — the not-for-profit manager of .org, .ngo, .ong and four IDNs — today announced it is accepting nominations for the Board of Directors of nonprofit domain registrar Enset. In serving a two-year term starting in mid-2015, the appointed Director will help further position Enset as an exemplary retailer of online services and provide leadership within the larger ICANN and nonprofit communities. Today through June 26, 2015, interested individuals can nominate themselves or other candidates to fill one open Board position. Qualified applicants must demonstrate significant leadership experience within the global nonprofit and nongovernmental organisation (NGO) arena, its related marketing programs, and its reseller channels as well as show an acute understanding of the issues and policies that affect the community. In addition, those that share an affinity with the values of Public Interest Registry and the Internet Society (ISOC) are strongly

PIR Seeks Candidates to Serve on its .ORG Advisory Council

Nonprofit and Internet Leaders Welcome to Participate in Call for Nominations Now through June RESTON, Va. – May 4, 2015 – Public Interest Registry (PIR), the nonprofit operator of the .org domain, today opened the call for nominations to identify seven new members to serve on the .org Advisory Council. Comprised of individuals who represent a diverse spectrum of noncommercial organisations from around the world, the .org Advisory Council is a valuable resource to Public Interest Registry and provides advice on policies, issues and opportunities facing the global .org community. Today through June 5, 2015, individuals may submit nominations – including self-nominations – detailing the applicant’s experience in leading a noncommercial organization, commitment to promoting the noncommercial use of the Internet and desire to ensure .org remains the domain of choice for any person, corporation or organisation to share their causes, passions and ideas. “Since its inception in 2008, the

Voila Foundation: Bringing technology to underserved regions of Africa

Founded in 2013 and based in Cameroon, Voila Foundation was created to help the people of Sub-Saharan Africa access and utilize emerging technologies that have become commonplace in the Western world. This organization aims to reach some of the most underserved people in the world with all of the positive benefits of technology, including education and healthcare. Voila Foundation generally works by taking a “project management” perspective to a greater task, ensuring that decision makers and in some instances, suppliers, are linked directly with the communities they are aiming to serve. Voila Foundation’s founder Killian Mayua has traveled the world extensively, and believes that the technology experienced by European and American countries does not have to be isolated. He sees the attraction to Africa as a valuable emerging market, leading to many opportunities that otherwise may not have been possible. However, he understands that for Africa to be a valuable

The Marathon of Hope

Written by Brian Cute, CEO of Public Interest RegistryPhoto by: Boris Spremo What drives a person to try to change the world for the better? Why do “ordinary” people muster their energy and limited resources, turn them into passion with purpose, and attempt the impossible? It’s a connection. A connection to another person’s story. Another person’s struggle. A connection to a community’s aspirations. It’s always a connection. In the case of Terry Fox, it was not only his personal experience as a cancer patient but the sight of other children suffering in the cancer ward. As he put it, “Kids my age and younger. You just can’t leave something like that and forget it and I couldn’t anyway. I had to try and do something about it.” And so, on this day 35 years ago, Terry dipped his artificial toe in the Atlantic near St. John’s, Newfoundland and took his first

Public Interest Registry Releases Report Detailing the Steady Growth of the .org Domain in 2014

“The Dashboard” Report Shows the Global Growth of Domain Registrations and Trends RESTON, Va. – March 31, 2015 – Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org in 2014. The report reveals that the number of .org domain names registered in 2014 rose 1.3 percent, bringing the total domains under management (DUM) to more than 10,500,000 worldwide. Other findings outlined in “The Dashboard” include: Registrations in international markets continue to experience steady growth, including China with 2.9 percent, Spain with 1.6 percent and Japan with 2.9 percent of the total .org registrations worldwide For the first time since 2010, Netherlands revisited the top 10 list of .org registrations by country. In December 2014, 1.37 million .org, domain names were ¬live in Asia-Pacific, a 16 percent increase compared to December 2013.

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“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Saint Francis of Assisi Nearly four years ago, our team met around a conference table and decided to embark on a new journey – to devise and deliver a central space online that would forever change how nonprofits, NGOs and charities engage on the Internet. At the time, we were discussing what seemed like a simple concept, you know? NGOs, donors and volunteers taking action and making change for a better world; that sort of thing. The truth was, and still is, that organising a validated, digital and global landscape for the NGO community and those with little to no access to the online world isn’t so simple, but absolutely necessary and possible. What we knew, or at least what we truly cared about, was that we wanted to help people because our mission is

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Public Interest Registry Waives Renewal Fees for.org Registrants in Nepal

Join us for a webinar cosponsored with The Nonprofit Times!

Call for Nominations Now Open for Candidates to Advise Nonprofit Registrar on Issues within the Global NGO Community

PIR Seeks Candidates to Serve on its .ORG Advisory Council

Voila Foundation: Bringing technology to underserved regions of Africa

The Marathon of Hope

Public Interest Registry Releases Report Detailing the Steady Growth of the .org Domain in 2014

Infographic: OnGood Launch Phases

OnGood Coming to Fruition