Our team is very excited to share with you the definitive launch dates for the validated .ngo and .ong domains!They are as follows: Sunrise (available to brands and trademark holders): March 17 Limited Registration Period: April 21 General Availability: May 6 Please see our blog post for more details on these dates and what they mean for you and your organisation.
We’re excited to be back in India for this year’s ResellerClub event that will be taking place in partnership with HostingCon –- this time in Mumbai! For those who haven’t had a chance to attend previously, this event focuses primarily on web hosting, development and performance. Our team will be on site to talk about the power of .org for businesses that are doing good, and about the new top-level domains that are entering into the Internet’s vast ecosystem. Come see us at booth M1! See what happened at last year’s event.
Choose .org for your business! #karma
On December 4th, we will convene in New Delhi, India for the annual Manthan Award event – to recognize the BEST use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digital tools to create a holistic and comprehensive impact on people throughout the entire Asia region. The objective is to illustrate positive impact through innovation, as well as the importance of making ICT accessible for the community. View the agenda for Manthan In conjunction with Manthan and DEF India, our team will also be hosting a domain reseller meeting for those that are interested in OnGood, and who want to become a reseller partner to sell the .ngo domain once it becomes available. Meeting details Objective: The objective of this meet is to talk with potential partners about reseller options for the .ngo domain at the regional level Format: This will be a round table discussion with the eNGO active Partners, the PIR team
With Giving Tuesday around the corner, efforts to give back – locally, nationally and internationally – are ramping up! But why stop there? The notion and act of giving doesn’t need an expiration date, just like resolutions don’t need to be put on hold until the first day of each year. Here’s a list of some fun, creative and meaningful ways to give back this Giving Tuesday and beyond: Do a Kickstarter campaign. Get the community involved in helping to create and complete a social good project that will have a positive impact. One awesome project we found on Kickstarter, that has started to really evolve over the past year, is the Plus Pool project – the world’s very first water-filtering floating pool right in New York’s rivers. Make homemade meals for the homeless. The #HashtagLunchBag movement is an incredible example of how a simple idea to help others in need can grow into a global
Drumroll please……the official name of the new online community for NGOs, nonprofits and charities has been announced! We are very excited to welcome and introduce to you: As an online tool helping to garner greater visibility and raise funds for nonprofits and NGOs worldwide, OnGood embodies the spirit of Public Interest Registry and the organisation’s continued commitment to empowering nonprofits and NGOs worldwide by helping them tell their story online. As well as access to .ngo & .ong domain names, OnGood members are featured in a searchable directory on the community website. Members are able to create profile pages where they can showcase causes, share information, link to their social properties and collect donations. OnGood will be available in early 2015. In the meantime you can complete an Expression of Interest and we’ll be sure to notify you when the service is officially available. You can also keep up with
The Nonprofit Organisation Unveils OnGood as the Official Name for the Soon-to-be-Launched Domains and Suite of Services RESTON, Va. (November 13, 2014) – Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, today unveiled “OnGood” – the new brand identity for the upcoming .ngo & .ong domains and their accompanying suite of services. Set to launch in early 2015, OnGood is an online community designed with and for NGOs and nonprofits worldwide, providing them with a suite of online services to help raise funds, build awareness and support for their missions. After conducting extensive research and in-person workshops with NGOs worldwide, Public Interest Registry, the operator of the .org domain Registry, landed upon the name OnGood –– to reflect a full suite of services that complements the .ngo & .ong domain names. As an online community helping to garner greater visibility for nonprofits and NGOs worldwide, OnGood embodies the
Okay, we can’t give away TOO many details just yet… BUT we can tell you that we plan to put smiles on your faces and get some good laughs out of you. Make sure to be on the lookout for a new video project coming soon – from yours truly and the ever-so-funny BigRock registrar company! Check out the behind-the-scenes (#BTS) photos from our video shoot in India below: *All photos are courtesy of BigRock. …Stay tuned! You can watch our previous television commercials with BigRock here: Badshahi Ink Ad Nambiar Aglets Ad
Tomorrow, on November 5th 2014, 700 NGOs from across South Asia are participating in the third eNGO Challenge. This Challenge is a joint initiative between DEF India and Public Interest Registry – to honor NGOs within the region that are using Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digital media tools to benefit society and communities at large. Photo courtesty of engochallenge.org The event will take place at: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 For those who cannot make it but wish to participate virtually, please follow the hashtag: #eNGO, and watch the live stream using one of the following links: Main hall – stream name: def1 Silver Oak 1 – stream name: def2 Silver Oak 2 – stream name: def3 Looking forward to a great event!