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'''Public Interest Registry''' (PIR) is a non-profit registry operator that manages the [[.org]] [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]. They also manage the ".ORG Family of Domains", which are [[.gives]], [[.giving]], [[.charity]], [[.ong]], [[.ngo]], and also the IDN versions of .org, [[.орг]] (Cyrillic), [[.संगठन]] (Devanagari) and .机构 (Chinese).

'''Public Interest Registry''' (PIR) is a non-profit registry operator that manages the [[.org]] [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]. They also manage the ".ORG Family of Domains", which are [[.gives]], [[.giving]], [[.charity]], [[.ong]], [[.ngo]], and also the IDN versions of .org, [[.орг]] (Cyrillic), [[.संगठन]] (Devanagari) and .机构 (Simplified Chinese).

The non-profit was established in ~~January 2003~~ by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]]. The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA.

The non-profit was established in 2002 by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]].<ref>[https://www.internetsociety.org/pir/ ISOC: Public Interest Registry (PIR)]</ref> The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA.<ref>[https://pir.org/who-we-are/ PIR: Who We Are]</ref>

== History ==

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As of January 2023, [[.giving]] joined PIR’s family of domains for all types of mission-driven organizations. In 2022, PIR reintroduced [[.gives]], [[.charity]], and [[.foundation]] as part of the .ORG Family of Domains.<ref>[https://thenew.org/public-interest-registry-launches-giving/ PIR Launches .giving, PIR Newsroom]</ref>

In March 2018, there are 10.4 million registered .org addresses. Revenue for the year 2016 was $85.7M. The funds are used for operating costs and technical and organizational maintenance; the remaining funds are donated to the [https://icannwiki.org/Internet_Society Internet Society], a lobbying and research organization.[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|[]]<ref>[https://www.philanthropy.com/article/An-Alternative-to-org-Say/157363 An Alternative to .org? Say Hello to .ngo], Philanthropy.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-2|Jump up↑]] [http://www.domainnews.com/en/org-seventh-tld-to-pass-ten-millionth-registration-milestone.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Org Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone], DomainNews.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-2|<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]

The organization applied for the [https://icannwiki.org/.ngo .ngo] and [https://icannwiki.org/.ong .ong] domains through ICANN's 2012 [https://icannwiki.org/New_gTLD_Program gTLD program].<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-4|Jump up↑]] [http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/org.html IANA.org]</ref> The domains were created as a way for NGOs to verify the non-governmental status as an organization online and officially launched in March of 2015. As the .ngo and .ong domains were launched, so was OnGood, a platform created by Public Interest Registry to support organizations using the new domain extensions by showcasing mission-based work around the world.

~~The company's backend registry services are handled by [https://icannwiki.org/Afilias Afilias].~~

Public Interest Registry's mission is to educate and enable the global noncommercial community to use the internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system.

=== '''.org Statistics''' ===

By 2015, the number of .org domains under management (DUM) had more than doubled in just 10 years, increasing from 3.9 million in 2005 to [https://pir.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dashboard_org_2015-1.jpg 10.5 million in 2015]. As of 2015, the .org domain had grown to 5,931,592 registered domains in the United States. Registrations experienced marked international growth from 2010 – 2015, as registrations in Asia and the Australian Pacific grew to 2.6% of total DUM, the United Kingdom to 4.1% and Canada to 3.8%.<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-12|Jump up↑]] [http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110815_org_public_interest_registry_releases_domain_name_report_dashboard/ .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Results of Bi-Annual Domain Name Report, 'The Dashboard'] CircleID.com. Published 2011 August 15.</ref>

Registration for .org passed the 10 million mark on June 24th, 2012. The ten millionth registration was for jadforum.org, registered by the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin Forum via [https://icannwiki.org/GoDaddy GoDaddy]. It was the 7th TLD to pass the milestone, the others being: [https://icannwiki.org/.com .com], [https://icannwiki.org/DENIC#.de .de] (2006), [https://icannwiki.org/.net .net](2007), [https://icannwiki.org/Nominet .uk] (2012), [https://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=CNNIC&redirect=no .cn], and [https://icannwiki.org/.tk .tk].<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-13|Jump up↑]] [http://archive.is/EOrIf Org Seventh TLD To Pass 10 Millionth Registration Milestone], DomainNews.com. link doesn’t work</ref>

== Governance ==

PIR is governed by a Board of Directors who are appointed by [https://icannwiki.org/Internet_Society ISOC]. The Board is comprised of seven members, and its current Chairman is [https://icannwiki.org/Roberto_Gaetano Roberto Gaetano]. The CEO of Public Interest Registry is Jon Nevett.

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Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good have partnered to host multiple webinars to educate attendees on a variety of topics ranging from online communications trends to how to best communicate with donors. The free webinars concluded in December 2017 with nearly [http://www.nptechforgood.com/social-and-mobile-media-webinars-for-nonprofits/ 58,000 nonprofit staff] worldwide participating.

~~== Miscellaneous ==~~

* There were 10.4 million domains registered under the .org domain as of March 2018.

* Public Interest Registry celebrated 15 years of operating the .org domain in January 2018.

* North America is the largest market for .org domains, making up 56% of .org registrants.

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-'''Public Interest Registry''' (PIR) is a non-profit registry operator that manages the [[.org]] [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]. They also manage the ".ORG Family of Domains", which are [[.gives]], [[.giving]], [[.charity]], [[.ong]], [[.ngo]], and also the IDN versions of .org, [[.орг]] (Cyrillic), [[.संगठन]] (Devanagari) and .机构 (Chinese).
+'''Public Interest Registry''' (PIR) is a non-profit registry operator that manages the [[.org]] [[Top-Level Domain|TLD]]. They also manage the ".ORG Family of Domains", which are [[.gives]], [[.giving]], [[.charity]], [[.ong]], [[.ngo]], and also the IDN versions of .org, [[.орг]] (Cyrillic), [[.संगठन]] (Devanagari) and .机构 (Simplified Chinese).
-The non-profit was established in January 2003 by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]]. The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA.
+The non-profit was established in 2002 by the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR was originally formed to take over the operation and maintenance of the .org domain and its database from [[Verisign|Verisign Global Registry Services]].<ref>[https://www.internetsociety.org/pir/ ISOC: Public Interest Registry (PIR)]</ref> The organization’s headquarters is located in Reston, Virginia, USA.<ref>[https://pir.org/who-we-are/ PIR: Who We Are]</ref>
 == History ==
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 As of January 2023, [[.giving]] joined PIR’s family of domains for all types of mission-driven organizations. In 2022, PIR reintroduced [[.gives]], [[.charity]], and [[.foundation]] as part of the .ORG Family of Domains.<ref>[https://thenew.org/public-interest-registry-launches-giving/ PIR Launches .giving, PIR Newsroom]</ref>
-In March 2018, there are 10.4 million registered .org addresses. Revenue for the year 2016 was $85.7M. The funds are used for operating costs and technical and organizational maintenance; the remaining funds are donated to the [https://icannwiki.org/Internet_Society Internet Society], a lobbying and research organization.[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|<sup>[</sup>]]<ref>[https://www.philanthropy.com/article/An-Alternative-to-org-Say/157363 An Alternative to .org? Say Hello to .ngo], Philanthropy.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-1|<sup><nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>]]<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-2|Jump up↑]] [http://www.domainnews.com/en/org-seventh-tld-to-pass-ten-millionth-registration-milestone.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Org Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone], DomainNews.com</ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite note-2|<sup><nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>]]
-The organization applied for the [https://icannwiki.org/.ngo .ngo] and [https://icannwiki.org/.ong .ong] domains through ICANN's 2012 [https://icannwiki.org/New_gTLD_Program gTLD program].<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-4|Jump up↑]] [http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/org.html IANA.org]</ref>  The domains were created as a way for NGOs to verify the non-governmental status as an organization online and officially launched in March of 2015. As the .ngo and .ong domains were launched, so was OnGood, a platform created by Public Interest Registry to support organizations using the new domain extensions by showcasing mission-based work around the world.
-The company's backend registry services are handled by [https://icannwiki.org/Afilias Afilias].
-Public Interest Registry's mission is to educate and enable the global noncommercial community to use the internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system.
 === '''.org Statistics''' ===
-By 2015, the number of .org domains under management (DUM) had more than doubled in just 10 years, increasing from 3.9 million in 2005 to [https://pir.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dashboard_org_2015-1.jpg 10.5 million in 2015]. As of 2015, the .org domain had grown to 5,931,592 registered domains in the United States. Registrations experienced marked international growth from 2010 – 2015, as registrations in Asia and the Australian Pacific grew to 2.6% of total DUM, the United Kingdom to 4.1% and Canada to 3.8%.<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-12|Jump up↑]] [http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110815_org_public_interest_registry_releases_domain_name_report_dashboard/ .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Results of Bi-Annual Domain Name Report, 'The Dashboard'] CircleID.com. Published 2011 August 15.</ref>
 Registration for .org passed the 10 million mark on June 24th, 2012. The ten millionth registration was for jadforum.org, registered by the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin Forum via [https://icannwiki.org/GoDaddy GoDaddy]. It was the 7th TLD to pass the milestone, the others being: [https://icannwiki.org/.com .com], [https://icannwiki.org/DENIC#.de .de] (2006), [https://icannwiki.org/.net .net](2007), [https://icannwiki.org/Nominet .uk] (2012), [https://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=CNNIC&redirect=no .cn], and [https://icannwiki.org/.tk .tk].<ref>[[Public Interest Registry#cite ref-13|Jump up↑]] [http://archive.is/EOrIf Org Seventh TLD To Pass 10 Millionth Registration Milestone], DomainNews.com. link doesn’t work</ref>
 == Governance ==
 PIR is governed by a Board of Directors who are appointed by [https://icannwiki.org/Internet_Society ISOC]. The Board is comprised of seven members, and its current Chairman is [https://icannwiki.org/Roberto_Gaetano Roberto Gaetano]. The CEO of Public Interest Registry is Jon Nevett.
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 Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good have partnered to host multiple webinars to educate attendees on a variety of topics ranging from online communications trends to how to best communicate with donors. The free webinars concluded in December 2017 with nearly [http://www.nptechforgood.com/social-and-mobile-media-webinars-for-nonprofits/ 58,000 nonprofit staff] worldwide participating.
-== Miscellaneous ==
-* There were 10.4 million domains registered under the .org domain as of March 2018.
-* Public Interest Registry celebrated 15 years of operating the .org domain in January 2018.
-* North America is the largest market for .org domains, making up 56% of .org registrants.