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While
I was away
on
vacation last week I unfortunately missed an
opportunity to attend an October 10
awards gala in Washington, D.C. where
the first annual .ORG
Impact Awards were
handed out. However, the Public
Interest Registry (the
administrator of the .ORG TLD), was
kind enough to provide me with some
key photos and highlights from the
event that I am happy to be able to
share with you now that I am back.
During
an intimate gathering at The
Watergate Hotel, 12 individuals
and organizations were named winners
of the inaugural 2019 awards. The
new Impact Awards program celebrates
.ORG domain name users of all
types and sizes for their
accomplishments in community
mobilization, marketing and
outreach, and mission achievement.
Both organizations and
individuals who utilize the
popular .ORG domain were honored for
their work in
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connecting
communities and leveraging the
Internet for transformative
change. Actor and philanthropist
Taye Diggs was also honored
as the 2019 .ORG Impact Awards
Honoree, for his dedication to
greater social good around the
world, through both philanthropic
and community involvement.
Taye
Diggs, the first .ORG Impact
Awards Honoree (at left) with Public
Interest Registry
CEO Jon Nevett at the October
10, 2019 Awards Gala in
Washington, D.C. The
.ORG Impact Awards (OIA) where
presented to winners in three
different sectors: Individual
Awards (honoring the
contribution of an individual to
their organization or the broader
sector and receive a $5,000
donation to the charitable
organization of the winner’s
choice), Sector Awards
(recognizing organizational and team
accomplishments that come with a $2,000
donation to the charitable
organization of the winner’s
choice) and Initiative Awards
(celebrating achievement in a
specific online niche, accompanied
by a $1,000 donation to the
charitable organization of the
winner’s choice). 
The
crystal awards that went to each OIA
winner. Here
is the complete list of the inagural
.ORG Impact Award Winners:
Individual
Awards
Sector
Awards
Initiative
Awards
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Best
Integrated Communications
Campaign – Skateistan,
“Empowering Children Through
Skateboarding and Education”
(U.S. / Germany)
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Best
Social Media Campaign – The
Mayhew, “Mayhew
Website Redesign” (UK)
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Best
Use of Partnerships/Celebrity
Endorsements – Kiva,
“The Big Impact of Small
Loans” (U.S.)
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Outstanding
Multimedia Content – C
Three Foundation,
“C Three Foundation Multimedia
Approach" (U.S.)
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Outstanding
Online Fundraising Campaign
– Teach
For America,
“Teach For America Alumni and
Staff Challenge” (U.S.)
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Outstanding
Website Redesign – The
Mayhew, “Home Is
Where Their Dog Is” (UK) Top #GivingTuesday
Campaign
Congratulations
to all of the winners!
A
scene from the inaugural .ORG Impact
Awards Dinner at
The Watergate Hotel in Washington,
D.C. October 10, 2019. As
domain investors and developers,
most DNJournal readers are
already intimately familiar with the
.ORG TLD, but for those who may come
to this article that are less
familiar with the domain space, here
is a little background provided by
the Public Interest Registry (PIR): ".ORG
is the original purpose-driven
"generic" top-level domain
(gTLD) with more than 10 million
domain names registered
worldwide. .ORG is open to
everyone, providing a global
platform for organizations,
associations, clubs, businesses and
individuals to bring their ideas to
life. For more than 30 years,
.ORG has built an enduring legacy of
trust, preserving an open and secure
Internet where diverse communities
can establish a trusted online
identity and freely share ideas.
.ORG is powered by the non-profit
Public Interest Registry. PIR
was founded by the Internet
Society in 2002 and is
based in Reston, Virginia, USA.
Visit www.TheNew.org
for more information."
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October 18, 2019) |
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