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Finalists
Revealed for PIR's 2024 .ORG Impact Awards: Emmy
& Tony Winner to Host October Ceremony
Honoring Winners |
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Public
Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the
.ORG domain, have named the finalists for the
6th annual .ORG
Impact Awards. PIR also announced that
philanthropist, activist, Emmy & Tony Award
winning actor Alan
Cumming will host the 2024 awards
ceremony in Washington, D.C. on October
8. Alan is currently the star and producer of
the The Traitors on NBC's Peacock
Network.
The
.ORG Impact Awards were created to recognize
outstanding mission-driven individuals and
organizations from around the world for their
positive contributions to society. All
35 finalists will receive donations of $2,500
USD and will receive invitations to the October
celebration. That event will include opportunities
to meet with |
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Washington,
D.C policy experts and nonprofit leaders.
This year's finalists range from nonprofits
expanding access to clean water in Nigeria to those
supporting the healthy development of children in
Chicago. The
35 finalists represent the top five entries chosen
in each of the seven award categories:
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Community
Building
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Quality
Education for All
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Environmental
Stewardship
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Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion
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Health
and Healing
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Hunger
and Poverty
-
Rising
Stars (leaders, under 25, making a difference in
their communities)
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You can learn
more about the finalists in each category
here. The
winners in these categories, as well as the
prestigious .ORG of the Year Award,
will be announced as part of the in-person
celebration on October 8. The winner of the
.ORG of the Year award will receive a
donation of $50,000 USD while the
other category winners will each receive $10,000
USD. Beyond the donation, receiving a
prestigious .ORG Impact Award will help
raise the profile of winning organizations,
ultimately driving donations, funding,
talent acquisition, partnership development,
and increasing audience reach.
Jon
Nevett, President and CEO of Public
Interest Registry, said, "The .ORG
Impact Awards are my favorite time of year,
and I am honored to welcome the inspiring
2024 finalists into our community of
changemakers. We started the .ORG Impact
Awards to honor the organizations and people
across the world who work tirelessly for
their communities. This year’s group of
finalists represent the very best of our
community.” Nevett added, “We are
thrilled to have Alan Cumming join us
in uplifting the impressive work |
Jon
Nevett
President & CEO, Public Interest
Registry |
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of
these OIA finalists, winners, and the .ORG
Community at our awards ceremony. A
committed advocate for human rights and
social change, Alan is a changemaker
himself, and we cannot wait to celebrate
alongside him. |
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Alan
Cumming |
Cumming
is a diligent philanthropist, supporting
organizations like the UN refugee agency,
Planned Parenthood and Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights Aids. He is a passionate activist for
civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, sex education
and social justice – philanthropic efforts
which have earned him over 40 humanitarian
awards.
Cumming
said, “I am honored to be included in this
year’s .ORG Impact Awards, and
cannot emphasize enough how deserving and
inspiring each of these finalists are.
Social impact is hard work, and I look
forward to October, when I get to be a small
part of celebrating the incredible efforts
of organizations and individuals uplifting
communities across the globe.”
You
can visit www.orgimpactawards.org
for more information. |
(Posted
August 19, 2024)
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