Public Interest Registry .ORG Impact Awards

Deadline: June 4, 2025

Description of the Opportunity

Submissions are now open for the Public Interest Registry .ORG Impact Awards 2025. The global awards program honoring the .ORG Community and the extraordinary individuals and organizations leading change and improving lives worldwide. The .ORG Impact Awards is a global awards program to recognize and celebrate individuals and organizations that have a connection to a registered .ORG domain for their contributions, achievements and impact they have made in their communities.

From groundbreaking initiatives to steadfast changemakers, the .ORG Impact Awards recognize the profound impact happening in communities across the globe. Public Interest Registry is proud to shine a light on the tireless efforts and relentless commitment of the .ORG Community and champion those working every day to create positive change and a better tomorrow.

Since its inception in 2019, the .ORG Impact Awards has recognized more than 220 outstanding organizations from over 80 different countries, and awarded more than $600,000 in donations to support their great work.

Benefits

• Receive a Significant Cash Donation: Selected individuals and organizations are eligible to receive up to a $50,000 USD donation to the non-profit of their choice, including our outstanding finalists.
• Build Community: Show the world how your .ORG is impacting the community! Build support, generate funding, and rally others to your cause. Serve as a shining example to others, striving to make a better world for us all.
• Prestigious Awards: Display your custom .ORG Impact Award to let the world know that your organization is achieving amazing results and making a difference. Finalists will be invited to attend our in-person gala in Washington DC (including travel and accommodations). Finalists will receive complimentary travel to attend the event (up to $2,000 USD), including round trip transportation for two (2), two (2) night’s accommodations, and meal voucher for two (2) adults.
• Raise Awareness: Finalists and winners will be featured across a variety of .ORG platforms throughout the year, including videos, articles, social posts, and more!

Eligibility

• The .ORG Impact Awards is a program open globally.
• The .ORG Impact Awards (the “Program”) is open only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and have permission to nominate the individual or entity that is the registrant, or is affiliated with the registrant, of a second level .ORG domain name.
• A Nominee may be less than 18 years of age. However, if a Nominee less than 18 years of age qualifies as a finalist they will be required to complete a consent form signed by their parent or legal guardian.
• Employees of Public Interest Registry and any of its parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible to nominate individuals or entities, or be considered as a Nominee for any award.
• All organizations nominated to any category must have a website hosted on the .ORG domain.
• All individual Nominees must have an established role at an organization with a website on the .ORG domain.
• The Nominee must be the registrant, or affiliated with the registrant, of a second level .ORG domain name.
• The URL of the website must resolve to a .ORG domain name.
• Activities highlighted in the Submission must have occurred between April 23, 2024 and April 23, 2025. If the activity began before April 23, 2024 or extends beyond April 23, 2025 the entry is still eligible so long as meaningful activity occurred between the two dates.
• Organizations and individuals may submit to more than one (1) award category, but each Submission must be original (i.e., an entry for one (1) award may not be resubmitted verbatim to another award).
• Individuals or organizations who reside in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, or Crimea may not nominate or be identified as a “Nominee.”

.ORG Impact Award Categories

The .ORG Impact Awards seek to celebrate significant achievements by members of the .ORG community. There are seven award categories subject to the nomination and judging process.

• Quality Education for All
• Health and Healing
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Environmental Stewardship
• Community Building
• Hunger and Poverty
• Rising Star
• .ORG of the Year

For more information, please visit Public Interest Registry .ORG Impact Awards

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