.ngo and .ong

Internet top-level domains February 2017 .ngo/.ong NGO RGB.png May 6, 2015 Generic top-level domain Active Public Interest Registry Public Interest Registry Non-profit organizations Non-profit organizations Registrations at second level permitted https://www.ongood.ngo/ UDRP 8,483 (combined) 15 March 2023 nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH.nTLD stats. greenSec GmbH. yes Registration policy Proof of non-profit status required The domain names .ngo and .ong are generic top-level domains (gTLD) of the Domain Name System (DNS) used in the Internet, sponsored and managed by the Public Interest Registry. The backend is provided by Afilias.https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/14/pir_saves_millions_in_org_rebid/ PIR saves millions in .org rebid McCarthy Kieren 14 November 2016 The Register en 20 February 2017 https://archive.today/20170220210851/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/14/pir_saves_millions_in_org_rebid/ 20 February 2017 live dmy-all The .ngo domain name is an acronym which stands for "non-governmental organization", reflecting the intended usage of the domain. In June 2011, ICANN expanded the Internet's naming system to allow applications for new top-level domain names.Kanani Rahim NGO Domain Name in the Works for Global Nonprofit Community Forbes 10 July 2012 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2012/07/10/ngo-domain-name-in-the-works-for-global-nonprofit-community/ 3 August 2012 The Public Interest Registry declared publicly an interest in the .ngo domain in August 2011Sniderman Zachary With New Domain Names on Market, .ORG Guns for .ngo Mashable 2 August 2011 http://mashable.com/2011/08/02/ngo-org-domain-names/ 3 August 2012 and applied for it in May 2012.Cute Brian Ushering in the Dot-NGO Boom: Protecting the Online Interests of Non-Governmental Organizations The Huffington Post 31 May 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-cute/dot-ngo-online-interests_b_1553640.html?ref=impact 3 August 2012 The PIR simultaneously applied for the top-level domain .ong, which is a similarly recognisable initialism for "organisation non gouvernementale" in French, and equivalent terms in many other Romance languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian.Gruenwald Juliana .BANK, .GLOBAL Could be Coming to Your Browser National Journal 31 May 2012 http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2012/05/bank-global-could-be-coming-your-browser/56006/ August 3, 2012 New .ngo and .ong Web Domains Proposed for Nonprofits The Chronicle of Philanthropy 31 May 2012 http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/new-ngo-and-ong-web-domains-proposed-for-nonprofits/47902 3 August 2012 11 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120711062737/http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/new-ngo-and-ong-web-domains-proposed-for-nonprofits/47902 dead Unlike the more prevalent .org domain, which is also managed by the Public Interest Registry, .ngo will require validation of the registrant's non-governmental status. Non-governmental organizations told the Public Interest Registry they needed a closed domainThi Pham Lieu Charities hope .ngo domain will end scams ZDNet 11 April 2012 https://www.zdnet.com/article/charities-hope-ngo-domain-will-end-scams/ August 3, 2012 that validated the legitimacy of websites accepting online donations to avoid fraud.Flook Bill Masters of your domain: Web address stampede could benefit D.C. tech firms Washington Business Journal October 7, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2011/10/07/masters-of-your-domain-web-address.html?page=all 3 August 2012 The Public Interest Registry plans to use the funds from selling .ngo domainsPetronzio Matt Internet Non-Profit Applies for New Domains: Meet .ngo and .ong [EXCLUSIVE] Mashable 31 May 2012 http://mashable.com/2012/05/31/pir-ngo-domain-extension/ 3 August 2012 to develop an "NGO Community Program" to reach out to NGOs in developing nations. It also intends to create a directory service of NGOs to support their SEO and visibility, and develop a closed community for NGOs to learn from each other. The new domains have been publicly available since May 6, 2015. Originally, registrants did not purchase an .ngo or .ong domain name separately, and a single registration was valid for two domain names which end in either .ngo or .ong but were otherwise identical.https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/05/19/what-you-should-know-about-the-new-ong-and-ngo-domains/ What You Should Know about the New .ong and .ngo Domains CREEDON AINE 19 May 2015 NonProfit Quarterly en 20 February 2017 https://archive.today/20170220211049/https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/05/19/what-you-should-know-about-the-new-ong-and-ngo-domains/ 20 February 2017 This policy was relaxed in June 2022, and .ngo and .ong domain names can now be purchased independently of each other.Domains ending in .ong and .ngo will now be sold separately https://news.gandi.net/en/2022/06/domains-ending-in-ong-and-ngo-will-now-be-sold-separately/ Gandi 9 December 2022 1 June 2022 References 2 External links PIR product page for .ngo and .ong Category:Generic top-level domains Category:Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members Category:Internet properties established in 2015 Category:Non-governmental organizations