Given the right tools any organization can change the world.
Your .ORG domain name is the lever you can use
to start that change
The .ORG extension is recognized across
the Internet as a symbol of trusted, reliable and impartial
information and is used by companies and individuals alike to
promote causes from the social to the political.
Businesses Use .ORG
As a business you have commercial goals related to
profitability, employee and customer satisfaction, and the trade
of goods and services. Your .COM domain is meant for this type
of presence on the web. However, most businesses have goals
beyond their commercial endeavors. How do you communicate those
goals and values to people looking for your company? Through a
.ORG domain, of course! A .ORG domain is the perfect location on
the web to share your businesses community service activities,
charitable giving, and social values.
Individuals Use .ORG
If you're an individual looking to make a difference in your
community and want to spread the word, look to a .ORG domain to
help you communicate your message. People looking for
information on a specific topic will be drawn to your .org
extension.
Associations, Clubs & Teams Use .ORG
These types of groups use the .ORG extension to represent
their "not for profit" status. Using a .ORG domain name help to
instantly clarify these groups goals. If your organization is a
noncommercial entity, people expect to find you in the .ORG
community - nonprofits, foundations, philanthropic and cultural
institutions, religious, civic, arts, social and fraternal
organizations, health and legal services, clubs and community
volunteer groups.
More Information About .ORG
History Of .ORG
The .org (organization) domain is a generic top-level domain
and was one of the original top level domains that was
introduced in January 1985. In the typical style of most gTLDs,
.org is sometimes pronounced in word form as 'dot-org' or
'dot-oh-are-gee (O R G)'. Anyone can register a .org domain;
there are no requirements for registration. The .org TLD is
mostly associated with non-profit organizations. In addition to
its wide use in the charitable field, it is often used by the
open-source movement, as opposed to the .com domains used mostly
by companies. Many political parties also use the .org
extension.
The .org TLD has been operated since January 1, 2003 by
Public Interest Registry (PIR), who took over from VeriSign
Global Registry Services, a division VeriSign.
Although organizations anywhere in the world can register
.org domains, many countries have a second-level domain with a
similar purpose under their own country code TLD. Such
second-level domain names are
usually of the form .org.xx or .or.xx, where xx is the ccTLD.
DotOrg is the fifth most popular TLD with 7,246,015
registrations as of December 1, 2008.
DotSiam offers the following third-level .NET
extensions:
Nonprofit Organizations A strong and trusted brand, many nonprofit
organizations use .ORG to raise funds, generate advocacy
support and advance their mission
