<div><div style="font-size:inherit">Thank you very much for sharing this valuable opportunity, Kathy.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">At OrphanHub Foundation, we are deeply committed to advancing digital inclusion, accessibility, and technology empowerment for underserved communities across Africa. Initiatives like the .ORG Impact Awards plays a very important role in recognizing and amplifying mission driven organizations creating meaningful social impact globally.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">We look forward to exploring this opportunity and appreciate PIR’s continued support for the nonprofit and public interest community.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Best regards,  <br style="font-size:inherit">Emmanuel N. Vitus  <br style="font-size:inherit">Executive Director, OrphanHub Foundation <br style="font-size:inherit"></div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 20:37 Caleb Ogundele <<a href="mailto:0000212ba122a3ce-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">0000212ba122a3ce-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">Thank you Kathy for sharing this with the constituency. I fully endorse that folks who have wonderful projects should take advantage of this and apply if they fit the criteria.<br><br>The .ORG Impact Awards are a fantastic recognition of the incredible work being done by mission-driven organizations around the world. For those of us in the internet governance and noncommercial community, it is always inspiring to see the breadth of <span aria-invalid="grammar" style="border-style:none;background:0% 0% repeat">impact that</span> .ORG registrants are <span aria-invalid="grammar" style="border-style:none;background:0% 0% repeat">making globally</span>.<br><br>I encourage everyone on this list who knows of a deserving organization to share this opportunity widely. <br><br>Best regards,<br>Caleb Ogundele</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM Kathy Kleiman <<a href="mailto:00001e85639e37fc-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">00001e85639e37fc-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><u></u>

  

    
  
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">I share something close to my heart: The
      Dot-ORG Impact Awards. Every year, the Public Interest Registry
      honors its .ORG registrants with the .ORG Impact Awards
      (disclaimer: I’m on the Board of PIR and every year attend this
      ceremony cheering loudly).</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">The applications are open now – until May 27^th.
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    <p class="MsoNormal">If you are a .ORG registrant, or know of a
      great .ORG organization, please apply or encourage them to apply!
      <span> </span>Awards include grants,
      short videos for the organization (professionally produced), and a
      trip to attend the awards ceremony in the fall.</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">For more information: </p>
    <p><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">          </span></span></span><a href="https://enter.orgimpactawards.org/" target="_blank">2026
        .ORG Impact Awards Applications are NOW OPEN!</a><span>  </span>(PIR website)</p>
    <p><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">          </span></span></span>An
      article with past winners and more descriptive information posted
      yesterday: <a href="https://www.namesilo.com/blog/en/domain-names/2026-org-impact-awards-propelling-the-global-mission-driven-community" target="_blank">2026
        .ORG Impact Awards: Propelling The Global Mission-Driven</a><i>,
      </i>by Megan Waters, PIR’s Director of Community Engagement
      (NameSilo website).</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
    <p>Kathy </p>
    <p>(For anyone who does not know me:  Co-Founder, Noncommercial
      Users Constituency, PIR Board Member, Professor of Internet
      Technology & Governance at American University Washington
      College of Law in Washington DC, and Author of <i>Proving Ground:
        The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's
        First Modern Computer</i>)</p>
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