<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Dear Kathy,</b></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thank you for sharing this information. I will be sure to look into the application details and share this with relevant organizations in my network before the May 27th deadline.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);width:210px"><tbody><tr style="height:20px"><td colspan="2" style="width:183px;height:14px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700">Mutegeki Cliff Agaba</td></tr><tr style="height:20px"><td colspan="2" style="width:183px;height:14px">Digital Transformation Consultant <br>Internet Society MidCareer Fellow, Member Internet Society, AFRALO, ICANN, UASG and IGF - WGWSP<br></td></tr><tr style="height:10px"><td colspan="2" style="width:183px;height:10px;padding-bottom:2px"></td></tr><tr style="height:20px"><td style="width:173px;height:14px">+256 701 800 679 </td></tr><tr style="height:20px"><td style="width:173px;height:14px">+256 776 800 679</td></tr><tr style="height:20px"><td style="width:173px;height:14px"><br></td></tr><tr style="height:20px"><td colspan="2" style="width:183px;height:14px"><a href="http://www.mutegekicliff.com" target="_blank">www.mutegekicliff.com</a></td></tr><tr style="height:26px"><td colspan="2" style="width:183px;height:26px;padding-top:5px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mutegekicliffagaba" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://rentman.io/uploads/component-uploads/facebook-circle-015162600-1600090389_small.png" alt="facebook icon" width="22" border="0"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutegekicliff/" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://rentman.io/uploads/component-uploads/linkedin-circle-015160500-1600090389_small.png" alt="linkedin icon" width="22" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/mutegekicliff" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://rentman.io/uploads/component-uploads/instagram-circle-015161500-1600090389_small.png" alt="instagram icon" width="22" border="0"></a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 16 May 2026 at 00:31, Emmanuel N. Vitus <<a href="mailto:00002178cf336155-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00002178cf336155-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><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"><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" target="_blank">0000212ba122a3ce-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><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 style="border-style:none;background:0% 0% repeat">impact that</span> .ORG registrants are <span 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:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><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<sup>th</sup>.
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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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