Learning Center Resources
Choose from a variety of articles, videos, podcasts, and other resources designed to help you make the most of your .ORG online presence.


Trademark Watching Best Practices
Employing a “trademark watching” strategy is critical to early discovery of potentially infringing trademarks or similar organization names so that a non-profit can assert its rights and avoid confusion among its key constituents.

Protecting Your Social Media Presence
Non-profit organizations can benefit greatly by following these eight simple best practices for securing their social media accounts.

Compliance on a Budget: Meeting Guidelines to Preserve the Bottom Line
For non-profits, staying compliant with tax rules and regulations is high stakes but managing it on a budget can be done—with time and commitment. Here's how!

Securing Your Domain Names (Part 1)
An organization’s portfolio of domain names remains the single most important toolset to attract donors, volunteers, and non-profit partners to an organization’s website. As a result, it is crucial for every non-profit to secure these valuable assets from inadvertent deletion, unauthorized transfer, or disruption.

Securing Your Domain Names (Part 2)
An organization’s portfolio of domain names remains the single most important toolset to attract donors, volunteers, and non-profit partners to an organization’s website. As a result, it is crucial for every non-profit to secure these valuable assets from inadvertent deletion, unauthorized transfer, or disruption.

Solicitation Savvy: Three Ways to Drive Donations on a Budget
Just like building a home, you can build your brand with the help of an architect, construction team, and designer—or you could take a do it yourself (DIY) approach!

DIY Brand Building Guide: An Affordable Plan for Your Mission-Based Brand
Just like building a home, you can build your brand with the help of an architect, construction team, and designer—or you could take a do it yourself (DIY) approach!

Mission Possible: A Productive Team
All winning non-profit teams share certain qualities—what we call the Three Ps of a Productive Team: Passion, Perspective, and Processes—that make them more efficient and effective at carrying out their missions.

Understanding the Domain Name Lifecycle
Thousands of domain names are registered every day, but it's important to fully understand what happens between ...

Introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS)
If you need an introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS), get up to speed quickly with this brief video ...

Connecting for Success: A Networking Guide for Non-Profits
By Paul Diaz, Vice President of Policy, PIR
Establishing and nurturing personal and professional networks is ...

Online Brand Protection for Non-Profits
Presented by Statton Hammock, Vice President, Global Policy and Industry Development, MarkMonitor
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