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> The common explanation is that only non-profits, professional associations, and other organizations are able to register a .org domain name. Even if that wer
by morpheuskafka 5y ago
> The common explanation is that only non-profits, professional associations, and other organizations are able to register a .org domain name.
Even if that were true, how would it indicate any credibility? Being a nonprofit (a) is defined differently in every country and (b) in the US, just means that the organization advances some sort of social purpose (may or may not be one you agree with) and does not accrue profit on behalf of its members. It in no way means they are trustworthy nor that they are qualified to speak on the issue at hand.
- cratermoon 5y agoAgreed. There are plenty of organizations that have gotten 501(c)3 not-for-profit status that are, shall we say, of questionable credibility.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> in the US, just means that the organization advances some sort of social purpose No, it doesn’t even mean that, unless “social” is defined away to meaninglessness, since a nonprofit can serve virtually any imaginable human purpose; it.can’t return a profit, but it can exist to drive on for a group of firms (trade associations are a valid class of tax-exempt nonprofits.) Some categories of nonprofits, particularly donation-deductible charities, are defined by social purpose, but the category as a whole is not.
- Mauricebranagh 5y agoOne of the previous bidders for .org wanted to limit it to only the US definition of "non profit" Which meant that the Red Cross did not qualify - that application quickly got kicked out I seem to recall