Joint Comment on the on the New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook from the Not-for-Profit Organization Constituency Formation Committee
Attached is a Joint Comment on the on the New gTLD Draft Applicant
Guidebook, Version 4 ("DAGv4") on behalf of the Not-for-Profit
Organization Constituency ("NPOC") Formation Committee and the
undersigned not-for-profit organizations.
<<Joint Comments to DAG4 from NPOC Formation Committee.pdf>>
Respectfully Submitted,
ALCONSUMIDOR, A.C.
The first non-profit Consumer Protection Association for Telecomm and
Internet Users in Mexico, a member of INTUG, and involved with digital
inclusion, access to the Internet and IT, making technology available
for development.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
American Red Cross, a non-profit/philanthropic organization and one of
approximately 180 member national societies of the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The American Red
Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of
disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches
lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports
military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable
organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers and
the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more
information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at
http://blog.redcross.org.
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIOON DEL CONSUMO Y EL CONSUMIDOR
CICC, a.c. is a non profit research centre focusing on legal, economic,
technological, societal and environmental aspects of consumer protection
and consumption issues specially in the telecomm, IT and energy sectors.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.
The Church of God in Christ, Inc. is one of the oldest and largest
Holiness-Pentecostal denominations in the world, with an estimated
membership of more than 12,000 churches and six million people in
fifty-seven nations across the world.
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Goodwill Industries International is a network of 166 community-based,
independent agencies in the United States, Canada, and around the world.
One of the nation's top five most valuable and recognized nonprofit
brands as well as a leading social services enterprise, Goodwill(r)
generates opportunities for people to achieve economic stability and
build strong families and vibrant communities by offering job training
programs, employment placement services and other community-based
programs for people who have disabilities, lack education or job
experience, or face other challenges to finding employment . To pay for
its programs, Goodwill sells donated clothes and other household items
in more than 2,300 retail stores and online at shopgoodwill.com. Local
Goodwill agencies also build revenue and create jobs by contracting with
businesses and government to provide a wide range of commercial
services, including packaging and assembly, food service preparation,
and document imaging and shredding. More than 1.5 million people in the
United States and Canada benefit from Goodwill's career services.
Goodwill channels 84 percent of its revenues directly into its programs
and services.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization
working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end
discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves
fundamental fairness and equality for all. Through research, educational
efforts and outreach, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation encourages
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans to live their lives
openly and seeks to change the hearts and minds of Americans to the side
of equality.
INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) is a preeminent leader
in contributing to continuous improvement in health care by its
exclusive dedication to recognizing and establishing value driven
quality standards through collaboration with professional medical
membership organizations and to providing peer review accreditation.
YMCA OF THE USA
YMCA of the USA is the national resource office for the nation's 2,687
YMCAs, which serve 21 million people each year, including nearly 10
million children under the age of 18. YMCAs meet the most pressing needs
in 10,000 communities across the country: nurturing affordable child
care for low- and middle-income children, drug prevention and anti gang
programs for disadvantaged and at-risk youth, support for the families
of military service members deployed overseas, and programs that promote
a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. YMCAs unite men, women and
children of all ages, faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels.
In fact, more than 2 million members receive financial assistance from
the YMCA. From urban areas to small towns, YMCAs have proudly served
America's communities for nearly 160 years.
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Joint Comments to DAG4 from NPOC Formation Committee.pdf |