Joint Comments From Concerned Non-Profit Organizations
Dear Mr. Beckstrom, Mr. Dengate-Thrush and the ICANN Board of Directors: Attached is a Joint Comment on the proposed EOI process from the undersigned collective of concerned non-profit organizations. 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. 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 180 community-based, independent agencies in the United States, Canada, and 13 other countries. One of the nation's top five most valuable and recognized nonprofit brands as well as a leading social services enterprise, Goodwill 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 <http://www.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. THE GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL The Graduate Management Admission Council (www.gmac.com<http://www.gmac.com>) is a nonprofit education organization of leading graduate business schools worldwide dedicated to creating access to and disseminating information about graduate management education. GMAC is based in McLean, Virginia, and has a European office in London. The GMAT was created in 1954 and is used by more than 4,700 graduate management programs at nearly 1,900 business schools around the world to assess applicants. The GMAT-the only standardized test designed expressly for graduate business and management programs worldwide-is currently available at more than 450 test centers in over 110 countries. More information about the GMAT is available at www.mba.com<http://www.mba.com>. 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. <<Joint Comments Re EOI from Concerned Non Profits.pdf>> Attachment:
Joint Comments Re EOI from Concerned Non Profits.pdf |