building a better world, one domain at a time
Can one domain make a difference? Issues like homelessness, politics,
war, and inequality seem so huge that it's easy to feel powerless. That
helpless feeling seems to depart, however, as soon as you visit
Grassroots.org; you discover that you not only have the power to be a
solution to the world's problems, but you have the opportunity to stand up
for the causes of a better world. Read on to learn what Grassroots.org is
up to and how they are helping build a better world one domain at a time.
Not only can a domain have a direct impact on the world, but it also
sends a message to others by inspiring them to take action that creates
opportunities for positive social change on a local and global level. Who
better to illustrate how much a domain can impact the world than Michael
Mann, who in 2002 started Grassroots.org, a provider of free Internet and
business services, i.e. domain names, hosting, email and consulting, to
qualified charities.
Michael Mann and Grassroots.org is planning on changing the world
slowly but surely by getting critical social facts to people throughout
the world thanks to their 600+ domain names. They have a unique vision and
understanding that the Internet has the power to make the world a safer,
happier, healthier place by using advanced business and communications
tools like domain names, to gain leverage in spreading usable social
information. This strategy seems to be working as their vast network of
associated domain names are attracting loads of traffic and receiving
positive visitor comments.
Michael Mann is the executive director and founder of Grassroots.org, a
clearinghouse for the best selection of domain names to build upon for
humanitarian purposes to enable non-profits and everyday citizens to
conduct their charitable activities online as efficiently as possible. In
the past, he has turned his business efficiency and marketing expertise
into a series of successful online companies, founding an Internet ISP in
1994 (later sold to Verio, Inc. in 1998) and currently residing as
President of BuyDomains.com and Chairman of BrowserMedia.com. Over the
last few years, Michael has been involved with charities for a number of
organizations including working with the homeless, political action
groups, and having the proud achievement of serving as a volunteer
Chairman for a non-profit organization called Byte Back, which operates
eight computer training centers serving the poor and unemployed in the
inner-city.
As an expert in the domain industry, which is illustrated by his position as president of BuyDomains.com, Michael is supporting many causes by supplying 501c3 non-profit organizations an opportunity to co-develop on a selection of 600+ domain names to build upon for humanitarian purposes, including domains like Homeless.org, Relief.org, Addicted.org, Starvation.org and more. Michael's actions at Grassroots.org is helping the world grow from the ground up, which in the Internet terms means using a domain name as the foundation for each cause. GrassRoots.org's understanding of the power behind a highly brand-able domain name is evident in its strategy to improve the world's current social, political, and economic problems.