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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = .GreenLogo.png
| logo = DotGreenLogo2016.jpg
| type = Registry and Non-Profit
| type = Registry
| industry = Internet
| industry = Internet
| founded = 2007
| founded = 2007
| founders = [[Annalisa Roger]]
| membersponsor =
| founders =
| ownership =
| ownership =
| headquarters = Greenbrae, California
| headquarters = Larkspur, California
| country = USA
| country = USA
| businesses =
| businesses =
| employees =
| employees =
| revenue =
| revenue =
| website = [http://dotgreen.org dotgreen.org], [http://dotgreenfoundation.org dotgreenfoundation.org]
| website = [http://www.going.green www.going.green], [http://community.green community.green]
| blog =
| blog =
| facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/dotgreencommunity DotGreen Community]
| facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/dotgreencommunity DotGreen Community]
| linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/dotgreen-org DotGreen.org]
| linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/dotgreen-org DotGreen Community Inc.]
| twitter = DotGreenTLD
| twitter = DotGreenTLD
| keypeople = [[Annalisa Roger]], Founder & CEO<br>
| keypeople =
}}
}}
'''The DotGreen Community, Inc.''' is a former applicant and now partner with [[Afilias]] for the [[.green]] in [[ICANN]]'S [[New gTLD Program]]. The organization is considered the pioneer in initiating an environmental top level domain.
'''The DotGreen Community, Inc.''' is a former applicant and previous partner with [[Afilias]] for the [[.green]] TLD in [[ICANN]]'S [[New gTLD Program]]. After an initial partnership between the DotGreen Community and Afilias, DotGreen informed Afilias that it would no longer manage the marketing and sales arm of the TLD. Afilias is now the sole manager of .green. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/20269-afilias-goes-it-alone-with-green-as-dotgreen-bows-out DotGreen Bows Out. Retrieved 14 Apr 2016.]</ref>
==Partnership with Afilias==
==Partnership with Afilias==
===DotGreen lobbies the GAC===
===DotGreen lobbies the GAC===
Roger, on behalf of the DotGreen Community, wrote a letter to [[ICANN]]'s GAC expressing her concern that the .green TLD should be operated by a company or organization dedicated to the environmental movement. Although DotGreen did not file a community application, despite having the support of a number of environmental organizations, the other three applicants for the TLD are portfolio applicants [[Top Level Domain Holdings]], [[Afilias]], and [[Demand Media]] ([[United TLD Holdco, Ltd.)]], and Roger argues that these companies are only out to sell as many domains as they can, instead of fostering a committed environmental domain space.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9933-dotgreen-lobbies-the-gac-for-support-in-green-fight DotGreen lobbies the GAC for support in .green fight, domainincite.com]</ref>
Roger, on behalf of the DotGreen Community, wrote a letter to [[ICANN]]'s GAC expressing her concern that the .green TLD should be operated by a company or organization dedicated to the environmental movement. Although DotGreen did not file a community application, despite having the support of a number of environmental organizations, the other three applicants for the TLD are portfolio applicants [[Top Level Domain Holdings]], [[Afilias]], and [[Demand Media]] ([[United TLD Holdco, Ltd.)]], and Roger argues that these companies are only out to sell as many domains as they can, instead of fostering a committed environmental domain space.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9933-dotgreen-lobbies-the-gac-for-support-in-green-fight DotGreen lobbies the GAC for support in .green fight, domainincite.com]</ref>
==DotGreen Foundation==
DotGreen Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, was established in 2008 to receive donations from the public as well as a percentage of net revenues from the sales and renewals of .green names. The Foundation will make ongoing contributions to programs and projects aimed at sustainability, education, and conservation around the world through its unique partnership with EarthShare, one of the world’s leading environmental organizations.<ref name="earthday">[http://www.going.green/dotgreen-community-inc-commemorates-earth-day-announcing-more-than-1000-green-domain-names-now-listed/ DotGreen Community, Inc. Commemorates Earth Day Announcing More Than 1,000 .green Domain Names Now Listed], going.green. Retrieved 2015 August 14.</ref>
In 2015, DotGreen announced a $10,000 Earth Day gift through DotGreen Foundation to EarthShare to support environmental initiatives. EarthShare is a non-profit federation that partners with business and employees to develop workplace giving and learning opportunities that support the environment. <ref name="earthday"></ref>
==People and Planet==
==People and Planet==