Daily Poll: Would You Donate a Domain Name?

A few years ago, I saw a domain name in auction and won it with the intention of donating it to a non-profit organization. The non-profit was happy to take the domain name and still uses it as a forwarder. The auction cost was in the ballpark of what I would have been happy to donate to the organization, so it all worked out.

I have heard of non-profit organizations reaching out to domain owners to ask for the donation of a domain name for a project of theirs. Sometimes this makes sense but oftentimes it does not. Sorry, but I probably can’t justify donating a five figure domain name and I doubt others would either. I suppose it depends on the domain name and the non-profit that is interested in it.

Would you donate a domain name to a non-profit organization?


Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver
About The Author: Elliot Silver is an Internet entrepreneur and publisher of DomainInvesting.com. Elliot is also the founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, a company that has closed eight figures in deals. Please read the DomainInvesting.com Terms of Use page for additional information about the publisher, website comment policy, disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Reach out to Elliot: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

4 COMMENTS

  1. I acquire names and donate them to non-profits regularly. It’s a good thing to do and it’s a great write-off opportunity as well.

    • Definitely a good deed but from what I understand you can only write off what you paid. For instance, if you bought CancerSucks.com for $500 and donate it a month later, your write off is $500, so it is a wash. Of course I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Recent Posts

Samba.com Now Forwarding to Samba.tv

3
Three weeks ago, Samba.com sold for $143,000 in a NameJet expiry auction. Samba.com is an exceptional domain name, and there are many branded companies...

A Good Afternic Broker Negotiation (Updated)

7
If you use Afternic and its landing pages for your domain names, chances are good that you have a Lead Center filled with leads...

Videos: GoDaddy 2025 Super Bowl Commercial

0
GoDaddy issued a press release this morning revealing its 2025 Super Bowl commercials. As expected, the focus of these two commercials is on GoDaddy...

Big Changes for .AI Expiry Auctions

3
Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall has shared many .AI domain name sales over the last year or so. NameBio lists more than 1,000 .AI domain...

ICA Meeting Keeps Getting Better

1
I went to the ICA meeting in Las Vegas last week. I don't particularly enjoy leaving my family when they have many different activities...