How we work
We do not run programs. We fund the people already running them, and we get out of the way afterwards.
Below is a concept, not a real business. One version of what you could build on rhode.org.
Community foundation
A stronger Rhode Island, one neighborhood at a time.
A community foundation working street by street, funding the organizations already doing the work rather than starting new ones.
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What we do
- Grants
Small grants, decided quickly
Most community organizations need four thousand dollars in three weeks, not forty thousand in nine months.
- Housing
Keeping people housed
Preventing an eviction costs a fraction of what rehousing a family does, and almost nobody funds it.
- Youth
After school and through summer
Programs that already work, funded to stay open rather than to expand.
- Food
Pantries and school meals
Steady operating support, which is the least fashionable and most useful kind of grant.
Where the money goes
Every grant is published, with the amount and the purpose, because a foundation asking for trust should be legible.
The organizations doing the most here are the ones nobody has heard of.
We fund them.
Rhode reads as Rhode Island immediately, and the .org does the rest of the introduction for you.
Short, state-associated .orgs are held tightly and rarely trade. For a foundation or civic initiative, a domain people can remember after hearing it once is a fundraising asset, not just an address.
Some ideas
A few things you could build here
None of these are the "right" answer. They're just starting points, and if you have a better one, we'd genuinely like to hear it.
A foundation or nonprofit
Short and memorable matters most when your domain appears on a donation appeal.
A civic campaign
Advocacy work benefits from a name that sounds like it belongs to the whole state.
Tourism or regional promotion
Five letters is about as good as a destination domain gets.
Local news
Nonprofit newsrooms are one of the few growing areas in local journalism.
If you want it
We can build whatever you have in mind
Most domains are sold by people who only sell domains. Savo Group is a design, software, and marketing company, so if you want rhode.org live and working rather than parked, that is a conversation we can actually have. Entirely optional, quoted separately from the name, and no hard feelings if you already have a team.
Design and brand
Identity, site design, and the whole visual system. If you have a name and nothing else, this is where it starts.
Software and product
Web apps, platforms, integrations. The thing itself, not just the site that describes it.
Search and growth
SEO, content, and paid acquisition. Getting the domain found once it has something worth finding.
Tick the box on the offer form and we will include some thoughts on what rhode.org could become when we reply. Or say nothing, and we will just talk about the domain.
Terms
Three ways to acquire it
Not every buyer is in the same position, so the domain is available on any of the following. Tell us which suits you and we will put figures against it.
Purchase
$14,888
Pay in full and own it outright.
- rhode.org transfers to your registrar account, normally within three to five business days.
- Full ownership from the moment the transfer completes.
- Escrow.com available on request, with the fee split or covered by us on larger sales.
Payment plan
$1,240.67/mo
Spread the cost over agreed installments.
- $1,240.67 a month over 12 months, with no interest added.
- You point the domain at your site from the first payment, so you can launch right away.
- We hold ownership until the final installment clears, then transfer it to you.
Lease
Agreed with you
Use the domain without buying it.
- We keep ownership and point rhode.org to your site for a monthly fee.
- The rate depends on the term and what you are building, so we agree it with you rather than publishing one.
- Sensible if you want to test a brand before committing to the full price.
- Cancel with 30 days notice, or convert to a purchase at any point.
Whichever route you take, there is no broker in the middle and no commission added to the price. Offers receive a reply within one business day.
Still thinking about it?
Names like this tend to sit until someone decides they want it, and then move quickly. If you're weighing it up, send a number and start the conversation. There's no obligation on either side.
Asking $14,888