Dear members of the community, This week the DSpace Foundation has launched a sponsor program that enables organizations interested in supporting the mission and role of the DSpace Foundation to contribute directly to the non-profit organization.
Over the next several weeks many of you ( or your Director) will be receiving a mailing from the Foundation asking for your support, and becoming a sponsor to the Foundation. Over the last year the DSpace Foundation has been graciously supported by HP labs and M.I.T. During this time we have put together a small team to begin working with the community to provide support, infrastructure, coordination, and guidance. We have developed partnerships with other organizations that bring value to the community. We have several key initiatives the Foundation is actively working on based on your feedback through surveys and direct communication which include: -Leadership and funding to achieve DSpace 2.0 -Broader input into the development process from the community ( we are launching a feature tracking tool called JIRA, and have formed a global outreach committee within the community to help inform and lead this process) -Improved documentation and training -Integration and support for add ons to the platforms -Strategic partnerships with others that can add value and help in any of these initiatives In order for us to continue our work we need to raise additional funding. We hope to get support from the community through our new sponsorship program. This will be one of several components in building a sustainable organization for the future. The details of the sponsorship program can be found on the website(http://www.dspace.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=914&Itemid=276 ). At this date we have mailed a brochure, personal letter and sponsorship form to every organization we have contact details for. If you did not receive a mailing and would like to receive one, please email me your details and I will send one out. We appreciate your support. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions on the sponsorship program. best, Michele Kimpton Executive Director, DSpace Foundation _______________________________________________ Dspace-general mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/dspace-general
