[SFCC] Locus SF Foundation uses Kickstarter to fund digitization efforts

[Michele R Combs]

Item below snipped from SAA’s newsletter.  Really interesting use of Kickstarter; note that they’ve raised almost twice their goal!

Michele

From: SAA Headquarters [mailto:saahq at archivists.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:00 PM
To: Michele R Combs
Subject: In the Loop for Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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April 10, 2012

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Collection Takes Fundraising Effort to the Internet
Securing donations for archives is always a challenge. The Lotus Collection—an archive composed of pieces from science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors and events, has taken the effort online through Kickstarter<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2040521099/locus-photo-and-ephemera-archive-project>, a funding platform that allows website visitors to pledge donations to various projects. The collection is raising money to digitize its catalog and has raised nearly $16,000—and counting—through the website.



[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2040521099/locus-photo-and-ephemera-archive-project]



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