Please see below.<br><div>Sorry for cross-posting.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Valorie Hollister</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vhollister@duraspace.org">vhollister@duraspace.org</a>></span><br>
Date: 17 May 2012 20:42<br>Subject: DuraSpace Sponsorship<br>To: <a href="mailto:hilton.gibson@gmail.com">hilton.gibson@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><font face="Arial">Hi Hilton - </font></div>
<div><div><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial">DuraSpace has just launched its 2012 sponsorship campaign and we want to make sure we have the word out to as many community members as possible. Would you please post Michele Kimpton's email (with the attachment) below on </span><span style="font-family:Arial">the </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(46,97,115);text-decoration:none;outline-style:none;outline-width:initial;outline-color:initial" target="_blank">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a> and </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><a href="mailto:duraspace@lists.lib.sun.ac.za" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(46,97,115);text-decoration:none;outline-style:none;outline-width:initial;outline-color:initial" target="_blank">duraspace@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial">mailing lists?</span></div>
</div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Thank you!</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Valorie Hollister</font></div><div><font face="Arial">Director of Community Programs</font></div><div><font face="Arial">DuraSpace</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"><a href="mailto:vhollister@duraspace.org" target="_blank">vhollister@duraspace.org</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial">Dear DSpace and Fedora user communities,</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial;min-height:14px">
<br></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 12.0px 0px;font:12.0px Arial">Your organization has made a strategic decision to choose DSpace or Fedora, the open source repository software from DuraSpace, for managing and preserving your digital content. While the software is available free of charge, the DuraSpace organization relies on annual financial support from those who benefit from the software in order to meet the evolving needs of the community. <b><i>DuraSpace, a not‐for‐profit organization, does not receive funding from the government or private foundations to sustain the existing software and communities.</i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12.0px 0px;font:12.0px Arial">Your sponsorship, together with the existing sponsorship of your colleagues, will ensure that both the DSpace and Fedora platforms will continue to evolve and adapt as required by our community. Sponsor funds are used to pay for technical leadership, community programs, educational programs, and stewardship of the software platforms.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12.0px 0px;font:12.0px Arial">The DuraSpace organization provides key services and solutions that enable organizations like yours to manage and preserve their digital content. DuraSpace has launched several new initiatives this year to better support our large community of users, which include:</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12.0px 0px;font:12.0px Arial">* New educational webinar series and online training materials<br>
* DuraCloud, a cloud based solution for online archiving and preservation services<br>
* Workshops and forums addressing key topics related to managing content in repositories</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 12.0px 0px;font:12.0px Arial">Since launching the sponsorship campaign, DuraSpace has received the support of sixty‐five organizations. In the year ahead, we must increase sponsorship in order to fully fund the community based services we provide. We need your help in achieving this goal. <b><i>Please join your colleagues today and become a sponsor of DuraSpace.</i></b> You may do so by completing the attached form and returning it to me. All levels of contribution are appreciated. If you have any questions or would like to talk with me in more detail about DuraSpace or our Sponsorship Program, please feel free to email me directly.</p>
<div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial">A complete <a href="http://www.duraspace.org/july-2011-july-2012-sponsors" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0f6ae3">list of sponsors</span></a> as well as our <a href="http://www.duraspace.org/sites/default/files/u6/DuraSpaceAnnualReport2011.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0f6ae3">annual report</span></a> is available at <a href="http://www.duraspace.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0f6ae3">DuraSpace.org</span></a>.</div>
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Michele Kimpton</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial">Chief Executive Officer</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial">
DuraSpace</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial"><a href="mailto:Mkimpton@duraspace.org" target="_blank">Mkimpton@duraspace.org</a></div>
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