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<span style="color:#464646">(Please share widely and with anyone you think may be interested)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">The deadline to apply for the ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership is coming up on March 15. More information about the program is below. Please reach out to us at
<a href="mailto:ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org">ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org</a> if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">The ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership is a new program that offers support for implementing the ArchivesSpace application to institutions that are themselves or primarily serve communities underrepresented in the ArchivesSpace
 community. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Participating organizations will receive, at no cost to them, ArchivesSpace membership, hosting with a Registered Service Provider, training, and user and technical support for the duration
 of a three-year term.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Eligible organizations include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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academic Minority-Serving Institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#464646;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
non-profit or community archives primarily run by or serving BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#464646;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
tribal archives<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#464646">To be eligible for this new program, organizations cannot already be ArchivesSpace members or current hosting clients of any ArchivesSpace provider.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">This program will launch with a small cohort of institutions on July 1, 2021. The three-year term will conclude on June 30, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">More information about the ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership, including information about how to apply, is available at <a href="https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ADC/pages/2049998863/ArchivesSpace+Diversity+Partnership" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A6B8">https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ADC/pages/2049998863/ArchivesSpace+Diversity+Partnership</span></a>.
 We also held an informational webinar outlining the program and the application process last month. The recording is available on our YouTube channel at <a href="https://youtu.be/B3SOgG4zThM" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A6B8">https://youtu.be/B3SOgG4zThM</span></a>.<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
 The deadline to submit an application for the program is March 15.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Members of the planning group are happy to answer questions or discuss potential applicant's situations at any time. Please contact us at <a href="mailto:ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00A6B8">ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org</span></a>.
 We really appreciate the interest in the program and look forward to receiving some great applications!<br>
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Sent on behalf of the Planning Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Jessica Crouch, ArchivesSpace Community Engagement Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Brittany Newberry, Atlanta University Center and ArchivesSpace User Advisory Council Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#464646">Sean Quimby, University of Pennsylvania and ArchivesSpace Governance Board Vice Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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