[Themaintainers] Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Support for The Maintainers

[Camille E. Acey]

Bravo. This is excellent news to start the day and workweek!

On December 3, 2018 9:39:36 AM EST, Lee Vinsel <lee.vinsel at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi, everyone.
>
>
>Andy Russell and I are pleased to announce that the Alfred P. Sloan
>Foundation will be supporting some activities of The Maintainers. With
>funding from the Sloan Foundation, we plan to build our capacity to
>create
>and nurture communities that connect scholarly research and practical
>applications. We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Educopia
>Institute,
>a non-profit organization focused on "building communities, connecting
>likeminded people, and using collective action to advance institutions
>of
>all kinds." Educopia will provide some staff support and its
>considerable
>expertise in community cultivation to help us further grow The
>Maintainers
>network.
>
>Our primary focus will be something we call the Maintenance Community
>Framework, through which we'll study the state of maintenance in
>individual
>sectors and professions, and document and disseminate best practices
>and
>lessons learned. The first two maintenance communities we'll focus on
>are
>InfoMaintainers - people working in libraries and digital preservation
>-
>and Maintainers in the Workforce, a group of experts on the law and
>policy
>of labor and poverty. We plan to identify and seed some other
>maintenance
>communities this year, including ones on transportation and water
>infrastructure, engineering, and philanthropy. We'll also be seeking
>additional funding sources that can sustain this effort for several
>years.
>And we’re now starting the planning process for Maintainers III, a
>conference that will take place in the fall of 2019. We’ll be sending
>out
>announcements soon to detail different ways that individuals or
>organizations can get involved – so stay tuned, and drop us a line in
>the
>meantime if you have any ideas or questions!
>
>Most of all we are happy that the Sloan Foundation has given a vote of
>confidence in The Maintainers, and we are grateful for all of your
>support.
>
>
>Best to all,
>
>Lee
>
>-- 
>Assistant Professor
>Department of Science, Technology, and Society
>Virginia Tech
>leevinsel.com
>Twitter: @STS_News

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