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Applications Open for Community Webs</h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(66, 139, 202);"><a href="https://archive.org/about/" target="_blank" id="OWA11b9a560-aef4-31df-3958-8967f24e269a" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://archive.org/about/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="w9i1tmffs5Nt6pf1q7rEoaGEh0By9LZwVKaLxEulagBsoF5/I5zCu8SN7H6lynT5BfHdnh9Lt2uRa2QeC9mWHGWGZoHXaYHDKdVPTngCepIj3M0c+LO+dwCXAsVD6PrQO9mpy4wCBra9tuuHYsxPqcUNThycTXDFWYEx7eDYvdk=" originalsrc="https://archive.org/about/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="11" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Internet
Archive</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is now accepting applications from public libraries, historical societies and museums, local and community archives, and other cultural heritage organizations to join
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(66, 139, 202);"><a href="https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA2b3844ce-1d1c-a98a-1244-355dc2b17325" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="i+FbwDlqKrnsHZW1DWQhfMRdifC5waXrRuuzkUdkNrJz8smUWxnXkTvzMVa5KokmpAuujtXJNAwST84nViOsbEUijZQ42nKdvtVoYT9O1twTapJNBONsrTEzvaS+fH0JeTOW3pNScKVgOV81xPt2cqBu9HLIgdduvQOMQDxusa0=" originalsrc="https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="12" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Community
Webs</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span></p>
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Launched in 2017, Community Webs seeks to empower cultural heritage organizations to build community-focused digital collections documenting local history with a particular focus on voices that have been underrepresented in the historic record. The program
is free to participating organizations who receive:</div>
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Access to <span style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202);"><u><a href="https://archive-it.org/learn-more/" target="_blank" id="OWA66301b4d-ab63-6e29-5529-e621c2d91f04" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://archive-it.org/learn-more/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="HFUW9EF2MWOxcC1RfZicx8TLGTXGOvHpZgvn6IaDSowIF7Dqs57nMwqlH9beC6nrlyIxeRCmRhnNZfGfnkrKCVN41F6esHByCft25lsB1KnyiBtHyzJO/EqyUppIHXBOt4KDwsW7X/TOmyzr7ySb2MH39XYhdi2NYnKjioAzhGk=" originalsrc="https://archive-it.org/learn-more/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="13" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Archive-It</a></u></span>,
Internet Archive's web archiving tool and discovery platform</div>
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1/2 TB of storage in <span style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202);"><u><a href="https://webservices.archive.org/pages/vault" target="_blank" id="OWA1d13dbfe-37ca-3d8a-51ef-deb2583a8e3b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://webservices.archive.org/pages/vault. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="bdsx/Gx8+H9Pkjkw6MdgE/4o9sowUDnl2zO4GcTSUasfGZkXITT6MtsGmBQsbm9AF5qLBZTGSz/0RtUxA09c7e2mg7Nolmw99PDfYpHGVMMdXpPHR1XQJwjbndkLPaAVFtAx3q6LXc758Kug8Ga0J4+z9dayWxbDOrtC2nc88sw=" originalsrc="https://webservices.archive.org/pages/vault" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="14" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Vault</a></u></span>,
Internet Archive's digital preservation system</div>
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In-person and online training</div>
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Technical support </div>
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Opportunities and financial support for networking and professional development</div>
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There are currently nearly 200 member organizations from across 45 US states, 7 Canadian provinces, and a growing number of locations outside of North America. </div>
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<b><i>Community Webs is now accepting applications on a rolling basis. </i></b><span style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202);"><b><i><u><a href="https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/apply/" target="_blank" id="OWA640939bf-a309-57e1-e6ea-6e254af211b9" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/apply/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="scOkMQlm+HsRddy5DK7BCrw3HZsjghUvh7qvi1Z3d322ynh2YktIjlT1QEThp/9CdtcsG3SMiT/JVRx3YthO7nahATDWcoXUfUzpmM8gPPucZeIDd7K2m0ByqiGQEF/tPpmWQiB1lMi/CBFMqwSp2v6uoUOjMwVYnHj9FEl7r0Y=" originalsrc="https://communitywebs.archive-it.org/apply/" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="15" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Apply
online today!</a></u></i></b></span></div>
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Interested in learning more? Attend an upcoming information session for prospective members. These sessions will include a brief presentation about the program and time for Q&A with the program manager. Register for your preferred session:</div>
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<u><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldeGqqjguHdQDR4taWxQ4gxke2YpBGka9" target="_blank" id="OWAa2df2f1a-9a4b-5acf-d4f0-dc5537f9621a" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldeGqqjguHdQDR4taWxQ4gxke2YpBGka9. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="saSOhAswnO8YWtt0rWM59oaKan+VDHt8X9nJeZkO7QzBl8LbP0YndbRVrilG8wF8RVJMPDfDicxhDjPOlIj0M7pLjdSL/RMBObCkAZMVkSpAX9WOKUa5zV2dCZPNu6XnWTwRyXVZE/zc4WWKHXAixyVXTK8hQHWDLdzw5IljS24=" originalsrc="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldeGqqjguHdQDR4taWxQ4gxke2YpBGka9" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="19" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Wednesday,
September 4 1:00 pm ET/12:00 pm CT/10:00 am PT</a></u></div>
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<u><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdO6grj8jGdDrZ0Kt9c5zgnTW9DlxSlJU" target="_blank" id="OWAb50a6817-d36c-2fb0-e5eb-d873452ccc0f" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdO6grj8jGdDrZ0Kt9c5zgnTW9DlxSlJU. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="R8cKV9BHk9omsRYgYop90SdT65amj/SjQdgI7JfFvI4PqzjIZ3rGN3SfSq56RCOqf7/AMAiVI+byJBlOXf4PCncm+WYoKxMkVxpTFWvNGhGcRCuCE5XX+d3P+TL7wwVvFJ1Bg3lsZ1hR+Ff+YI8YhO07Hr9c0Z+Eq+rGkbKTbL8=" originalsrc="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdO6grj8jGdDrZ0Kt9c5zgnTW9DlxSlJU" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="20" style="color: rgb(66, 139, 202); margin: 0px;">Friday,
September 6 12:00 pm ET/11:00 am CT/9:00 am PT</a></u></div>
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