ATLAS SYSTEMS’ PRIMARY CHARITABLE PROGRAMS

The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is a nonprofit membership organization of the state and territorial government archives in the fifty states, five territories, and District of Columbia. Atlas Systems shares the commitment to supporting educational development for underserved and/or diverse staff of state and territorial archives. In 2021, Atlas will support CoSA with a $5,000 corporate sponsorship for the “In Conversation With…” series. The video conversation series began in 2020 with a National Endowment for Humanities CARES grant. The Atlas sponsorship will contribute to a continuation of discussions featuring archives leaders discussing issues of diversity, inclusion, COVID workplace modifications for staff and service, and other current issues in the archival profession. To learn more about the “In Conversation with…” series, visit https://www.statearchivists.org/programs/neh-cares-grant/.

The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries (RBMS) plays a leading role in local, national, and international special collections communities, representing and promoting the interests of librarians, curators, and other specialists who work with rare books, manuscripts and other types of special collections. In partnership with ACRL, RBMS offers scholarships to defray registration and travel expenses for more than a dozen first-time attendees at its annual professional development conference. RBMS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and the special collections and archival professions. Each year several scholarships are designated for applicants from professionally underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, both professional librarians and qualified students. Since 2008, Atlas Systems has sponsored a conference breakfast for scholarship winners to meet one another and RBMS and ACRL leaders. To learn more about the RBMS scholarship program, visit the RBMS .

The Virginia Beach SPCA is the only private animal shelter in the region to accept any companion animal that comes through its doors, regardless of age, breed, health, or temperament. With an operating budget of $2.6 Million, the Virginia Beach SPCA receives NO taxpayer or government funding, and relies solely on the generosity of the public to raise the $6,500 per day it takes to care for the 7,000 animals that come into the facility each year. The Virginia Beach SPCA strives to create a more compassionate community with a decreased tolerance for cruelty; several programs help support that mission including humane education programs that reach over 27,000 local students annually, pet therapy for nursing and medical facilities, and programs for at-risk youth. In addition to a full-service, low-cost veterinary clinic on premises, the VBSPCA also offers the Neuter Scooter, a mobile spay/neuter clinic, as a resource to the community. Find out more at Virginia Beach SPCA.

The ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership is a new three-year program that offers support for implementing the ArchivesSpace application to institutions that are underrepresented in the ArchivesSpace community or that primarily serve underrepresented communities. This program will launch with a small cohort of institutions on July 1, 2021. The three-year term will conclude on June 30, 2024.

As a Registered Service Provider, Atlas shares the goals of the ArchivesSpace community to increase our commitment to diversity, inclusion and equality within the archives and ArchivesSpace community. To support this effort, Atlas will provide implementation resources which may include hosting, training user support and technical support.

For more information about the ArchivesSpace Diversity Partnership or to apply for the program, please visit https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ADC/pages/2049998863/ArchivesSpace+Diversity+Partnership.