[Bcma-l] Sponsor a Museum 2009
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
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Zero One Design is accepting applications for the=20
2009 Sponsor a Museum program until April 20,=20
2009. This is the fourth year for the program=20
which offers museums or galleries free assistance=20
with their technological and web needs. Past=20
recipients include the Bytown Museum in Ottawa,=20
Ontario and the Buffalo Nations Museum in Banff, Alberta.
Zero One Design is a design company based out of=20
Victoria, BC. We work exclusively with culture -=20
primarily museums and galleries and count some of=20
the best of these as our clients. We are firm=20
believers in giving back to our community and we=20
decided in 2004 that what we really wanted to do,=20
what really put a fire in our belly, was to take=20
a smaller museum or gallery under our wing and=20
help them out with their technological and web=20
needs. We run across too many institutions that=20
have amazing collections, but no money, staff or=20
technological skills to present them in the online world.
What this program offers:
- the breadth and depth of the company=92s=20
knowledge of museums and galleries and=20
technology, gathered over eleven years of working=20
in the field, attending and presenting at=20
conferences aimed at culture and technology,=20
reading about culture and often just =93geeking out=94 about it
- advice, skills and possibly grunt work=20
to help a museum either improve or create a website
- assistance with collection management=20
systems including an opportunity to get set up=20
with a pro version of Canada=92s newest collection management system -=
Arbutus
What we want:
- an institution who will work with us to=20
improve what they have - and have a little bit of=20
time to put towards this project
- an institution that is open minded and willing to be cutting edge
- an institution that has passion for=20
technology or will allow our passion for the field to rub off
- any benefits that you offer current sponsors
We have had a few museums ask if this is for real=20
... in fact, we get this quite often. It is=20
definitely for real =96 we are not out for money,=20
we just want to give back to our community. We=20
have a panel of advisors =96 leaders in the museum=20
community =96 that will help us make the final=20
decision on our Sponsor a Museum 2009 recipient.
Information on the program and an online=20
application form can be found at=20
<http://www.zeroonedesign.com/>www.zeroonedesign.com
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
David Alexander
david@zeroonedesign.com =20
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Zero One Design is accepting applications for the 2009 Sponsor a Museum
program until April 20, 2009. This is the fourth year for the
program which offers museums or galleries free assistance with their
technological and web needs. Past recipients include the Bytown
Museum in Ottawa, Ontario and the Buffalo Nations Museum in Banff,
Alberta. <br>
<br>
Zero One Design is a design company based out of Victoria, BC. We work
exclusively with culture - primarily museums and galleries and count some
of the best of these as our clients. We are firm believers in giving back
to our community and we decided in 2004 that what we really wanted to do,
what really put a fire in our belly, was to take a smaller museum or
gallery under our wing and help them out with their technological and web
needs. We run across too many institutions that have amazing collections,
but no money, staff or technological skills to present them in the online
world.<br>
<br>
What this program offers:<br><br>
- the breadth and depth
of the company=92s knowledge of museums and galleries and technology,
gathered over eleven years of working in the field, attending and
presenting at conferences aimed at culture and technology, reading about
culture and often just =93geeking out=94 about it<br>
- advice, skills and
possibly grunt work to help a museum either improve or create a
website<br>
- assistance with
collection management systems including an opportunity to get set up with
a pro version of Canada=92s newest collection management system -
Arbutus<br><br>
What we want:<br>
<br>
- an institution who will
work with us to improve what they have - and have a little bit of time to
put towards this project<br>
- an institution that is
open minded and willing to be cutting edge<br>
- an institution that has
passion for technology or will allow our passion for the field to rub
off<br>
- any benefits that you
offer current sponsors<br>
<br>
We have had a few museums ask if this is for real ... in fact, we get
this quite often. It is definitely for real =96 we are not out for money,
we just want to give back to our community. We have a panel of
advisors =96 leaders in the museum community =96 that will help us make the
final decision on our Sponsor a Museum 2009 recipient.
<br>
<br>
Information on the program and an online application form can be found at
<a href=3D"http://www.zeroonedesign.com/">www.zeroonedesign.com</a><br><br>
Please let me know if you have any questions.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
David Alexander<br>
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