Funding Opportunities
From Digital-JumpStart
Major Questions
- Where can I apply for money for my project?
- What institutional resource can I leverage?
- What are some strategies for "doing it on the cheap"--including hardware and software tools as well as manpower?
- What is Bill Gates' home number?
Findings
Having no funding and limited staff time, Wistariahurst Museum and the Holyoke History Room & Archives looked to Omeka , Dream Host, and Wikis in order to provide local educators, scholars, and researchers access to two separate collections on the History of Holyoke. Dream Host offers free hosting to non-profits with 501c3 documentation. http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-nonprofit.html
Resources
- NEH, Office of Digital Humanities offers start-up grants. Some of the grants awarded offer training on using and building digital tools.
- State Humanities Councils offer small grants
- IMLS grants fund a variety of projects relating to libraries and/or museum collections and programming.
