School archiving specialist, Smart Stack, continues funding initiative aimed at providing archiving systems to schools with yearly enrolments of up to 200 students across Victoria.
Click here to start your school’s application.
Successful applicants will receive funding from $500 to $5000 to use on a range of Smart Stack archiving systems and services.
Smart Records Group General Manager, Toby Ovadia, said that the initiative will provide small schools across Victoria with high quality archiving excellence which they previously may have foregone due to budget restrictions.
“Every school deserves quality archiving services regardless of their budget. Archives aren’t just an administrative chore, they’re a record of the whole community over time. It is something which deserves to be preserved for future generations.”
Round 1 of the School Archiving Assistant Fund saw over $42,000 in funding granted to schools across Victoria. This resulted in installing a range of archiving systems and utilising archiving services to ensue their archives were compliant with Education Department requirements.
“We were astounded at the response to the funding program. This has really shown us that smaller schools across Victoria are crying out for extra funding. Archiving always seems to be last on the priority list due to a lack of funding.” Toby said.
Applicants to Receive 12 Months Free Software Subscription
As an added bonus, all schools who apply for round 2 funding will automatically receive a 12 month subscription to Smart Stack’s online archive management software system, SmartSoft.
SmartSoft allows users to access details of their documents and records online at any time. Software features include built in destruction schedules, the highest security, and easy indexing systems.
Click here to find out more on SmartSoft
Register for an Information Seminar
Interested schools are invited to attend an upcoming Archiving Assistance Funs Information Seminar. The session will delve into the archiving compliance requirements for schools and provide information on how to apply for the program.
Click here to register for one of the seminars
Applications Now Open
Applications for round 2 are currently open and are assessed on a rolling basis, with the final date to submit applications on 11:59pm November 30 2022.
Applicants will need to provide the following details when submitting an application:
- Basic school contact information
- Details on your current archiving situation
- Upload or submit 5-10 photos showing the current state of your archives
To find out more on the School Archiving Assistance Fund or to start your application, click here.
