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We believe that everyone has a legacy that deserves to be preserved.

Thank you for considering a donation to the Permanent Legacy Foundation.

Not all people have an equitable opportunity to be remembered for who they are and we want to change that. Our Foundation already provides free access to industry-leading digital preservation software to anyone with an email address and internet access via Permanent.org. But that is not enough to preserve the digital legacy of all people. With the generous support of people like you, we do more. 

We work to invite, include, and support people and communities on Permanent.org who have been underrepresented in the existing historical narrative and are still at risk of being underrepresented in the future. We design our newsletters, podcasts, posts, calls and programs to uplift work being done to preserve those stories. And we invite participation in our Byte4Byte program to charitable organizations that preserve those stories through community outreach and archiving. 

Scroll down below to explore public archives that were created by Byte4Byte partner organizations.

We invite you to donate whatever feels right to you today. No matter the size of your gift, it will go directly to the people, programs and storage grants doing the work to include all people in our shared history.

Where your donation goes

People and programs: staff who produce educational podcasts, videos, and resources, as well as host community calls and webinars.
Storage grants: free Permanent storage offered to eligible charitable organizations via the Byte4Byte program.
Internships: we recruit students and early career professionals from information and computer science programs.

These Byte4Byte archives are supported by generous donors like you.

A man standing in an outrigger canoe, using a pole to propel it through the water
Within a circle, a bird in flight and six horizontal black bars in the lower right portion of the circle
Person Archive

Hawai'i Lit Production Co.

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Several file folders; visible labels read "Black Panthers for Beginners", "Independence in Africa", "HEP C", "Intro to Sign Language", "HIV/AIDS", "Independence Mvmts", "Transgender Liberation", and "ACLU Rights of Prisoners"
A drawing of a man standing outside a gate in a fence topped with barbed wire. On his hat is the word "free".  A sign on the fence reads "Knowledge is Freedom". On the right side of the image is the Inside Books Project Logo
Group Archive

Inside Books Project

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A collage of black-and-white photos of people, including portraits and posed group pictures.
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
Organizational Archive

The Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest Archive

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A partial map of the state of Washington
Washington Jewish Museum
Organizational Archive

The Washington Jewish Memory Archive

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A black and white photograph of the street entrance to the Astoria Public Library - at the time known as the Astor Library. The sign near the entrance reads, "Astor Library". Behind the library there is a building that reads, "Hotel Waldorf".
Six people standing in front of a building, on which the words "Veterans Memorial" are partly visible
Organizational Archive

The Astoria Public Library Archive

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Photograph of the staff of Splinter Collective LLC posing for a staged group picture. Top Row (L to R): Sharkey; Angel; Rusty; Johanna. Bottom Row (L to R): Sam; Ryder; Raye; Nat; Monk; TC.
The Splinter Collective logo
Organizational Archive

The Splinter Collective Archive

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Amplifying Voices: People sparking change.org
Amplifying Voices
Organizational Archive

The Amplifying Voices: People Sparking Change Archive

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Antique drawing of colonial settlement
Historic photograph of drummer boy in a military uniform
Organizational Archive

The Noble & Cooley Archive

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Class photo of El Carmen School children and Teacher located south of San Antonio, Texas (early 1900s)
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Organizational Archive

The American Indians in Texas Archive

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Young man using a VR headset next to a young woman talking to someone out of frame
e4 Youth
Organizational Archive

The E4 Youth Archive

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Drawing of young woman and girl lying near each other with 'apsáalooke feminist' repeated behind them.
A + F
Organizational Archive

The Art+Femimism Archive

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