1. Your Foundation for the Future ARMA International Educational Foundation www.armaedfoundation.org

2. Mission Our mission is to generate and provide resources for research, education and scholarships to continually advance our profession. Support research on critical issues Support research on critical issues Provide education grants to enhance knowledge and skills Provide education grants to enhance knowledge and skills Foster educational initiatives that develop the profession Foster educational initiatives that develop the profession

3. Vision The ARMA International Educational Foundation is your investment in the future of records and information management.

4. A Little History  Founded in 1997 as separate corporation  Established a solid governance process  Achieved Non-Profit 501(c)3 status  Partners with ARMA International for research and scholarship activities

5. Funding Destinations  Endowment  Fund that generates interest income to fund initiatives and strategic goals  Operations  Fund to support marketing, fundraising and administration

6. Scholarships  Mavis Eppes Scholarship - Focus on students striving toward a career in legal records management  Graduate Scholarships – Graduate students pursuing an advanced degree in some aspect of Records and Information Management

7. Research Projects Recent projects:  Techniques for Identifying and Classifying Personal and Organizational Messaging as Records – Jesse Wilkins  Legal Requirements for Personal Information Privacy and Protection - USA – Virginia Jones  Big Buckets or Big Ideas? Classification vs. Innovation on the Enterprise 2.0 Desktop - Patricia Galloway

8. Research Projects in the works  Core Works for the Records and Information Management Profession: An Annotated Bibliography – April Norris  Legal Requirements for Personal Information Privacy and Protection - USA States – Virginia Jones  Social Networks’ Impact on Records and Information Management – Helen Streck  Absorptive Capacity and Records Management: Exploring the Relationship - David Gaynon and John Stoner

9. Latest News …  Tanzania Book Project  Supplied text books to University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to begin degree program in Records Management  Accord with International Records Management Trust (IRMT)  Collaboration and support for RIM education in third world countries ($4,000 AIEF & $1,000 Toronto Chapter)  PRISM Golf Outing - raised $1,500

10. Help Shape the Future  Donate with ARMA Membership Check-off  Participate in Scholarship Enhancement Project  Use Memorial gifts & Speaker recognition honoraria programs  Chapter/region drawings – donate half  Donations to annual silent auctions  Individual pledges  Employer matching gifts  Use Goodsearch.com as web search tool

11. THANK YOU!