A Message from Internet Archive Founder, Brewster Kahle

Dear Friend,

Our job is getting bigger.

What we learned in the last year: we need good information online. Reliable information. Websites and data that don’t disappear and can’t be changed after-the-fact.

That’s why I founded the Internet Archive twenty-one years ago: to be a free and independent digital library of record. So when government data or entire newspapers disappear, we can say: We Got This. It seems to me the need for our services is more urgent than ever.

If everyone reading this gave just $25, we could stop this fundraiser right now. It only takes 90 seconds to make a tax-deductible donation.

I know, because I donate to the Internet Archive, too.

When I started this nonprofit, people called me crazy. Collect web pages? Why? Who would want to read a book on a screen? Why collect TV—isn’t it all garbage anyway? Today we have some of the largest, publicly accessible collections the Web, books and television in the world. I know we could charge you money, but then we couldn’t achieve our mission: making all knowledge accessible to everyone, forever. For free.

The key is to keep improving—and to keep it free.

Right now, a generous supporter will match your donations 3-to-1—so you can triple your impact. That means for every dollar you donate right now, the Internet Archive will receive $4 in all. Help us do more.

The Internet Archive is a non-profit library built on trust. We are dedicated to reader privacy. We never accept ads. But we still need to pay for servers, staff and bandwidth.

If you find the Internet Archive useful, please consider donating $10, $25, $50 or whatever you can afford. It’s a small amount to inform millions. I promise you: It’s money well spent.

Thank you.

Brewster Kahle, Founder & Digital Librarian

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