Archive Digitization for Nonprofits, Clubs, and Organizations.
Your organization's story is worth more than the tape it is stuck on
Historic film, photographs, event footage, and records from your foundation, church, club, or association, converted to preservation-grade digital files by our own team in Orange, California. Handled by hand, never sent overseas, under a chain of custody that has never lost an item.
A dedicated department for institutions since 2001.
White Glove - Handled by Hand
The same lab trusted by universities, libraries, and film studios brings preservation-grade care to your organization's history.
Trusted by Southern California universities, libraries, and film studios with irreplaceable material since 2001
The Organization Archive Problem
Decades of an organization's history sit in a back office and volunteers' homes, on formats that are fading and can no longer be played.
One-of-a-kind history
Founding footage, event films, and photos are often the only record of how the organization began and what it has done.
Formats no one can play
Anniversary and event film, VHS tapes, and audio need equipment few organizations keep, so the content sits unseen.
Scattered and at risk
Material spread across offices, board members, and volunteers has no single, safe, accessible archive.
Milestones are coming
An anniversary, capital campaign, or leadership transition is exactly when the history matters, and when the reels turn out not to play.
What We Digitize for Organizations
One vendor for the whole collection, with a single chain of custody and organized delivery.
Put the History to Work
A digitized archive is one you can celebrate, share, and use to strengthen the mission.
Anniversaries and milestones
Build a celebration around footage and photos members and supporters have never seen.
Fundraising and campaigns
Historic material makes a powerful case for support in appeals, galas, and capital campaigns.
Member and donor engagement
Share the archive to reconnect members and donors with the story they helped build.
A permanent archive
Consolidate scattered history into one preserved, searchable digital collection for the organization.
Why Organizations Choose Legacy Digital
Handled by hand
Fragile film, photos, and documents are handled item by item, cleaned and cared for, never run through a high-speed feeder.
Everything stays in-house
Your archive is digitized by our own team in Orange, California. We never subcontract and never send material out of the United States.
Chain of custody you can audit
Every item is logged at intake and tracked through the lab. Across more than a million reels handled, we have never lost an item.
Every format under one roof
Film, tape, audio, photos, and documents digitized together, so a mixed history is one project, not several vendors.
Budget-friendly and clear
We itemize everything and can phase the work, which helps a nonprofit or volunteer board plan and approve the cost.
Easy to share
Delivered as organized digital files you can post, stream, and send to members, donors, and board.
The Lab Institutions Already Trust
The same care that protects irreplaceable university and studio material protects your organization's history.
How an Organization Project Runs
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Gather and inventory
Collect what the office and members have. A rough list of formats and volume is enough for us to scope the work.
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Survey and quote
We assess the collection and give you a clear, itemized quote and timeline you can take to the board.
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Digitize with custody tracking
Items are logged, handled by hand, digitized in-house, and tracked through every step, then returned.
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Deliver, ready to share
Files delivered on drives, organized so you can post, stream, and send them to members, donors, and board.
The lab organizations trust with the history that cannot be replaced.
In-house in Orange, California since 2001. Never subcontracted, never sent overseas, never lost.
Our Satisfaction Guarantee
We stand behind every transfer we perform. If you're unhappy with the quality of our work, we'll make every reasonable effort to make it right, at no additional charge. And if another professional service can produce a visibly better transfer from the same originals, we'll match their quality or refund what you paid us for the affected transfer.
See Our Full Satisfaction Guarantee →Organization Digitization Questions
What kinds of organizations do you work with?
Nonprofits, foundations, churches and faith communities, clubs, associations, chambers, service organizations, and more. If your group has a history on film, tape, photos, or paper, we can preserve it.
How is a project priced?
Collections are custom-quoted after we survey them. Per-item media rates apply as a baseline, and we itemize everything and can phase the work so a board can budget clearly. Request a consultation for a scoped quote.
Can you have it ready for our anniversary or gala?
Often, yes. Turnaround depends on the size of the collection and our current queue; we give you an estimated timeframe with your quote so you can plan around the date.
Can you combine material from many members into one archive?
Yes. We digitize a mixed collection from many sources and deliver it organized into one searchable archive you can share across the organization.
How do you protect our originals?
Every item is logged at intake, handled by hand, and tracked through the lab under a full chain of custody, then returned. Across a million reels handled, we have never lost an item.
Do you offer pickup for local organizations?
Yes. For Southern California organizations we offer local pickup and delivery. Groups anywhere in the country can ship to us with arranged, secure logistics.
Other questions? Call us at (888) 405-2685. A real person answers, 7AM to 7PM, 7 days a week.
Other Institutions We Serve
Every institution type has its own archive challenge. Explore the one that fits, or start at the institutional overview.
Your Organization's Story Deserves to Be Preserved.
Request a consultation. We survey the collection, scope the work, and give you a clear plan and quote you can take to the board.
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Evenings and weekends by appointment
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