The International Center for the History of Electronic Games® (ICHEG) collects, studies, and interprets video games, other electronic games, and related materials and the ways in which electronic games are changing how people play, learn, and connect with each other, including across boundaries of culture and geography. In view of all this, ICHEG provides a unique opportunity for philanthropic giving.
There are three ways to help ICHEG extend its mission and expand its range of services to local, regional, national, and international audiences:
- Donate to the collections
- Make a monetary gift. Individuals and corporations interested in making a financial contribution for the International Center for the History of Electronic Games should contact Audrey Blocchi, institutional advancement services coordinator, at 585-410-6346 or ablocchi@thestrong.org.
- Volunteer
About The Strong
The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based educational institution devoted to the study and exploration of play. Being situated at The Strong places ICHEG alongside a world-class collection of hundreds of thousands of board and role-playing games, toys, and other artifacts of play which The Strong holds in its National Museum of Playand National Toy Hall of Fame. ICHEG is additionally supported by the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, a research library of more than 140,000 volumes, including vintage comics, children’s books, and the largest collection of toy catalogs in the United States.
The Strong is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization funded in part by contributions and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, and state and federal entities.
Contact
For more information about ways to give to The Strong, please contact Audrey Blocchi,institutional advancement services coordinator, at 585-410-6346 or ablocchi@thestrong.org.
