It is useful to recognize that UIA funding is unlike
that of many other NGOs and IGOs. It is not dependent annually on funds
from its Full Members or their capacity to facilitate access to funding.
Unlike many NGOs, the UIA is also not dependent, for the long-term continuity
of its activities, on ability to obtain funding or subventions from irregular
and unpredictable sources. |
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Income generation |
The prime source of income is the sale of information
products (notably its refrence books and their electronic variants) and
services (notably extracts from its databases). |
Minimal subsidies / sponsorship |
The international, interdisdiciplanary focus of the UIA's
comprehensive data collection does not usually fit within the specialized
priorities of funding institutions and foundations. Consequently the
UIA does not actively seek funding from such sources, although it has
occasionally benefitted from such funds. |
Project contracts |
The UIA has undertaken projects for the US National Science
Foundation, for the Commonwealth Science Council, for UNESCO, for UNITAR,
and for the European Commission. |
Partnerships |
In responding to contract opportunities, notably with
the European Commission and the world Bank, the UIA has successfully
partnered with international NGOs based in Western and Eastern Europe,
and in Asia. |
Commercial associates |
The UIA has partnered since the 1980s with K G Saur Verlag (Munchen) as one of the principal publishers of international reference books to libraries. through its Associate membership, it has a long association with for-profit bodies providing meeting services. |