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| Level | Category | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Information | Annual review webinar for members |
| Information | Advanced news of project announcements and activities | |
| Information | Institutions that enter basic information about their implementation in the online project registry will receive security bulletins in advance of the public lists. | |
| General | Project Member logo for member use | |
| General | Institution name and link on Duraspace and VIVO web sites | |
| Governance | Eligible to vote on an at-large Member representative to the DuraSpace board of directors | |
| Governance | One seat at annual DuraSpace Membership Summit | |
| Governance | Eligible to nominate and elect one representative to VIVO Leadership Group from the $2,500 contributors and developing nations group | |
| Silver | All | All Bronze Benefits |
| General | Institution name, logo and link on the DuraSpace and Project web sites | |
| Discounts | 10% discount to new members on first year of either DSpaceDirect or DuraCloud | |
| Discounts | Discounted registration at VIVO training events | |
| Governance | Eligible to nominate and elect one representative to VIVO Leadership Group from the $5,000 contributors | |
| Governance | Eligible to serve on Steering Group if nominated and elected by Leadership Group | |
| Gold | All | All Bronze and Silver Benefits |
| Access | Preferred access (advance registration) to DuraSpace professional development opportunities | |
| Governance | Two seats at the annual DuraSpace Membership Summit | |
| Governance | Eligible to nominate and elect two representatives to VIVO Leadership Group from the $10,000 contributors | |
| Platinum | All | All Bronze, Silver and Gold Benefits |
| Governance | Eligible for one seat on VIVO Leadership Group |
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Project spending is dependent on a number of revenue sources. One important revenue source is the membership fees provided by member institutions. The project will endeavor to increase membership through an annual campaign as well as ongoing outreach.
Corporate Sponsorship
VIVO manages a corporate sponsorship program for commercial companies that wish to support the work of the project and gain positive exposure to the community. Revenues from the corporate sponsorship program are used directly to support the project. (See attachment for description of VIVO Corporate Sponsorship Program.)
Grants
The VIVO project will continue to seek out appropriate grants to further the work of the project.
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[1] United Nations. 2014. World Economic Situations and Prospects, pps. 145-146. http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_current/wesp2014.pdf Accessed May 17, 2014.
[2] Institutions that enter basic information about their implementation in the online project registry will receive security bulletins in advance of the public lists.