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Not just about money - and many will not be immediately able to provide money. So - In kind contributions. How do we quantify the in-kind contributions? It may be that we're heading toward: expectation of Partners. Each Institution will provide X dollars per year, in-cash and/or in-kind. Mix and Match.
Another side to coin - At the moment - don't want to be a partner, but I do like the software. Happy to contribute funds. What do they get in return for the money? Or does that Does enough money get them a vote? Etc...
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Sums of money may not make sense depending on how Universities are funded. . Size of institution/company will influence how much they may be able to offer.
What we will take on in the short-term: Get an overview of what characterizes specific Partners in Samvera. We need to identify what people bring to teh the party - look at in-kind contributions.
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