* Strategy, including: Funding sources ( individuals, corporations, foundations, donors / governments, endowments, sales / events ) and business model ( independent research, contract work, advocacy ); The balance between research, consultancy, and advocacy ; The source of their arguments: Ideology, values or interests ; applied, empirical or synthesis research ; or theoretical or academic research ( Stephen Yeo ); The manner in which the research agenda is developed — by senior members of the think tank or by individual researchers, or by the think tank of their funders ; Their influencing approaches and tactics ( many researchers but an interesting one comes from Abelson ) and the time horizon for their strategies: long term and short term mobilisation ; Their various audiences of the think tanks ( audiences as consumers and public-this merits another blog ; soon ) ( again, many authors, but Zufeng provides a good framework for China ); and Affiliation, which refers to the issue of independence ( or autonomy ) but also includes think tanks with formal and informal links to political parties, interest groups and other political players.

Funding sources include the Three Gorges Dam Construction Fund, profits from the Gezhouba Dam, loans from the China Development Bank, loans from domestic and foreign commercial banks, corporate bonds, and revenue before and after the dam is fully operational.

Key sources of income included £ 114. 71 million from tuition fees and education contracts ( 2009 / 10 – £ 106. 61 million ), £ 29. 65 million from Funding Council grants ( 2009 / 10 – £ 30. 62 million ), £ 24. 07 million from research grants and contracts ( 2009 / 10 – £ 23. 87 million ) and £ 6. 04 million from endowment and investment income ( 2009 / 10 – £ 4. 81 million ).

Funding from external sources for total sponsored programs is $ 174 million.

Key sources of income included £ 69. 1 million from tuition fees and education contracts ( 2009 / 10 – £ 62. 1 million ), £ 67. 4 million from Funding Council grants ( 2009 / 10 – £ 66. 6 million ), £ 12. 7 million from research grants and contracts ( 2009 / 10 – £ 13. 6 million ) and £ 0. 8 million from endowment and investment income ( 2009 / 10 – £ 0. 6 million ).

Funding for the National Cathedral has come entirely from private sources.

Funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to conserve the unique museum collection plus other government and charitable sources was obtained to match money raised by friends of the Railway and Museum.

Funding for Ph. D. students comes from a variety of sources, and many universities waive tuition fees for doctoral candidates ( This may also occur for masters students of some universities ).

Funding for Chinese studies may come from a variety of sources ; one prominent source, especially for Taiwan studies, is the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation.

Funding for a public preschool can come in a variety of sources.

Funding has come from various sources including Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and the environmental body, WREN.

Funding sources could include banks, private equity firms, philanthropists and pension fund managers.

Key sources of income included £ 39. 58 million from Funding Council grants ( 2008 / 09 – £ 39. 52 million ), £ 116. 91 million from tuition fees and education contracts ( 2008 / 09 – £ 104. 39 million ), £ 7. 86 million from research grants and contracts ( 2008 / 09 – £ 9. 29 million ), £ 1. 04 from endowment and investment income ( 2008 / 09 – £ 1. 83 million ) and £ 15. 05 million from other income ( 2008 / 09 – £ 19. 37 million ).

Funding for the 3. 5 m and 0. 5 m telescopes comes from consortium, but funds for the 2. 5 m telescope come from a much wider array of sources.

Funding is provided predominantly from federal and state sources, but also from research and license fees and donations.

Funding for SETI Institute programs comes from a variety of sources.

Funding was ultimately obtained from sources internal and external to Germany.

Funding came from various sources.

The Place receives regular funding from Arts Council England, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and Camden London Borough Council, along with private sources.

Funding has come from various sources over the years and now entrance fees and donations make up the bulk of the farm's income.

Funding for restoration work was provided from various sources, including American Express and the Generali Group.

Funding for cross-bridge services is partially subsidized by bridge tolls, in addition to the traditional federal and state sources.

Funding will come from a range of sources, including the Northwest Regional Development Agency, who are providing a £ 2. 1million grant.

Funding sources have varied since the pilot Global Food for Education program was deployed in fiscal year 2001, often combining both appropriated funds and funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation ’ s borrowing authority.

Funding was also extended for three more years through Public No. 163, 75th Congress, effective 1 July 1937.

Funding may also reflect who or what the institution wants to influence ; in the United States, for example, " Some donors want to influence votes in Congress or shape public opinion, others want to position themselves or the experts they fund for future government jobs, while others want to push specific areas of research or education.

* Funding bias in scientific studies also known as the agent-principle dilemma.

Funding for the restoration also came from Robert M. Thompson, father of Steven's wife Sarah Gibbs Thompson.

Funding for medicare in Ontario also comes in part from a dedicated Employer Health Tax ( EHT ) that ranges from 0. 98 %- 1. 95 % of employer payroll.

The Director is also the accountable officer for the purposes of the Higher Education Funding Council for England Financial Memorandum.

Funding was also provided for conferences supporting the idea of SRA, adding a veneer of respectability to the idea as well as offering an opportunity for prosecutors to exchange advice on how to best secure convictions ( with tactics including the destruction of notes, refusing to tape interviews with children and destroying or refusing to share evidence with the defense ).

The Council is also responsible for ensuring that the funding made available to the University by the Higher Education Funding Council for England is used as prescribed.

She also voted in favor of the 1998 Abortion Funding Amendment, which would have allowed the use of district funds to promote abortion-related activities, but would have prohibited the use of federal funds.

Funding is derived primarily from government of Canada transfer payments, and also from its own revenue streams.

Funding can also come from reserve funds, the selling of shares, and the issuing of debentures, bonds or other promissory notes.

Funding was also provided by Sir Charles Holcroft.

Funding was also provided through donations, including $ 5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $ 500, 000 from the Kennedy family.

Key votes that Brown has made recently include HB 822 National Right To Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 on November 16, 2011 for which she voted against, HR 358, Prohibiting Taxpayer Funding for Abortion, for which she voted against, and HJ Res 68 Authorizing Limited Use of U. S. Armed Forces in Libya for which she was also in favor of.

Kidney also chaired the Associate Parliamentary Group for Looked after Children & Care Leavers and the " Fair Funding F40 " group of the 40 lowest funded schools areas in England, campaigning for fairer funding for local schools.

Funding came not only from the university, but also from commercial clients who contracted out research projects.

Since taking office, Allison has served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, International Trade and as Past Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Skills Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities and has also served on the Advisory Panel on the Funding of Officers of Parliament.

Funding for the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmosphere Sciences, which researches the melting of polar ice and frequency of Arctic storms, is also drying up.

Funding ( 12 % of total in 2007 ) also comes from governmental organisations.

Heritage Lottery Funding agreed to contribute £ 3. 3 million, and over 2000 private individuals also contributed to the scheme, raising between them a further £ 430, 000.

Funding is available to assist modernization of boats and installations, but also to buy out fishermen to reduce the fleet size.

Funding for the Sheppard line originally was also rejected by city council.