Financial sustainability is a goal shared by the entire research support community and it is an ongoing, often elusive one. The term funding often brings to mind grants and philanthropy, but the reality is that organizations and initiatives of all kinds may rely on multiple sources of funds to keep the lights on, including memberships, fees for service, sponsorships, and more. In the current environment, it can be hard to know which services may be at risk, what lessons can be learned from times of relative plenty, and what strategies the scholarly publishing community can employ, individually and collectively, to maximize chances of sustainability. This panel session will cover a variety of use case perspectives on the current funding landscape, where it might be headed next, and what part we all play in shaping it.

In the post-Cold War era, many observers have conceptualized science as a global activity, with substantial international collaboration, more readily facilitated cross-border scholarly communication, and even UN-level efforts to steer science towards Sustainable Development Goals. But regional differences, geopolitical strains, and challenges to developing a global research infrastructure have all posed challenges to global science. In this webinar, hosted by the Scholarly Kitchen, a panel will consider whether science can ever be truly “global.”