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 The Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS), founded in 1962, is a nonprofit educational institution based in Atlanta, Georgia and dedicated to increasing the public's awareness and understanding of other countries, international issues and the global environment. Its primary mission, therefore, is to internationalize the thinking of Americans. The Center seeks to inform. It does not take political positions or attempt to influence policy. 
Internationally, the Southern Center has developed relationships with a broad range of institutions, including the Atlantik-Brücke in Germany, the Ditchley Foundation in the United Kingdom, and the Delegation of the European Commission of the EU. On a national level, the Southern Center works with such organizations as the World Affairs Councils of America, the American Council on Germany, the U. S. Institute for Peace, the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa, the Asia Society, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the National Council for the Social Studies, and state departments of education. These relationships provide valuable resources and contacts for the Center and its members.  The annual budget of the Center varies between $2.5 and $3.0 million. Corporate and individual memberships are an important part of the Center’s undesignated funds. Other funding is received from program revenues, sponsorships and grants. Over the past five years, the SCIS educational project has attracted about 60% of the Center’s funding. This includes the production and distribution of the SCIS World in Transition multimedia materials and teacher workshops. Less than 10% of the Center's annual budget is devoted to administration, fewer than 20% to fundraising, and the remaining 70-75% to programs and other educational activities. |
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