Supporting organisation criteria
Organisations applying to be supporting organisations within the MS International Federation must meet these criteria
Last updated: 4th July 2017
Organisations wanting to become supporting organisations need to meet the following criteria:
- Have a focus on MS
- Provide reliable evidence-based information and advice
- Be independent of government, political parties and pharmaceutical companies
- Work nationally (unless there is no national MS organisation)
- Be legally incorporated and registered with the relevant national authority as a not for profit (charitable, public welfare or similar) organisation with a suitable governing document (constitution/ statutes/byelaws/memorandum and articles/charter, or similar)
- Keep accurate annual records of its income, expenditure and assets, open for scrutiny by the MS International Federation
- Undertake to communicate and network with other supporting organisations and the MS International Federation member organisation in their country, or participate in coordination meetings if called by the member organisation
- Are based in a country with an MS International Federation member organisation (i.e. they cannot be branches of existing members or supporting organisations)
- Have processes to include people with MS that enable them to influence the organisation
- Are of good standing within the country, as judged by MS International Federation’s member there.