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Corporate Relations

Looking to give your company additional credibility in the eyes of consumers? Want an opportunity to engage your employees through a cause they can feel good about? The National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater Illinois Chapter can offer you both with a customized partnership that ensures your firm’s needs are met.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is the premier source of MS information and services for people living with MS and their families, healthcare professionals, and pharmaceutical companies, and partnering with the Chapter can take many forms:

Partnering with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is Good Business:

  • 84% of Americans say they are likely to switch brands to help support a cause
  • 7 out of 10 Americans say a company's commitment to a cause is important when they decide what products and services they recommend to others
  • employees whose companies support social issues are 40% more likely to express satisfaction
  • 92% of Americans have a more positive image of companies and products that support causes

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Mission Support 

  • Educate your employees or clients about MS
  • Host a program for people or families living with MS
  • Offer discount on services to clients

Fundraising Support

  • Create a fundraising team at your organization
  • Donate a portion of your proceeds to create a world free of MS
  • Organize a Community Event to benefit the Chapter

Volunteer Support

  • Staff a program or event with your employees or colleagues
  • Volunteer your professional expertise
  • Serve on a committee or taskforce

Sponsorship Support

  • Provide cash sponsorship for program, event, or initiative
  • Provide in-kind donation of goods or services

Please contact Laura Canonaco at 312.423.1124 to learn about how your organization can partner with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to help meet your business objectives and help create a world free of MS.

How some of America's largest corporations support the Greater Illinois Chapter:

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American Airlines

  • Sends volunteers to Washington, D.C. to meet with legislators and advocate on behalf of people living with MS in Illinois
  • Brings an internationally renowned MS researcher to Illinois to present the latest in MS research to people living with MS
  • Provides airline tickets as fundraising incentives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walgreen's Specialty
Pharmacy

  • Provides financial support for the Chapter's Mission Stars program
  • Hosts an educational in-service on MS for their pharmacists
  • Forms an MS Walk fundraising team

 Logo - Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies

 The Greater Illinois Chapter has:

  • The reputation of a well-established national health organization
  • Great visibility in front of the MS community throughout the state
  • The infrastructure in place to implement programs across Illinois
  • Dedicated, experienced staff
  • An in-house marketing and design team
  • The ability to customize programs and events
  • A for-profit account management approach

The Greater Illinois Chapter has a client base of almost 20,000 people with MS, and a reach of over 35,000 Illinoisans who are directly connected to the disease. We are affiliated with six MS Centers, two MS Clinics and some of the top MS experts in the world.