Join the Alliance

Membership

Organizations interested in joining the Alliance for Childhood Cancer must submit a profile describing the mission of the applicant organization, its activities and its interests in participating in the Alliance. Applicants are also requested to provide certain legal and financial information including their annual budget, annual report and an audited IRS Form 990. For more information or to request a membership application, please contact:

Amanda Schwartz
2318 Mill Road, Suite 800
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (571) 483-1670 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (571) 483-1670 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (571) 483-1670      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Facsimile: (571) 366-9595

Organizational Structure

The Alliance for Childhood Cancer is an unincorporated entity with no official legal status. Membership is intended to be open and inclusive, but limited to not-for-profit organizations. Recognizing the multidisciplinary nature of pediatric cancer management, members include patient or parent advocate organizations, as well as a wide range of health professional organizations involved in treating children with cancer and in the conduct of pediatric cancer research. National oncology organizations that have reflected an interest in pediatric cancer are considered for membership even if their focus is not principally on pediatric cancer.

• Each member organization has one voting seat on the Alliance. The voting member may vote on behalf of one organization only.
• Additional organizations beyond the original charter members may be considered for membership by a simple majority vote of the member organizations.
• Alliance Co-Chairs are chosen by the membership by majority vote. Terms of office shall be no longer than two years. One Co-Chair should be from an Alliance member professional organization and the second from an Alliance member patient/parent advocacy organization.
• Meetings of the Alliance occur approximately once a quarter or more frequently if deemed necessary. The members through consultation shall determine dates of meetings.
• Public policy positions of the Alliance are developed through consideration of the views of all members according to agreed procedures. A two-thirds majority approval of all member organizations is required to issue position statements, letters, etc., on behalf of the Alliance. If fewer than a two-thirds majority endorse a position statement, letter or other document, the Alliance name is not used. In either situation, documents list each of the endorsing organizations.
• Contributions, if any, to defray the cost of activities of the Alliance shall be determined by the membership.