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[Carol Geyer]

OASIS Member Section Steering Committees: The consortium has adopted a new program to encourage organizations and individuals to underwrite the cost of MS activities through donations. We realize that some MS have benefited from financial and in-kind donations in the past; this program formalizes the process for receiving and acknowledging these contributions. Under the MS Supporters program: * Organizations and individuals may donate any amount to advance the work of a Member Section. * Pending Steering Committee approval, donors may request how their contributed funds are spent (e.g., to defer MS meeting costs, produce a brochure, fund a white paper, hire a program manager). * OASIS members who donate 5,500 USD or more annually (in addition to their OASIS Foundational or Sponsor-level dues) may have their organization's logo linked from every page of the Member Section web site. * In addition to logo placement, OASIS Foundational and Sponsor-level members may receive appropriate credit for specific donations, e.g. "This Member Section white paper was funded by