Corporate support

Our corporate partners

How our corporate partners make it possible for MSF to provide lifesaving medical care to those who need it most.

In light of recent challenges, EMI took the opportunity to reassess our charity partnerships and the projects we champion. It became clear that MSF holds a special and strategic position among them all. By providing unrestricted funding, we can feel part of every emergency response launched by MSF, and in most cases, MSF is our charity of choice for global fundraisers in natural disasters as well as humanitarian crises.

This strategic alignment not only showcases EMI's dedication to social responsibility but also underscores our agility and efficiency in responding promptly to global challenges. The appreciation expressed by our employees attests to the positive impact generated by our collaborative efforts with MSF.”

Eva Harput, Global Head of CSR

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (HSF)

We started working with Herbert Smith Freehills in Australia in 2010. Since then, our relationship has grown based on shared principles of mutual trust and transparency.

In the UK, HSF have supported MSF in multiple ways including donations, pro bono support, delivering training sessions, hosting Missing Maps events, and fundraising for our COVID-19 appeal.

In 2020, HSF made a remarkable commitment to donate £2 million over the next five years to MSF, delivered as a combination of corporate donations, employee fundraising and pro bono support. This has led to an expansion in our global relationship and we are now working together in 13 countries where both HSF and MSF are based.

"I have been working alongside MSF for the past five years now. During that time, the partnership has gone from strength to strength and there have been so many opportunities for our employees to give back to a cause close to their hearts.

"We are extremely proud of this global relationship that is built around an ethos of trust and transparency."

Emma Cooke, Head of Citizenship at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

We have worked closely with CMS since early 2020, when CMS chose MSF to be their global charity partner.

In addition to their generous year-round financial support, CMS harness the skills of their employees to support MSF’s mission through pro-bono projects, fundraising activities and through our Missing Maps sessions to map some of the most vulnerable parts of the world.

“Our 40 day CMS Around the World physical challenge was a great way to educate our colleagues about MSF, raise money for our global charity partner and encourage people to step away from their screens. An important aspect of the challenge was that participants could cover any distance in any way they liked – be it climbing the stairs at home, laps in the local park or cycling up a mountain! We focused on the collective distance travelled with the aim to virtually ‘visit’ our offices across the globe and, as we reached each office or passed through a country, we learnt about how MSF have made a positive difference in that location.” 

Louise Starling, Responsible Business & Social Impact Manager at CMS

More corporate partners

99 percent of our funding comes from private donors. Corporate support is vital in enabling us to deliver life-saving medical care to those in urgent need around the world.

We collaborate with businesses from a diverse range of industries who are aligned with our values and mission. Our global reach helps companies to build purpose-driven brands, unite employees, and respond to crises in the countries where you work. Below are some more examples of our corporate partners:

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving is an easy and tax-effective way to make regular donations.

Payroll Giving is the only way that your donation can automatically go up to 45 percent further.

By giving to us regularly from your pay, we automatically receive the tax you would have paid on the donation (your payroll department sort this out for us).

Also, we don't need to claim Gift Aid back on this. So less admin for us, and no Direct Debit needed from you!

Payroll Giving is also the only way for anyone paying 40 percent or 45 percent tax to give us all their tax on a donation automatically. 

If you earn over £42,385 per year this is the best way for you to support us tax effectively.

* Please note that we have calculated that the 40 percent higher rate tax band starts after earning £41,865 GROSS per year (including personal allowance of £10,000) and 45 percent super tax is applicable to those earning over £150,000 gross per year (this includes any and all personal allowances that might or might not be applicable).

Matched giving

Some employers also offer to match your donations through their payroll giving schemes.

Why not ask your employer if they will match your gift?

Setting up Payroll Giving

If you or your employers would like to discuss setting up payroll giving please fill in our contact form below.

Or set up Payroll Giving at Giving Online website.

Making a normal donation

Alternatively, you can set-up a one-off or regular donation.

If you are interested in making a donation to MSF through the sale of goods or services, please get in touch with our team using the form below ahead of any promotion.

Until a fully executed agreement is received, the use of Médecins Sans Frontières’ name, logo, or any of its licensed trademarks is prohibited.

Or, feel free to contact Denise Horrocks, MSF UK's Head of Philanthropy.

• By phone: +44 (0) 20 7404 6600 
• By email: denise.horrocks@london.msf.org

Missing Maps

The most crisis-prone parts of the world need mapping. With your help, we can directly improve the lives of some of the planet’s most vulnerable people.

This is the aim of the Missing Maps, an open, collaborative initiative founded by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the British Red Cross, the American Red Cross and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

What is Missing Maps?

A highlight for us was helping put Guatemala on the map. Guatemala is a country which is vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms, often leading to catastrophic floods and landslides, putting rural communities at risk. It can be challenging for aid workers to reach those in need when there is simply no digital mapping to locate settlements across the country.

Our first mapathon focused on Guatemala where we were an early contributor to the widespread efforts to map the country. A year later we returned. Guatemala was by then 90% mapped, and we were able to help get it over the finish line. Over the two mapathons, we identified an impressive 100,000 buildings, mapping an area home to approximately 500,000 people. Thanks to over 500 Linklaters volunteers – giving up time during and outside working hours - the digital information created through our mapathon is now helping Médecins Sans Frontières to deliver life-saving care more effectively.

We are proud of our long-standing partnership with MSF. The mapathons are a tangible example of how corporate partners can support the brilliant work of MSF on disaster response. Through the dedication of hundreds of volunteers, this initiative has demonstrated the powerful impact of collective effort in addressing global challenges.

Managing noma in northwest Nigeria

The following is an example of a village in northwest Nigeria on satellite imagery and OpenStreetMap, before and after mapping. This Missing Maps campaign was requested to identify villages and towns in remote locations to help manage noma, a neglected disease.

Before mapping

After mapping

Get involved

If you and your company want to get involved with MSF or Missing Maps then please complete the contact form below.