The Plural Association Stichting (Dutch word for nonprofit)
KVK number: 77247183 (Chamber of commerce number)
This is a free translation from Dutch into English,
of our nonprofits legal documents, called statutes.
It explains the goals of our nonprofit and how we aim to reach them.
After paying overhead expenses, we have to spend 90%
of our time and donations towards our main goal,
which is the empowerment of plurals.
We plan to do this by connecting Plurals.
We are also building a platform,
from where people can email, chat or call
with a lived experienced and trained plural.
Read more about the future warmline.
We also want to help the clinical community.
By facilitating trainings, workshops, mentorship
and other events. More info here.
Here is the translation of our statutes:
Goal:
A. Empower plurals, where plurals are defined as everyone who self-identifies as being or having more than one individual within a single body, no matter the label used to describe their unique and individual experience, by developing and using their capacities to actively shape their own lives and that of the plural community and the society of which they are part, in economic, social and political terms.
B. Bring plurals into community and contact with each other worldwide online and offline.
C. Advocacy worldwide, for all plurals and plurality in its many forms. Including but never limited to people with dissociative disorders as defined in the DSM and ICD.
D. Provide information and education from a peer to peer and lived-experience position to plurals, organizations, institutions, agencies and people worldwide.
E. Abolish stigma surrounding plurality in its many forms.
F. The ‘by plurals, for plurals’ nonprofit aims to create volunteer and paid position jobs for plurals and to model and nurture plural leadership and organizations.
G. Contributing to empower individual plurals.
H. Contribute to the cohesion of plurals and society.
I. Contributing to a healthier society for and by plurals.
It aims to achieve this goal by:
1: Facilitating community and connecting plurals worldwide online and in person, at events and through other services.
2: Reading and listening to the worries and stories of plurals and to answer their questions surrounding plurality.
3: Providing resources, information and advice, from a peer to peer and lived-experience position.
4: Facilitating publications, training and workshops.
5: Being involved in the conversations about plurals, by society, the media and the clinical community. With the motto ‘’nothing about us, without us.’’
6. When looking for new volunteers and employees plurals will be prioritized when possible.
The Plural Association