This is a MOU template to help get you started in creating one for your own organisation.

1. The parties committing themselves to the agreement including the full names, the names of their organisations, and their addresses.
2. The date of commencement, either:
   • a fixed date on which the agreement will become effective, or 
   • terms that instruct the date the agreement will become effective, for example, ‘on the tenth day after the day the agreement is signed’.
3. Details about the parties individually, including their full name, statement of aims and roles in their respective sector, services provided, a link to their website and other sources of information.
4. The context in which relations between the parties arose, and the reasons behind working together. This can include the partnership’s establishment, background, past achievements, and informal commencement.
5. The values and principles upon which the agreement is based, without going too deeply into specifics. These could include information about:
   • the governance structures
   • the authority of each party with regard to the agreement. (You should also include a clear description of who has authority in areas of common interest, to prevent conflict and overlap.)
   • strategies for monitoring the actions of parties (for example establishing a committee to oversee how the MoU functions).
   • details about how the partnership will be coordinated (meeting schedules, membership, and structure).
6. Contact details for key persons within each party. This may include:
   • employer (which party to the MoU they are employed by)
   • name
   • position
   • hours (if applicable)
   • contact details; work and mobile phone, email.
7. The broad purpose of the agreement. This need only be a few sentences.
8. The expected outcomes:
   • external to the MoU (the goals the parties expect to achieve together) and
   • internal to the MoU (the benefits to each party from involvement in this agreement).
9. The agreed activities that each party will contribute to achieving the identified outcomes. This can include:
   • specific activities that the parties have undertaken to complete
   • responsibilities that the parties have committed to
   • deadlines.
10. The terms of agreement, such as:
    • the lifespan of the MoU, which may include:
      • the date from which it will be effective
      • review dates
      • the time the agreement may become nullified by any other agreement, such as a concluded and legally binding contract.
    • dispute resolution processes
    • termination:
      • whether the agreement can be terminated,
      • under what circumstances, and
      • by what means.
    • Whether or not the MoU is intended to be legally binding. (If you need binding terms, it is often recommended that you use an MoU only as a ‘pre-contract’ arrangement before concluding a contract later.)
11. And finally, space for
    • signatures to the MoU
    • the date
    • the name of the person who has signed the MoU
    • the organisation or corporation that their signature represents, and
    • their position within their organisation or corporation.