DSEF accomplishes its public service work by strategically partnering with a global network of direct selling organizations, consumer advocates and consumer protection organizations, academic associations, entrepreneurial support organizations, universities, foundations, and government entities.  

The American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) The American Council on Consumer Interests, formally established in 1953, is the leading consumer policy research and education organization consisting of a world wide community of researchers, educators and related professionals dedicated to enhancing consumer well-being. ACCI promotes the consumer interest by encouraging, producing and communicating policy-relevant research.

The Association of Women’s Business Centers The Association of Women’s Business Centers is a national not for profit (501c3) organization representing women’s business centers and women business owners. Founded in 1998, the AWBC supports entrepreneurial development among women as a way to achieve economic self-sufficiency, create wealth and participate in economic development through education, training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities.

Camara Argentina de Venta Directa (CAVEDI) The Argentine Chamber of Direct Selling, Argentina's DSA, groups fifteen companies that market their products through direct selling in its different methods, mainly door to door, party plan and network marketing.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) The Direct Selling Association is the national trade association of the leading firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers. The cornerstone of the association's commitment to ethical business practices and consumer service is its Code of Ethics. Every member company pledges to abide by the code's standards and procedures as a condition of admission and continuing membership in the association.

National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA) The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators is an international association whose members are government consumer protection agencies at all levels of government. Its members are responsible for ensuring an honest, safe, informed marketplace and promoting consumer and business responsibility in a competitive economy. NACAA works with members of the business community who share its goals and are interested in joint projects and dialogue.

Office of Consumer Protection, CANADA The Office de la Protection du Consommateur was created in 1971 by the Government of Québec. It is an independent agency, but under the responsibility of the Québec Minister of Citizen Relationship and Immigration. The Office is responsible for consumer protection and for ensuring compliance with the Consumer Protection Act.

The Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) The Society for Marketing Advances is a premier marketing association that holds an annual conference that brings together marketing educators from throughout the United States and abroad.  This organization’s primary purpose is to promote the growth of intellectual leadership in the field of marketing on the part of teachers, researchers, and students in universities and interested executives in business and government.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) The mission of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship is to advance knowledge and foster business development through entrepreneurship education and research. USASBE is interdisciplinary, cross-functional and globally connected (as an affiliate of the International Council for Small Business). USASBE is the premier network for entrepreneurship educators at all student levels, for professional practitioners, for entrepreneurship researchers, and for government policy makers.  USASBE offers cutting-edge programs for entrepreneurship education and encourages research that has practical application.

World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations is a nongovernmental voluntary organization representing the direct selling industry globally as a federation of national Direct Selling Associations. The U.S. Direct Selling Association serves as the Secretariat for the federation based in Washington, D.C.