Partner with us
Partners currently fund finance experts one country at a time. The Centre gives you one quality-assured route into 191 National Societies.
Two roles
What you fund. The global platform, through an annual core contribution, indicatively NOK 1–2 million per year on a multi-year understanding.
What that keeps running. Specialist capacity in five regions, peer review of every output, and the service catalogue, open to all 191 National Societies whether or not they are in your programme.
How it is documented. A partnership agreement with the Centre, setting out the contribution and the reporting cycle.
What you fund. Work with one named National Society. Either the Centre's cost of delivering it, or the in-country cost of putting it in place, or both.
What that buys. The engagement runs through the Centre's intake, triage, delivery and quality assurance, and closes with a report you receive alongside the National Society.
How it is documented. A sponsorship agreement with the Centre, whichever cost you carry. The two routes are below.
The two roles combine. A strategic member can also sponsor country work, and most do.
Two ways to sponsor a country
You can carry either cost, or both in the same country. Either way, you sign with the Centre.
| You carry | What that covers |
|---|---|
| The Centre's delivery cost | Adviser time, and the travel, accommodation and per diem the service needs. |
| The in-country cost | Systems, hardware, external IT consultants, audit fees, training venues and translation. |
Three steps to route the technical work through the Centre, and who carries what.
How sponsorship works
How the Centre is funded
The Centre is funded from two streams: core contributions from the Norwegian Red Cross as host and from strategic members, and cost recovery on the services it delivers.
Standard service delivery is adviser time plus the travel, accommodation and per diem needed to deliver the agreed service. A National Society contributes toward it on the bands below, and a sponsor can cover that contribution in full.
Project costs sit outside it and are financed separately, by the National Society or by a sponsor: systems, hardware, software, external IT consultants, audit fees, training venues and translation.
| National Society category | Contribution to standard service delivery cost |
|---|---|
| Prioritised and lower-income | Fully subsidised |
| Middle-income | A minority share, typically under half |
| High-income | A majority share |
The detailed financing model, with the cost base, worked service costings and cost recovery, is in the partner pack. Ask for it and it is sent by email.
One email address, read by the Centre. Thirty minutes is usually enough to work out whether there is a fit.
