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Cost Recovery Consultancy

Practical Expertise & Proven Solutions

Did you know that many other funders will fully fund your work, even administrative costs, if you ask for it?

Yet according to our research most NGOs get less than their fair of cost recovery. This is because many organizations may not know how to fully account for costs or how to represent these costs to funders.

 

Our Cost Recovery Consultancy Service

This consultancy helps nonprofits and NGOs maximize cost recovery by clarifying direct versus indirect costs, aligning internal stakeholders, and developing a tailored indirect cost policy that supports sustainability, strengthens donor negotiations, and ensures restricted funding covers the full cost of doing business.

In only 10 weeks, Humentum will help your organization create the policies, resources, and tools to ask for the full funding you need, not just with one funder, but with all funders. Through the consultancy you will be able to mitigate the current and future risks of your programs being underfunded.

The long-term success indicators for the consultancy are:

  • your organization advocates effectively with funders for fair indirect cost recovery
  • improved ability to budget full program costs sustainably
  • reduced risk of underfunding across projects
  • increased organizational sustainability and resilience
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Humentum’s report and presentation on USG Compliance were done concisely and clearly so that any stakeholder could easily digest them across our offices in Kenya and Indonesia. The work with Humentum opened up a great conversation within our team that can continue beyond finance and procurement.

Lauren Van Enk, World Vision

The Humentum consultants assigned to this project had decades of combined experience in accountability and auditing frameworks, with deep expertise in Value for Money (VfM) approaches in the UK development sector. They instilled a strong sense of confidence in all stakeholders that they could implement the frameworks and worked effectively across cultures.

Sheila Chanani, GFEMS

Our Methodology

Every Humentum consultancy engagement follows our proven BRIDGE Methodology, from building understanding to extending what works. We integrate people and process at every step for lasting results that hold up in practice, not just on paper.

 

 

Our NGO Consultants

Our expert NGO and Nonprofit consultants guide your organization through the cost recovery process from both an internal perspective and the donor/funding landscape. With decades of experience, our global network of consultants know how to help your organization build long-lasting solutions.

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Build a financially sustainable NGO

Case Study: Global Fund to End Modern Slavery

Humentum worked with Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, an organization funded through DFID, which requires grantees to demonstrate Value for Money (VfM). We supported the design and analysis of VfM to assess the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of the organization’s DFID program.

Cost recovery is the backbone of any successful organization, ensuring its sustainability and ability to thrive in the long term.

Our Promise and Principles

Trust: We invest in and build a relationship with your organization
Full Team Engagement: We facilitate true engagement with internal and external stakeholders
Focus on Fundamentals: We ensure the fundamentals are in place for donor compliance, accountability, and transparency to achieve lasting impact