For NGOs and donors
Health economics for NGOs, foundations and donors
Costing, cost-per-beneficiary and value-for-money evidence that stands up to funder review — for proposals, reports, renewals and scale-up decisions.
Common challenges
Funders want value-for-money evidence
Proposals and annual reports increasingly ask for a cost per beneficiary and a value-for-money narrative, but programme finance data are rarely organised by activity or result.
Budgets need defensible unit costs
A budget built on guesses is hard to defend. A unit cost built with the ingredients approach, with every input traced to a source, is not.
Scale-up and transition decisions
As external funding changes, programmes need to show what it would cost government or partners to take them over, and what they deliver for that money.
Grants now expect an economic aim
Programme and research grants often ask whether an intervention is good value. That work has to be designed into the proposal, not added at the end.
Packages for NGOs and donors
- Value-for-Money and Cost-per-Beneficiary Analysis for NGOsA clear, defensible analysis of what your programme costs per beneficiary and per result, framed around the value-for-money questions funders ask.Typically 4–8 weeks, depending on how programme finance and monitoring data are organised · Pricing on request
- Rapid Costing StudyA focused cost analysis of one programme, intervention or service, using data that already exist, so you have a defensible unit cost for a budget, proposal or decision.Typically 6–8 weeks when existing financial and service data are available · Pricing on request
- Grant Economic Evaluation PackageEconomic evaluation for research and programme grants — from writing a fundable economic aim and budget at proposal stage to delivering the costing and cost-effectiveness analysis once funded.Proposal stage: typically 2–4 weeks before the submission deadline · Pricing on request
- Benefit Package Costing SprintA time-bound costing of a health insurance or UHC benefit package, showing what the promised services will cost, what drives the cost and what contribution or subsidy is needed.Typically 6–8 weeks for a defined package with existing claims or facility data · Pricing on request
Related practice areas: Health financing and insurance · Costing studies and unit-cost data · Impact and programme evaluation
How we work with you
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Start with the decision
A 20-minute call to understand what the evidence is for, who will read it and when it is due.
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A written proposal
A proposal setting out the scope, timeline and price, so there are no surprises.
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Your data, organised
We work with your finance and programme teams and send a structured data request, so that staff time is used well.
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Tools you keep
Every workbook and model is handed over, documented, so your team can update the numbers next year.
Read about our methods and standards and our procurement information.
Free resources for NGOs and donors
Guides
Templates
Frequently asked questions
Can you help with a proposal that is due soon?
Yes. For proposal support, contact us as early as possible; the economic section and budget lines are usually drafted within 2–4 weeks.
Do you work with small NGOs?
Yes. The Rapid Costing Study and the Value-for-Money Analysis are designed to be focused and proportionate, and the scope is agreed with you before any work starts.
Do you work in French?
Yes. We deliver our work in English and French.
Have a decision that needs local evidence?
Tell us what you need and we will reply within one business day with next steps — or book a 20-minute call.