Norwegian Church Aid

Introduction for CfC 27.02.2012

Siv Bonde, manager Church network Norway

• From Lørenskog• Husband, three girls and a dog• Christian – go to Lutheran Church in Lørenskog, but

background from Pentecostle church• Four year economic degree from Norwegian School of

Management (siviløkonomi fra BI på norsk )• Worked for NCA since 2002• Leader for the regional consultants in NCA, spread around

the country

Constituenzy mobilization

• 10 regional consultants• 150 volunteer district contacts• 1200 volunteer local contacts• Mobilize the people in Norway

through our network of volunteers.

Regional consultants Hilda Kristine

Kristin

Mona

LivArnhild

Harald

Roald

Olav

Gunnar

Bente

Lise

Norwegian Church Aid’s mandate:

• To make God’s love visible in the world

It all started in 1947…

• After second world war… the situation in Europe?

To love our enemies..

• The good samaritan…

• …in practice with our hands and resources

= diakonia

What does ”love our enemy” imply today?

• Groups – two in discussion • 5 minutes

A little more history

• Biafra (Nigerian civil war)

Who we areNorwegian Church Aid struggles together with people and organisations across the world to eradicate poverty and injustice.

We provide emergency assistance in disasters and work for long-term development in local communities. In order to address root causes of poverty, we advocate for just decisions by public authorities, business and religious leaders.

Norwegian Church Aid is an ecumenical diakonal organisation for global justice. Our work is carried out with no intention of influencing people’s religious affiliation. To ensure efficiency and create results, Norwegian Church Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance, one of the world’s largest humanitarian alliances.

NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID – together for a just world!

Integrating with ACT Alliance

• ACT is an alliance of 105 churches and church-related organisations that work together in humanitarian assistance and development.

• The alliance works in 140 countries and mobilises US$1.6 billion annually in its work for a just world.

• The alliance has over 33.000 people working for it globally.

• What does it mean when it comes to communication?– Co-branding– Sharing of material– Common messages on humanitarian work and long term

developing– Coordinating campaign efforts

http://www.actalliance.org/where-we-work

Mobilize and support local capasity

• Partners and local communities abroad

• People and local communities in Norway

Organisation and owners

Constituencies

The Council

Board

Generalsecretary

Finance dept.

Dept. Int. programmesCommunication

And Fundraising dept.

Den Norske KirkeNorges KFUK/KFUM Norges kristelige Student- og Skoleungdomslag NKSSNorges samemisjon NormisjonDen Indre Sjømannsmisjon FrelsesarméenDet Norske BaptistsamfunnMetodistkirken i NorgeDen evangelisk Lutherske FrikirkePinsebevegelsen i NorgeDet Norske misjonsforbundDe Frie Evangeliske ForsamlingerNORME (observatør)Global Aid Network (observatør)

Dept. for development policy

Human Resource dept.

NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID`S STAKEHOLDERS

CHAPTER 2

The main actors who affect and are

affected by our work. NCA are committed to

being accountable to all of them:

•Rights-holders

•Local and national organisations

•Constituency in Norway, including local congregations

•Governments

•People in Norway, including the media

Norwegian Church Aid’s comparative advantages

WHAT WE DOGLOBAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMMES

CHAPTER 5

Emergency preparedness and response

Haiti 2010

Pakistan flood 2010

http://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/Aktuelt/Nyhetsarkiv/verste-torke-pa-60-ar/ http://www.kirkensnodhjelp.no/Aktuelt/Nyhetsarkiv/

bekymret-for-tempoet/

Long term development ………as in Tanzania

Advocacy – an example from Tanzania

• Pets – Public expenditure tracking system:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCQoV7kX9XI

Advocacy – abroad and in Norway

Advocacy

• Influence attitudes and decisions by persons, insititutions and authorities to work for democracy and fight for the rights of the poor and good governance.

Media work• General secretary main spokes person

• Added value: Our best selling points– Humanitarian: Long term expertice on water– Long term development: Present in hot spots– Advocacy: Willingness to challenge, despite people with power

might get offended…

• National media• Local media

– Training will follow

break!

So – how do we mobilize?

• Fundraising• Signatures for change on petitions• Volunteers

FUNDRAISING

• Appr. 130 – 150 mill NOK per year• Competitive market in Norway

• Ethical and cost effective campaigns• Regular donors, donor letters,

christmas campaign etc. • Congregations (christmas and lent)• Emergency response campaigns• Corporate sponsorships

Division for media and campaigns• Media:

– Setting the agenda– Responding to the agenda– New record in 2010!– Among the top-three dev. agencies

• Web:- our daily window of communication- 250.000 visitors in 2010 – take a look: www.nca.no

• Advocacy campaigns– Mobilizing and using the media forChange- Norways biggest in Copenhagen 2009

NCAs annual Lenten campaign

• 1250 congregations participate• 35 000 people walk door-to-

door• Combining a long tradition and

modern ideas

Volunteer network

• Cirka 150 district contacts• Local contacts in many congregations • Ecumenical cooperation• Fundraising, campaigning for change and volunteering hand in hand for 5 weeks!

Internasjonal dag Sofiemyr- fasteaksjonen

Volunteers!

• Kristiansand– Creative fundraising Bread-campaign

Confirmation – who does it – who are they?

• 30-40.000 youths every year

• Some of idealism• Others do it for

the party/the gifts• All are positive to

the church – they can choose different..but they don’t

Walk to create hope - Get hope– For Justice!

• The door-to-door walk is mandatory

– part of the confirmationprogram

Lenten campaign is about:

• Collecting money and advocating for justice by collecting signatures on petitions

• We focus on the needs and the causes for injustice– And what we can do about

it together!

And here is when YOU come in!

•But now – first a good break