Danish European Mission strives to ensure that as much of the funds collected go directly into projects that benefit the persecuted church
When you make an earmarked gift to one of our projects, 95% of the gift goes to the project you earmarked the gift for, while 5% contributes to the costs of project supervision, information work, bookkeeping and auditing.
If you make a non-earmarked gift to the work of the Danish European Mission, a small portion is used for projects.
Low labor costs
Over the past 10 years, the number of employees at the Danish European Mission's secretariat in Denmark has been reduced. The goal of reducing salary costs in Denmark is to ensure that the largest possible share of the funds raised is transferred to projects that benefit persecuted Christians and the spread of the Gospel. In the projects we support, local employees are employed to carry out the work.
In 2024, nine people are employed in Denmark. Some are employed part-time, so converted to full-time employees, 4.3 FTEs were employed in 2024.
Decreasing office expenses
The Danish European Mission is continuously working to streamline the operation of the mission's activities, which is one of the reasons why the well-known large villa at Østerhegn 26 in Bagsværd was sold in 2012. This saved costs for the maintenance of the now older villa.
It is also a property many people know, as it was the setting for the mission's work during the Cold War, when the Danish European Mission - often in the face of domestic political headwinds - drew attention to the persecution of Christians in the Eastern Bloc. In addition, many young Christians have lived in the Christian collective on the first floor of the villa. Many initiatives have originated from this place - to help persecuted Christians and spread the gospel in countries that are closed to traditional missions.
How is it monitored that your gift is used in accordance with the purpose?
Fundraising is a big responsibility to take on. The fundamental and crucial evaluation question we ask is whether our donors' gifts are used in accordance with the purpose for which they were given. If a person gives a gift to, for example, emergency aid for Christians and others in need in Syria, the gift must be used for that purpose. It is as simple as that.
We spend a lot of time selecting local project partners that we can trust. The identification of the right project partners is based on a number of parameters:
- For example, we consult resource persons in our large international network with in-depth country expertise before entering into a partnership with a local Christian church or organization.
- We emphasize that the local project partner's vision and purpose are aligned with the vision of the Danish European Mission. Our goal is to help persecuted Christians and enable them to spread the Christian message.
- A local project partner must be willing to be transparent in all matters, including finances.
- A project partner must deliver clear and concrete results in their work. We regularly partner with local Christians whose work is in its infancy when we sense the right thing to do. But over the years, we often see how God allows the work to grow and make an impact in the country where it is carried out.
We are in continuous contact with our project partners:
- Via video meetings, through email and phone calls.
- Staff, volunteers and board members regularly visit project partners in their home countries and oversee projects.
Travel expenses
All flights are economy class. During supervision trips, Danish European Mission staff will either stay for free with our partners, in a guesthouse or in a hotel at a reasonable price.
All questions are welcome
If you have any questions about how your gift is used, you are always welcome to call 4444 1313 or write to info@forfulgtekristne.dk