Priorities include gaining cash donations, goods and services, as well as donation earmarked for specific projects. A system of equitable distribution will be encouraged. This is a source of frustration, particularly for Russian Red Cross, which aims to be financially independent. While Resource Development is having some spectacular successes in terms of commercial in-kind donations from programmes, it may yet be some time before significant amounts of cash are realised, although there is every indication that the chosen strategy will yield fruit. Steps have been made in presenting the Federation as an opinion and achievement leader among other international organisations and organisations representing indigenous groups, such as Raipon and the Arctic Council.
All programmes have monitoring and evaluation procedures written into their proposals.
The Federation through their delegates on the ground will provide reports and feedback on activities implemented and indicators achieved. The changes affecting Russia right now are issues that will shape the geopolitical landscape for generations to come. They come about as direct results of the collapse in communism, the end of the cold war, and the emergence of a new world order. Disease, and the ability or otherwise of the State to combat combinations of these potential risks. Internally, the three-year Reform Process which Russian Red Cross has embarked on is seen as a mainstay for the organisation.