About Chris

Christian is the founder and managing director of MzN International. Christian is a governance reform and organisational change expert, specialising in digital transformation and making non-profit organisations financially sustainable. At MzN International, he leads our consulting and training work across 20 countries. Christian holds a postgraduate degree in international relations and is a qualified chartered accountant with more than 10 years of experience working in emerging economies and fragile contexts. He continues with research in areas relating to development and aid. In 2015, together with Dr. Adrian Flint from the University of Bristol, Christian developed the concept of beneficiary-led aid.

10 Tips for Writing Better Project Proposals

By |2021-09-14T20:28:25+02:007 May 2021|Consultancy, Insights, NGOs|

The ability to write successful proposals is essential for all development and aid organisations. Though we encourage exploring alternative funding streams, the capacity for attracting donor funds by winning bids remains at the centre of successful NGOs.

From NGO to Social Business : Why and How

By |2020-02-14T10:10:17+01:0014 February 2020|Insights, News|

Leaders of development and aid organisations talk a lot about changing donor models, value for money, operational efficiency, new technology and changing business models, and many believe that being aware of these mitigates the need for serious changes. It doesn’t.

No More Restructuring! Please.

By |2021-09-15T16:58:19+02:0014 July 2019|Insights, News|

The need to change an organisation is constant. Non-profit organisations should beat the permanent catch-up playing and disruptive, expensive restructuring projects. But how? At MzN International, we explore how we can keep up with the changing environment without having to constantly go through reorganisation projects.

FAQs: Commercial Contracting

By |2021-09-14T15:06:09+02:007 March 2019|Insights, News|

Commercial contracts are buzzwords in today’s non-profit world. Everyone is talking about their potential to fund programmes and most seem to agree that they are a useful addition to the ideal funding mix. However,  hardly anyone knows where to start.

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