Our FAQs on Commercial Contracting Commercial contracts are buzzwords in today’s non-profit world. Everyone is talking about their potential to fund programmes, most seem to agree that they are a useful addition to the ideal...
To do better, do only what matters! I started MzN nearly 10 years ago and a lot of things changed since then. What hasn’t changed is the fact that I see way too many non-profits...
A Milestone…but not enough by Christian Meyer zu Natrup, Dec 2018 Whilst I am proud that Germany signed the compact for migration, in itself this is not enough. Together with my colleagues at MzN International...
How do we make development project work better? Why do so many projects fail to achieve scale? Or even measurable impact? Is there something fundamentally wrong with the way “we do development”? Christian and Adrian...
Finanz. und Büroadministrator/in (40% teilzeit, frei einteilbar) Wir sind ein kleines Beratungsteam im Bereich der internationalen Entwicklungsarbeit und Humanitären Hilfe. Wir suchen, zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt, Verstärkung im Bereich Finanz- und Büroverwaltung in Teilzeit für 16...
Position: Intern Contract: full time, 6 to 9 months Location: Hamburg, Germany Start Date: Summer 2019 ABOUT US MzN International is a social enterprise, passionate about Doing Good, but convinced that it can be done Better....
How non-profit organisations can keep up with change without change projects by Christian Meyer zu Natrup, October 2018 The need to change an organisation is constant. Non-profit organisations should beat the permanent catch up play...
How does one go from being a traditionally funded development organization to a sustainable social enterprise? Leaders of development and aid organizations talk a lot about changing donor models, value for money, operational efficiency, new...
A question that really drives great aid organisations Great innovators, from all walks of life, in every corner of the earth have build their impact on the world by relentlessly asking if there is a...
The ability to write winning proposals is essential for all development and aid organisations. Despite the success of some organisations in exploring alternative funding streams, the capacity for attracting donor funds by winning bids remains...
International development is complex; it involves multiple stakeholders with different interests, goals and capacities. Within this pandemonium, there is a need to demonstrate the impact of what we do and how our interventions changed the...
We said goodbye to the CONTEXT Programme last month (well, almost. We still have one more graduation event to go!). We were joined in Dhaka by 36 disaster relief professionals for two four day workshops, covering...
At MzN International, we always encourage our collaborators and clients to be more transparent with their work, and frequently, we are asked why this is so important. Transparency allows an organisation to not only showcase...
Commercial contracts are a real source of income for many NGOs, yet they also remain a major challenge. Pursuing these opportunities is often viewed with skepticism about the impact on an organisation’s nonprofit mandate, its...
Bangladesh is one of the most-disaster prone countries in the world, at risk of a multitude of humanitarian crises, particularly crises resulting from the impact of climate change. Cyclones, earthquakes, as well as slow onset...
The development sector is in crisis, and that’s a good thing. Christian Meyer zu Natrup Director of MzN International The criticism of the development and aid sector isn’t as constructive as it could be. The...
Last month, MzN International traveled to Dhaka to hold workshops with Cohorts Six and Seven of our Context Programme. The Programme – held in partnership with Oxfam GB – is designed to build the capacity and confidence...
Dr. Alexandra Yannias Walker, Project Manager at MzN International, provides expert advice on what current Monitoring and Evaluation practices lacks and what could be done to make them better. Why is Monitoring and Evaluation so...
It is one of the oldest and somewhat worn debates in the sector: how to make my NGO more efficient and effective for more impact? However, the drive for more bang for each charitable buck...
The way we think about charities is fundamentally torn between two ideals. On the one side we want non-profit organisations to strive for high-end efficiency, professionally running campaigns and programmes, squeezing costs, and increasing impact....
Dr Adrian Flint and I here make the case for a development paradigm shaped and determined by the people affected directly by aid and assistance programmes. It is a call for aid programming and policy...
