It’s a new world. We need to do better.
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Clearing the Air: 5 Tips on How to Proactively Manage Conflict in a Team
Disagreements are inevitable when people with different backgrounds, cultures, personalities and working styles come together to achieve common goals. It is therefore the role of leadership of any organisation to find pathways to transform and manage conflict in a respectful, productive manner.
MzN Attends European Development Days (EDD) In June 2022
From 21 - 22 June, Chris, MzN's managing director, and Ewan, an analyst, attended the 2022 European Development Days in Brussels. EDD is a forum for the development community in Europe, bringing together representatives of the EU, NGOs, and the private sector to discuss the future of development.
“Preparing for an Uncertain Future” with Reana Rossouw
In this episode of Chasing Impact, MzN Senior Consultant Carolin Gomulia interviews Reana Rossouw, the owner of Next Generation Consultants, a leading South African Management Consulting firm with a wealth of experience in the social innovation, shared value, humanitarian and sustainable development environments. They discuss how professionals in the development and humanitarian ecosystem can prepare for an uncertain future.
An interview with Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction, the largest alliance of INGOs and partners in the US
In this episode of Chasing Impact, MzN interviews Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction, the largest U.S.-based alliance of INGOs focused on people around the world. Sam shares his experiences and insights, reflecting on localization vs. global aid, challenging the requirements donors have for giving and reminding INGOs of their original purpose and values.
How to Unlock Innovation in Your Organisation
To fulfil the social impact sector’s mission, we need to think outside the box to generate creative ideas and see past ‘same old’ solutions. But where do you start if you spend most of your time caught up in the day-to-day running of your organisation? Here we suggest a number of small, practical steps to unlock dormant drivers of creativity and stimulate fresh thinking in your organisation.
“How Change Happens” with Dr. Duncan Green
In this episode of Chasing Impact, Chris interviews Dr Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB, Professor in Practice in International Development at the London School of Economics and author of the book How Change Happens and the blog FP2P.
Attention Bond members: Join our Knowledge Sessions and Sprints!
We are pleased to announce that our partnership with bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development, will continue in September 2021!
“The NGO of the Future”: Insights from Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive of Bond UK
In this episode of Chasing Impact, Stephanie Draper, Chief Executive of Bond, the UK network for (now over 400) organisations working in international development shares her insights about the funding gap, the future of NGOs and self-care as a leader.
“The pandemic has opened possibilities for deep, structural change” – an interview with Ingrid Srinath
We are living in unpredictable times. In this interview, MzN senior consultant Carolin Gomulia, asks Ingrid Srinath, Founder and Director at the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University in India, how NGOs can prepare for the changes that might lie ahead.
“Path to Purpose”: How MzN International founder, Christian Meyer zu Natrup CA, pursued finance for good
In "Path to Purpose", the article published in CA magazine in March 2022, Christian Meyer zu Natrup CA, Managing Director of MzN International, tells Cherry Casey why his qualification has enabled him to pursue his real goal – systemic business change.
Starting an NGO – Lessons from War Child Deutschland
In this episode of Chasing Impact, MzN Senior Consultant Carolin Gomulia interviews Lydia Sleifir from War Child Deutschland about what it was like to start an NGO as part of a duo, what challenges they experienced, the lessons they learned and how they managed to secure funding.
5 Steps for Proactive Fundraising
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Short Podcast Series – Chasing Innovation, Funding and Impact with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
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Interested in learning USAID & EU partnering best practices?
Join us as Mike Shanely, Founder and CEO of AidKonekt Data, and MzN Managing Director Chris Meyer zu Natrup share USAID and EU partnering best practices their teams have learned through nearly a decade of supporting USAID and EU partnering growth strategies.
