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...
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...
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...
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...
Answers to the question of how best to help the world’s poor out of poverty and bring opportunity and development to a country usually include some of the familiar buzzwords: economic growth, political stability and...
