1) Analysis needs

Most of us start a process by trying to understand it. We want to evaluate its impact, its benefits, its cost, its risks or its perception. There are also many evaluation needs during or after a process.

For over twenty-five years, our master analyst and his team have been providing analysis services for situations that impact institutions and their work. Indeed, mondofragilis network, the consulting arm of the group, provides a comprehensive collection. Their analyses help organisations improve the way they are perceived by stakeholders, donors, policymakers, the media and the general public. They help increase productivity, ensure successful partnerships, measure working environments, improve campaign materials or even determine if you are perceived as eco-friendly or not.

Analysis is not a requisite, but if you have determined the need for external evaluation, mondofragilis network may have the right tools.

2) Strategy needs

Beyond analysis, mondofragilis network offers strategic counsel. Experienced consultants develop campaigns, help with internal communications, assist with advocacy, participate in fundraising, help organisations shift to greener practices.

Many times now, they have also had the privilege of working on institutional strategies helping management to position and shape the organisation to improve or alter its modus operandi.

Their competence lies in an understanding of institutional mechanisms, missions and constraints making their learning curve quite short. There is no need to explain how the ‘system’ works, they know it well. They have provided and improved strategies for clients ranging from small community based organisations to United Nations agencies.

3) Content needs

Words and images are the core of every message. mondofragilis network is able to provide both.

Their writers are specialised in a variety of development, humanitarian and environment issues. Using mondolanguage.net, clients have access to over 600 translators. For those with image needs, mondolibrary.net will satisfy you with stunning and pertinent photographs.

mondofragilis network is also able to provide complete publication and website management which includes all aspects from planning and writing to production and delivery.

4) Visibility needs

Public interest organisations of all sizes need visibility. They need it for advocacy leverage, they need it to increase public awareness and they can use it for fundraising.

Getting visibility is, however, challenging. Public interest organisations do not have the funds to purchase sufficient air time or publication ad space. Getting journalists to write stories or broadcasters to cover events is no easy task either. And yet, mondofragilis network has been rather successful at getting coverage and attention for its clients.

The team regularly obtains coverage for its clients and placement for their public service announcements (PSA). Recently, a single television PSA obtained close to one million dollars of free air time on major international television stations including CNN, Euronews, TF1, TV5 monde and others.

5) Creative needs

Communications firms are often judged by their creative ability. Indeed, messaggio studios, the group’s creative arm, understands that civil society and the United Nations family set a very high standard for creative and production suppliers. They have to work fast, know how to make corrections at the last minute, produce documents in dozens of languages, expect several rounds of coordination and ultimately, the output has to be great.

The team combines young and dynamic designers with experienced art direction ensuring we are both modern and relevant. We have state of the art equipment, keep our software current and keep the staff motivated. In short, if you are part of the public interest sector and need creative services, messaggio studios can deliver design, layout, illustration, photography, 3D and comprehensive branding services.

The design team's references are substantial. Our clients range from the largest United Nations agencies to the smallest grassroots organisations in Africa, Latin America or even in our own European back yard.

6) Web needs

In the beginning, putting up a website was simple. You wrote some HTML code on a server, uploaded images and that was about it. Today’s web demands are enormous. Clients want their website to be high performance complexes delivering a large function set. This is just as true in the public interest world as it is in the business sector.

messaggio studios’ first website dates back to 1994. Fortunately, since then, its programming and design staff has grown both in numbers and qualifications. They are now able to deliver highly complex sites that include most modern web components such as dynamic content management, social networking, fundraising or project management and are able to interface with many existing databases.

In addition to building sites, messaggio studios is able to host them on their secure servers and provide maintenance and security.

Of note, the team has been privileged to design and host major sites including ones for major United Nations agencies.

7) Audio-visual needs

Modern messaging requires audio-visual production. Public service announcements for television can make a difference for advocacy, fundraising and awareness-raising efforts. Short form documentaries are useful to explain an organisation and its work. Full length documentaries can bring an issue to the forefront.

messaggio studios works in high-definition in both its own studio facility and in the field as in the recent filming of the four-part television series ‘Cancer is...’ and many others filmed worldwide over the past twenty years.

Of course, messaggio studios output is placed both on traditional media (cinema, television, radio) but also on new media (podcasts, online broadcasting, cell distribution).

8) Printing needs

Printing encompasses a wide palette of services from platemaking to distribution. naturaprint offers them all, and is able to handle a printed project's entire lifecycle from electronic file to direct marketing delivery.

naturaprint can do it either for short high-quality runs or for very long newsprint type output. Publications can be delivered right to your doorstep, whether in Geneva or around the globe.

naturaprint is proud to have printed exceptional work for exceptional organisations on all continents. What’s more, naturaprint often prints when others cannot due to short delays or complex binding.

The group’s printing and production unit also handles replication and duplication of digital media including tape, CD and DVD.

naturaprint is the group’s oldest component. It was founded in 1948, started going green in the mid 1980s long before any other printer would dare do so and went 100% green in 2005.

9) Fundraising needs

Raising funds is getting harder; if you are a funded public interest organisation, you know this already. Donors have less available funding and a growing number of organisations lobby with similar projects and needs.

mondofragilis network and its sister companies can help in several ways with two being the most solicited:

Consolidated fundraising projects and strategies are one way forward in coming years. mondofragilis network has initiated its own consolidation efforts or has been called upon to do so on behalf of a lead grantee.

Public fundraising campaigns, whether direct marketing-based, online or using events is another cornerstone service.

10) Training needs

Sharing knowledge is key. George Bernard Shaw said it best: "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."

Over the years, mondofragilis network has been called upon to give a number of specialised and tailor-made courses and seminars. Additionally, there are two training tracks that it makes available regularly. The first is its signature ‘Communications and perception analysis training seminar’ that builds upon the company’s 30-year experience with analysis.

The second is a master-level class for seasoned campaigners and communications staff: ‘Advanced Campaigning Seminar’.

11) Collaboration needs

mondofragilis group companies have all, at some point, engaged in collaborative projects of their own or have helped clients to engage in joint programs of their own. The group also provides tools that make collaboration simpler and more efficient.

mondofragilis alternatives is the group’s licensing and partnerships company. It has recently embarked on a more proactive search for potential licensing and joint venture partners.

12) Meeting needs

The group’s experts have been involved in meeting management since 1980. They have managed smaller conferences and very large conventions and tradeshows held in major international venues in Paris, London and New York.

Using the group’s resources, all aspects of such events can be handled including strategy, promotion, registration, incoming travel services, session management and reporting. N.B. that this service was discontinued from 2002 to 2008 and has recently been added back to the services roster.

Last word

If you have read this far, thank you. Thank you for your interest in mondofragilis group and its staff's efforts. If you work with them, you will discover a team of passionate believers in change. From the account executives like Caroline, Céline or Alain to the many production, creative, consulting and admin staff you will find people who want to make your experience perfect. They are the type of people who will work tirelessly to make your experience great. And if there are problems, delays or mistakes, they will be on the front lines looking for solutions. We are not perfect, but try hard to be very very good at what we do.

Next step? If you need to contact us, please call: +33450889912 or use our contact form.