mondofragilis group news
Launch of Cancer is...
This past 2nd and 9th December 2008, the first episode of the television series Cancer is... was launched in Geneva, Switzerland and Atlanta, USA. The series reveals the 'world of cancer' detailing what is going on behind the scenes in research laboratories, hospitals, UN organizations and civil society. Links to the first episode are currently online at cancerfilm.tv, the film's website.
Europa Donna on CNN, Euronews and more...
To stop breast cancer, women need to know how. mondofragilis network is pleased to help convey the message. The 30-second PSA, produced for Europa Donna, points women in the right direction for advice about prevention and cure. The PSA is already being aired on CNN Europe, Euronews, TF1, RTL 2, TV5 Monde, France 24, and many other European channels.
In strategic partnership with BioVision 2009
In a world increasingly plagued by obesity, disease, and waste, where do we turn for solutions? BioVision seeks to answer this question. The BioVision World Life Sciences Forum, held in Lyon, from 8 to 11 March 2009, and facilitated by mondofragilis network, provides a unique opportunity for spirited debate and discussion about life sciences.
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Overview of mondofragilis group
Its companies, its services and its activities
Our companies offer media and communications strategies and services that cause change in policy, operations and behaviour. Our work ranges from campaigning materials for the World AIDS Campaign to films coproduced with the Clinton Foundation, IARC/WHO, PACT/IAEA or the American Cancer Society, printing on behalf of several UN agencies, design services for many more, or defending women's rights with the World YWCA. As we grow, we seek opportunities that can give us, and our civil society and United Nations partners and clients, the necessary resources to make lives better.
We provide media and communications strategies.
mondofragilis network is our umbrella media and communications company. It serves the United Nations family, civil society organisations, the public sector and better Earth projects. It offers a full range of public awareness, advocacy, behaviour change, fundraising and internal communications analyses, strategies and services. It also offers sustainable development shifting strategies to corporations or organisations wishing to adopt a more socially responsible stance.
mondofragilis network also operates the group's online portals including mondolibrary and mondolanguage.
Their slogan is: messages must cause change.
We offer creative services.
messaggio studios is our design and production agency. It offers the full gamut of creative services. It designs, draws and photographs. It offers desktop publishing and translation services in multiple languages. It designs web sites and hosts them on its own internet servers. It delivers high-end 3D images and animation. It produces, films and edits broadcast television documentaries and public service announcements. messaggio studios is staffed with talented, passionate young artists and headed by a gender-balanced art director tandem.
Clients can opt for individual services or can contract messaggio studios on an agency basis segmented either on a campaign per campaign basis or a calendar contract; annual contracts were conceived to be competitive and cost-efficient for our clients.
We have our own printing facility.
naturaprint is the group’s printing facility. Nestled in the Alps, the facility uses recycled papers or papers from managed forests and vegetable-based inks. Internally, naturaprint adheres to the highest environmentally-sound operational and business standards. It is managed by a two-woman team; a unique attribute in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
We make and sell better Earth products.
mondofragilis alternatives is a better–Earth products company whose slogan is: choices must cause change. The alternatives team is open to a variety of partnerships ranging from private label to licensing.
We have national representatives.
mondofragilis companies have national and regional representatives on three continents. They sell mondofragilis network services, mondofragilis alternatives products, naturaprint printing, messaggio studios creative work and all other mondofragilis group services or products. Their account executives are responsible for all client support. Among them mondofragilis africa and mondofragilis américa latina. We are actively seeking additional partner representatives.
We develop projects and partnerships.
We thrive on partnerships and project development. We have coproduced television programming, launched joint internet sites, devised collaborative schemes with local authorities for their eco-tourism development or co-published books or other printed materials. These partnerships motivate us and ultimately deliver greater results. As long as the process is based in media and communications knowledge and in better Earth philosophies, we are interested.
One of our services
Print and replication services
In most people's minds, printing encompasses a wide palette of services from platemaking right through to distribution. In between, there are many steps. naturaprint offers them all but with a twist. We can handle a printed project's entire lifecycle from electronic file to direct marketing delivery. What's more, we can do it either for short high-quality runs or for very long newsprint type output. And we'll deliver right to your doorstep, whether in Geneva or around the globe. We also handle replication and duplication of digital media including tape, CD and DVD. The twist is, that we do it all using environmentally-friendly materials and methods. And this is not new. Our facility, which opened in 1948, started going green in the mid 1980s long before any other printer would dare do so. But back to our actual services. These are some of the services offered by our facility.
One of our projects
The Campaigner
The Campaigner is a new publication for nonprofit campaigners who spend countless days managing, conceiving, designing, producing and disseminating campaign materials to support their advocacy, fundraising and public awareness agendas. This publication will help them in their challenging work.
Operations blog
2008-2009 Holiday season
18/12/2008 12:35 pm
The group will be slowing down for the 2008-2009 holiday season from 20 December '08 to 4 January '09. All operations will be up and running but with reduced staff. All year end delivery schedules are currently on schedule and we foresee no delays. Note that switchboards at group headquarters, the studio and the print facility will be open throughout the holidays. Check the contact section for details.
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Happy '09
25/12/2008 8:07 am
Another year comes to an end, but what a year!
Indeed, this has been quite a year, with good and bad, for the world, for the USA, for mondofragilis group and for our public interest clients and partners. During 2008, a milestone was reached in the United States. Indeed, a non-white President has been elected. In addition, I believe most of us would agree, that he seems to be one of the brightest Presidents the US has seen in decades.
For the world, this has not been a great year. The economic crisis is now becoming obvious to all but the most disconnected and even they, I think, will soon know. This is an unprecedented socio-economic event. Our only hope is, evidently, that we manage to get out of it before it become truly cataclysmic. The world has also seen some climate change milestones, pandemics are being re-examined and refugees are unfortunately still in the headlines. Indeed, our world has not had a great 2008.
For mondofragilis group, it's been, we admit, a great year. We have grown, consolidated, made new friends, brought in new clients, offered more services and otherwise made good on our promise to improve our service and quality. This said, much remains to be done. We did make some mistakes this year. Most were minor, a couple were not and we need to change this if we want to remain at the top of the media and communications ladder. One of our major changes will come early in 2009 when we hire our new flow control manager. This person will be responsible for controlling all that comes into the system, how we manage it while it's there and how we follow up once it's out. We have not yet found this pearl but we are definitely looking.
For our clients, it's been an okay year. Most are doing well on the operations side though we do know that some funding issues are becoming evident. One of our clients, for instance, is having a very difficult time being paid by one of its donors. And now, with the Madoff scandal, I'm guessing that others will also be affected. I do know that one of our own donor / partners was affected.
2008 was also the year when we produced Cancer is... This has been quite an adventure and we thank all our partners and friends for their efforts. I hope that during 2009, millions will see the films worldwide.
That's all for now. As you can see from the date, today is Christmas day and I have a family that is looking forward to opening their gifts. With these words I leave you all and wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and, if I don't blog before the 31st, a wonderful new year. Don't drink and drive, by the way, and don't forget to use a condom! There, I said it.
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