Mine Vaganti NGO

What Mine Vaganti NGO does

Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) is an Italian non-profit social enterprise founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sassari, Sardinia, registered as an APS (Associazione di Promozione Sociale) with the Registro Unico Nazionale del Terzo Settore (RUNTS). The organization designs, coordinates, and implements European and international projects across five operational divisions: the Adult & Training Division, the Project & Research HUB, the VET & HEI Division (which manages the National Higher Education Consortium since 2014), the Sport Branch (Education Through Sport methodology since 2012), and the Youth Division. MVNGO serves youth (13-30), adult learners, vocational and higher education institutions, the sport sector, migrants/refugees, people with disabilities, and other NGOs/public bodies seeking EU-funded project support.

The organization's core technology stack consists of community and educational platforms built on non-formal education methodologies, including Edudetch (digital immersive learning), the NHEI Consortium platform (managing mobility for 9 Italian universities), the ICSE International Conference platform (La Sapienza University since 2021), CompETS (Education Through Sport community and Trainer Academy), and the SummerDream annual program platform. Underlying delivery is coordinated via cloud collaboration tools (Trello, Dropbox, Zoom) across a distributed HUB network spanning Sassari, Alghero, Berlin, Rome, Milan, Lisbon, and the Caribbean Islands, with approximately 50 professionals forming dedicated project teams.

MVNGO's revenue model is overwhelmingly professional services-based, funded through EU institutional programmes (Erasmus+, Horizon EU, CERV, COSME, AMIF, JUSTICE, Creative Europe, EuropeAid, Life+, UNDEF) and foundation grants (Open Society, Anna Lindh, EYF, Fondazione con il Sud, Fondazione Banco di Sardegna). A secondary commercial channel is the MVNGO Store, which sells branded training courses (EU Project Design and Management) to private sector clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; youth exchange participants receive nearly-zero-cost access (free food, accommodation, substantial travel reimbursement). Cumulative track record: 700+ projects managed since 2009, 3000+ participants sent abroad, 350+ project proposals submitted in the most recent reporting year, 25+ countries reached, and 60+ collaborators worldwide.

Name

Mine Vaganti NGO

Legal name

Mine Vaganti NGO

Website

https://minevaganti.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mine Vaganti NGO is an Italian non-profit social enterprise (founded 2009, Sassari) that designs and coordinates EU-funded education, youth mobility, and sport-for-inclusion projects across five divisions, serving universities, NGOs, youth, and public bodies across 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Education and Project Consultancy Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE), Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK), Adventure Multi-Sport Camps & Skills Academies (THAAAKAM)

Keywords

• Erasmus+ project coordination
• EU grant consultancy services
• Non-formal education training
• International youth mobility
• Education Through Sport

Headquarters

HQ city

Sassari

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EU Project Grants and Funding: Primary revenue through coordination and implementation of EU-funded projects including Erasmus+, Horizon EU, COVE, Forward Looking, COSME, AMIF, JUSTICE, CERV, Creative Europe, EuropeAid, Life+, and UNDEF programs. Also receives funding from foundations such as EYF, Fondazione con il Sud, Anna Lindh, and Open Society.
2. Training Course Sales: MVNGO Store offers branded training courses including EU Project Design and Management courses as a way to diversify offerings and serve private sector clients
3. International Mobility Services: Sending over 200 Italian participants annually to Erasmus+ training courses and youth exchanges, facilitating international mobility programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Mine Vaganti NGO is a non-profit social enterprise that designs, coordinates and implements EU-funded international projects across the Youth, Adult Education, VET, Higher Education and Sport sectors. It delivers Erasmus+ mobility programmes, provides project design and grant-writing consultancy to public and private bodies, runs accredited training courses through the MVNGO Store, and operates specialized platforms (Edudetch, NHEI, CompETS, ICSE, SummerDream) for digital learning, university mobility, Education Through Sport and cultural exchange.

Product overview

Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) is a social enterprise founded in 2009 offering European project design and coordination services, not a traditional product company. Its portfolio consists of organizational divisions providing educational and mobility services: the Adult & Training Division (Erasmus+ adult education), the Project & Research HUB (European/international project design), the VET & HEI Division (vocational and higher education mobility including the NHEI Consortium), the Sport Branch (Education Through Sport methodology), and the Youth Division (Erasmus+ youth projects). Supporting these divisions are platforms including the NHEI Consortium website, SummerDream youth programs, CompETS (Education Through Sport community), ICSE (international conference platform), and the MVNGO Store (training course catalog). MVNGO also develops e-learning courses and participates in digital transformation initiatives like Edudetch, while coordinating European mobility programs that send over 200 participants annually to training courses and youth exchanges across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Edudetch: Flagship platform for digital transformation in education leveraging technology for immersive and interactive learning experiences.
• SummerDream
• CompETS
• ICSE Platform
• EuroMap Consultancy
• NHEI Consortium

Products and services

• MVNGO Store Training Courses Online store providing branded training courses including EU Project Design and Management and other professional development programs for the private sector and individuals.
• SummerDream Annual leisure, educational and cultural exchange program in Sardinia offered each August, financed by Erasmus+ or privately funded.
• CompETS Community and network platform centered on Education Through Sport methodology, offering Trainer Academy, academic research collection, and services to private and public sectors.
• ICSE Platform International Conference on Sports, Sport Tourism and Education platform - an international podium exploring how education, lifestyle, society, business and governance can be influenced through sport.
• National Higher Education Consortium (NHEI) International mobility program coordinated by MVNGO since 2014, offering training opportunities to professors, staff members and students from 9 Italian universities, facilitating up to 100+ mobilities per year.
• MVNGO Adult & Training Division Services Division specialized in training and project design for Erasmus+ Adult education programmes, managing project coordination and implementation at local, regional, national and international levels.
• MVNGO Project & Research HUB Services Division responsible for high-level project design, research, and implementation across Erasmus+ and other European/international programmes including Horizon Europe, COVE, AMIF, and CERV.
• MVNGO VET & HEI Division Services Division promoting international mobility for high school and university students, facilitating internship opportunities under Erasmus+ and vocational training programs.
• MVNGO Sport Branch Services Division leveraging sports as a tool for education, social inclusion, and empowerment, promoting Education Through Sport (ETS) methodology and integrating Non-Formal Education with sports.
• MVNGO Youth Division Services Division organizing, implementing and reporting Erasmus+ KA1 Youth projects, Youth Exchanges and Training Courses using Non Formal Education Methodology.
• Erasmus+ Youth Mobility Programme Youth exchange and training course mobility program sending over 200 Italian participants annually to attend Erasmus+ training courses and youth exchanges across Europe and other continents.
• MVNGO E-Courses Catalogue Catalog of free e-learning courses covering topics such as Business and Entrepreneurship for Athletes with Disability, Non-formal Education Methods for Social Innovation, Education Through Sport, Critical Thinking, Digital Marketing for Sustainable Agriculture, and other Erasmus+ project outputs.
• EuroMap Consultancy Consultancy services for European project design and development, supporting public and private bodies with EU grant applications, thematic research and partnership building.
• Edudetch Platform Flagship digital transformation initiative leveraging technology to create immersive and interactive learning experiences, positioning MVNGO at the forefront of digital transformation in education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ projects managed since 2009
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Municipality of NuorocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation agreement for Universal Civil Service (SCU) accreditation. Municipality is accredited SCU body providing 4 volunteer positions at MVNGO Sassari office.
• ASD Sport CompasscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Sports Club founded in 2020 that promotes sailing as an educational tool and develops inclusivity in amateur sports activities and education.
• NGO NEST BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Born out of initiative by European-level professionals in fields of NGO, Social Innovation, European projects, and European mobility. Active collaboration hub in Berlin.
• International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012MVNGO Sport Branch member since 2012, contributing to global Sport for All movement through Non-Formal Education methodologies combined with sports. Over 70 partnerships and 30+ academic publications.
• MV International (MVI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Network of 37 European NGOs from 37 countries (plus 8 from other continents) aimed at promoting participatory planning between NGOs. Strategic partnership for international project development and implementation.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for Erasmus+, Horizon EU, CERV, COSME, and other EU funding programmes. MVNGO implements projects across multiple EU programme frameworks.
• Council of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMVNGO implements annual local TC funded by European Youth Foundation (EYF) programme. Institutional partnering for youth work excellence.
• La Sapienza UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for ICSE International Conference on Sports, Sport Tourism and Education since 2021. Partnership for Student Challenge initiative and academic research.
• Quality Culture srlcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-promotes annual master in Euro-project management. MVNGO is official partner hosting master participants for 2-month traineeship periods to convert theory into practice.
• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMVNGO works with EYE programme to assist and coach entrepreneurs of any age to accomplish dreams of building their own business. Acts as host entrepreneur providing business plan support.
• Wageningen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research collaboration through Prof. Dentoni (board member of MVNGO) and other HEI/research institutions worldwide. Contributed to academic publications in Erasmus Plus KA2 projects.
• CASMIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal committee with several Sardinian NGOs working with international mobility. Organizes annual Connessioni event for promoting volunteering and exchange of good practices.
• Fordham University of New YorkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent Challenge partnership expanding beyond original La Sapienza collaboration. Pioneering initiative blending formal and non-formal education at university level.
• Regione della SardegnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government institutional partner for Sardinia-based projects and initiatives.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): Pan-European student organization supporting Erasmus+ participants across universities. ESN is comparable in mobility focus, university partnerships, and EU programme engagement, though more student-led than MVNGO.
• European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL): European umbrella of AFS organizations advancing intercultural education. EFIL is comparable in mission (intercultural learning, EU programme participation) and serves as a coordinating body similar to MVNGO's role with NHEI and MVI.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: International non-profit delivering intercultural exchange and education programmes for young people. AFS is comparable in mission (intercultural learning, youth mobility), revenue model (programme fees plus institutional funding), and global volunteer mobilization.
• Youth for Understanding (YFU): International non-profit operating youth exchange programmes worldwide. YFU overlaps with MVNGO's youth mobility and intercultural learning focus and shares similar reliance on host families, volunteers, and institutional partnerships.
• Eurodesk: European youth information network helping young people access European mobility opportunities. Eurodesk shares MVNGO's positioning at the intersection of EU youth policy, mobility programmes, and non-formal education delivery.
• SALTO Youth: EU-funded resource centre network for youth training and non-formal education. SALTO operates with comparable methodologies and a similar EU programme focus, and MVNGO staff (e.g., Roberto Solinas, Mattia Cordioli) are publicly listed in its trainer pool.
• AIESEC: Global youth-led network delivering international leadership development and cross-cultural exchanges. AIESEC is comparable in scale, mission, and reliance on volunteer mobilities, with similar Erasmus+ and corporate partnership dynamics.
• IAESTE: International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, providing paid traineeships abroad. IAESTE overlaps with MVNGO's VET & HEI Division mobility programmes and university consortium-style coordination.

Emerging players

• streetfootballworld: International non-profit network using football for social impact and Education Through Sport-style methodologies. streetfootballworld is a closer thematic peer to MVNGO Sport Branch than traditional mobility NGOs, intersecting sport-inclusion pedagogy with global NGO networking.

Broad incumbents

• International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA): Global umbrella organization promoting Sport for All that MVNGO's Sport Branch has been a member of since 2012. ISCA operates at a much broader, federated scale across the same sport-for-inclusion mission that defines MVNGO's ETS work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MineVagantiNGO
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MineVagantiNGO
• Facebookfacebook.com/MineVagantiNGO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minevagantingo
• Instagraminstagram.com/minevagantingo

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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