A few weeks back, part of the Minerva team attended the Measles & Rubella Partnership Meeting. Alongside our colleagues at Camber Collective, Minerva has been supporting the Partnership’s communications efforts for nearly a year now. The two-day event brought together major health organizations that have been steadfast in their commitment to a world free from…
The Goddess Speaks
Minerva sends out a quarterly newsletter featuring client news, Minerva musings, and more! Make sure you’re subscribed so you get the next one straight to your inbox. *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT| Dear Reader, I’ve been thinking a lot about breakdowns lately. I just turned 42, a wonderful age to be, but also squarely in “midlife.” I’m feeling my…
This piece is part of a series exploring how storytellers and communicators can approach inclusivity in their work. Late last year, we dove into how participatory grantmaking offers a model for communicators to follow. Below, we explore how Design Thinking offers a model for communicators to follow. In my final semester as a graduate student…
During the summer of 2020, I hit a burnout-related wall—and I have a feeling I’m not the only one. Time was elusive; my schedule felt out of my control. I was afraid that if I took a vacation—the standard cure for burnout—it would pass by without benefit, especially because I couldn’t safely travel. I decided…
Minerva’s approach to communications planning with our clients If “having a plan” was a love language, it would most certainly be one of mine. The Minerva team is often approached with knotty communications challenges, and we love rolling up our sleeves and getting creative. While it’s tempting to jump headfirst into the work, we like…
As my time with Minerva Strategies comes to an end, I’ve admired seeing how communications can make a difference. Bringing positive change to the world can be a difficult and long journey–but the work that our clients do, and that Minerva supports, helps to build the world we want to live in. Communications helps create…
Each quarter, we send out a newsletter featuring Minerva news, awesome client achievements, plus a reflection from one of our team members. Subscribe here to make sure you don’t miss the next one! *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Reader, The close of 2023 marks the end of Minerva’s 10th anniversary year. I hate to see a party end, but…
Minerva Strategies is privileged to partner with professionals from around the world who share our values and excitement about communicating to support positive change. We are fortunate to partner with Akiko Baron Design, LLC across several client relationships, including projects with the Client Justice Resilience Fund, Seattle Foundation, and so many others. Whether creating a…
Our team is delighted to announce that Elise McGlothian is now a Director at Minerva Strategies! In late 2019, Elise made a big career change—from TV news to the nonprofit sector—bringing her storytelling skills gained as a producer to a new role advocating for positive change on Capitol Hill with the American Cancer Society Cancer…
As a fully remote team, our calendars are regularly filled with meetings and our inboxes boom with notifications. We are agile communicators through and through. Rarely, though, do we block our calendars off for 48 hours, silence the notifications, and connect by tapping each other on the shoulder rather than messaging over Teams. That is…