By Joy Portella, President, Minerva Strategies— “Look – there’s one. No three!” We saw a person. His large size indicated it was a man, and he was slumped over in a wheelchair and draped in a blanket. At his feet were two other people. We couldn’t discern their genders. They were huddled and “sheltered” in…
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Sara Veltkamp By Sara Veltkamp, Sr. Associate, Minerva Strategies ̶ Flint, Michigan seems to have been misplaced on the global map. While clearly within the confines of a Midwestern state of the wealthiest economy in the world, the situation of the city, slowly deteriorating since the 80s, is better suited to a humanitarian disaster zone, or a post-conflict…
By Joy Portella, President, Minerva Strategies— Minerva Strategies has been working with our client Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), which provides medication-assisted treatment for people in Western Washington who struggle with opioid addiction, for more than one year. I’ll admit that we knew embarrassingly little about this topic when we first got involved with ETS. I…
By Sara Veltkamp – “Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.” – Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin lied, or at least was mistaken. Despite the commonly held conception that happiness is a choice, for most people, overall happiness is a feeling brought about by tangible, measurable factors. Not that choosing…
By Erin Ewart, education consultant – America has long been a nation of immigrants. Yet attitudes and support for new arrivals to our country have shifted over the years. Some Americans viewed President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration reform as a welcome and much needed step, while others found it deeply controversial. The debate…
Minerva Strategies By Andrea Joseph – Minerva Strategies works with partners and clients around the world. This week we’re pleased to post our first Spanish-language blog, from Andrea Joseph, our partner in Argentina. Read this post in English. Nicolás García Mayor pasó en pocos años de vivir en las ruinas de una clínica abandonada a convertirse en…