Tavia Rhodes is the Director of Development with long-time Minerva client Evergreen Treatment Services, a network of medication-assisted treatment clinics in Washington that provide treatment for opioid addiction. Tavia has held a number of development positions, including running her own development consulting business for three years prior to joining the ETS team. Sara Veltkamp…
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Sara Veltkamp By Sara Veltkamp, Minerva Strategies — I love a lot of things about the nonprofit sector. I love our humility, hunger for collaboration, and desire to make the world a better place. But I hate how much we help. Everywhere you turn – in brochures, websites, at events – you will see…
by Johnny Merolla At Minerva Strategies we often reach out to media on a wide variety of topics that matter to our clients – ranging from water and sanitation issues in Bolivia to universal health coverage in Indonesia to the opioid crisis in Seattle. Landing stories can be difficult for small organizations that…
Minerva Strategies By Sara Veltkamp, Account Manager, Minerva Strategies — “Automation, robotics and AI are advancing quickly, dramatically changing the nature and number of jobs available. Technology has the power to improve our lives, raising productivity, living standards and average life span, and free people to focus on personal fulfillment. But it also brings the threat of…
IN CONVERSATION WITH SOPHIA BROWN Minerva Strategies collaborates with a group of passionate partners who bring an array of expertise to our clients including graphic design, video production, and website development. One of those partners is Sophia Brown, a designer based in Paris. Sophia is a graduate student in visual anthropology and owns her…
IN CONVERSATION WITH HALLIE GOERTZ Hallie Goertz is the communications manager for the Digital Health team at PATH, one of Seattle’s most innovative and accomplished global health organizations. Maybe you’ve heard about the female condom? Or the latest polio vaccine? Or new ways to supply clean water to resource-poor countries? These are all PATH…
Joy Portella by Sara Veltkamp Sometimes it’s hard to say no. Especially if the request comes from a boss, good friend, or family member. But every firmly stated “no” makes room for a “yes!” Inspired by this article in Fast Company that describes how “anti-resolutions” are more effective than resolutions, and following my “The New…
by Simon Tumba Nigeria faces tremendous health challenges. The statistics paint a grim picture. An average of 20,000 Nigerians travel to India each year for medical assistance due to the absence of a solid healthcare system at home. Nigeria is responsible for a high amount under-five child deaths. UNICEF said in a recent…
by Emma Trayte, Minerva Intern Like many college and university campuses across the country, my Seattle-based school became tobacco free in 2015. As a non-smoker, I was unfazed by this announcement. Not long after, the University of Idaho (UI), where my mother is a tenured professor, made a similar announcement. My mother was flabbergasted,…
IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID BROTHERTON David Brotherton runs a boutique consultancy – Brotherton Strategies – where he specializes in philanthropy communications. His most recent publication, Speaking of Change, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a call for philanthropic institutions to use smarter communication to improve their impact. In addition to being a communications veteran,…