OVERVIEW
Communicate for Good
Without smart, action-oriented communications, even organizations doing excellent work may not achieve their goals. Effective communication provides a vision of the world you are trying to create and lays the groundwork for transformational change. This isn’t just our job — it’s our passion.
OUR SERVICES
Create Change with Smart Communications
Minerva Strategies offers our clients a high-value combination of strategic thinking and effective execution.
Communication Strategy
Minerva helps organizations communicate in clear, compelling ways grounded in a strong, strategic plan. We develop messaging that brings your work to life and resonates with key audiences—including donors, media, policymakers, and the public.
We also create communication plans that support your mission and drive impact by clarifying audiences, defining desired actions, and outlining strategies, tactics, timelines, and contingencies—giving your team a practical roadmap for success.
Media Relations
We have deep experience working with local, regional, and national media. The Minerva team is strategic about researching and pitching reporters to increase the likelihood of positive coverage for your organization. We also write and place opinion pieces.
Content Strategy
Whether it’s a top-tier media article, a long-format policy report, or a brief social media post, we understand how to create and repackage quality content. We also work hard to determine the best ways for key audiences to engage with your content.
Interim Communications Leadership
Whether you’re hiring for a senior communications role, managing an extended leave, or navigating growth, we provide interim communications leadership that brings strategic direction, steady guidance, and continuity when it matters most. Learn more about Minerva’s interim leadership.
Crisis Communications
No one wants to deal with a crisis, but everyone needs to be prepared for one. Minerva can help you anticipate crises, conduct rapid situation assessments, identify key audiences, plan crisis response scenarios, and monitor and respond to crises as they unfold. Crises can unfold quickly; strong and decisive communications are essential.
Equitable Storytelling
Traditional storytelling about underserved communities can contribute to harmful narratives that help perpetuate inequitable systems of power. We strive to bring in people who can add perspective to our work and collaborate with clients who embrace equitable practices and processes. We accurately portray difficult issues without tokenizing or minimizing the people impacted by them, and we work to root out our biases and conditioned ways of thinking.
Facilitation
We would be thrilled to lead your next workshop, training, or virtual event. The Minerva team encourages people who process information in different ways to contribute to conversations, learn novel skills, share their experiences, and interact with new ideas. This process opens pathways to creative solutions and ways forward.
CASE STUDIES
How We Work
Read case studies about our partnerships with organizations that see opportunities instead of intractable problems and are bold enough to try new solutions. From global networks to small-and-mighty operations, our clients are the bravest and best people we know.
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
Lessons Learned from Putting Grantees First
Seattle Children's
Telling the Stories of Equity and Anti-Racism in Healthcare
Evergreen Impact Housing Fund
Spreading the Word About an Affordable Housing Success
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
Calling for Equitable Immigration Reform as a Mental Health Solution
ALIMA
Building Awareness of Innovations to Treat Malnutrition
Seattle Foundation
Fund for Inclusive Recovery
Seattle Girls' School
Celebrating 20 Years of Building Courageous Leaders
Ballard Food Bank
Communicating for a New Home
Evergreen Treatment Services