As part of its ongoing community involvement efforts, a team of Solve employees volunteered packing boxes of food at The Food Group earlier this week. The local Minneapolis nonprofit focuses on providing nutritious food to those who need it most, working at the intersection of food access, equity and nutrition issues across 32 counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Its programs include food shelf and meal support, affordable grocery distribution and farmer education. During a morning shift, Solve packed over 10 pallets of food, totaling 8,912 meals. “Giving back to our community and helping people truly in need is one of the most important things we can do as an agency,” says Solve Account Supervisor Hope Mueller, who organized the event. “It’s inspiring to see the impact we can all make when dedicating even a few hours to volunteering for good.”

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Solve Account Supervisor Ky Anderson was on Morgan State University’s campus earlier this week for a career day session. The visit is part of Solve’s ongoing partnership with the Baltimore-based HBCU to inspire industry diversity through a base-level advertising class curriculum. In its third semester, this is the first time Solve’s Project Pipeline has had an opportunity for in-person lecturing, given the ongoing pandemic. 

The career day is a new addition to the classroom involvement, and focuses on advertising-specific career advice, giving students an opportunity to go deeper into the agency disciplines they’re most interested in. “We’re trying to get advertising on students’ radar, where it previously hasn’t even been in the discussion. There’s nothing more valuable than face-to-face interaction,” says Anderson. “While our remote classes will continue, we’re excited to get back to Baltimore on a more regular basis.”

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