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#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #5: Ribbon Cutting

5)ย Ribbon Cutting The ribbon cutting celebration for Moonsail Northโ€™s new headquarters at the Riverfront Business Center was hosted by Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce this August. Our team is so grateful to our clients, friends, the business community and everyone…

#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #6: Team Retreat

6) Team Retreat We held our annual team retreat in August at Think Space for the second year in a row. We love using Think Space as a venue because itโ€™s spacious, has fun musical instruments and games, and has…

#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #7: Travel

7)ย Travel Everyone on #TeamMoonsail loves to travel. Whether itโ€™s a day trip or multi-week vacation, we love to travel as a way to practice self-care, to spark our creativity, and to experience more of the world. And we love to…

#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #8: Social Media Photo Booth

8)ย Social Media Photo Booth As part of our ribbon-cutting celebration for Moonsail Northโ€™s new HQ, we turned our office into one big social media photo booth for guests to use during the reception. We hand-made props to make guests look…

#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #9: Philanthropic Giving

9) Philanthropic Giving One of Moonsail Northโ€™s key values is being community-focused. We believe that success is best experienced when shared, so since our launch, weโ€™ve made it a point to donate to causes that resonate with our team members.…

#TeamMoonsail’s 2016 Top Ten List โ€” #10: Hosting Arts Night Out

Our team has so much to look back on and celebrate from 2016. This year has flown by, but we would like to take time to highlight and appreciate each item of our 2016 Top 10 List. The items on…

#TeamMoonsailโ€™s Creative, Fun and Affordable Gift Guide

Christmas gift-giving started out as a charitable activity, but over time has evolved into todayโ€™s consumer-driven frenzy. (If youโ€™d like to learn more about the history of gift giving, check out this archived segment from NPR.) Given the intense year…

Choosing a mindset of gratitude

Itโ€™s Thanksgiving this week. Even though youโ€™re tired and stressed out from traveling to see family (or cleaning and hosting), battling crowds in what feels like apocalyptic grocery store raiding, and cooking more dishes in one day than you usually…

Staying productive at work during the holidays

ย  As the holiday season rolls around, to-do lists get longer with shopping, traveling, decorating, hosting and planning. On top of all the chaos that comes with the holiday spirit, you have to stay productive at work. Here are some…

Tips to boost your boardโ€™s year-end fundraising

The holidays are quickly approaching, and while that usually signals a chaotic time of cooking, family time, holiday shopping, and general stress, for those in the nonprofit sector, that also means the added workload of year-end fundraising. Here are a…

Choosing the most powerful image: photo elements that grab a viewerโ€™s attention

Adding visuals to any story creates a bigger impact and results in more engagement from viewers. But you canโ€™t just pick any photo; you must be intentional in your visual storytelling. Itโ€™s important to choose great photos for everything from…

โ€œCanโ€™t we all just get along?โ€ We can, with personality tests!

Personality tests like Myers-Briggs and DiSC can give you insight into your own strengths and challenges, and why people in your life act the way they do. After understanding what each style prefers (and also what sets them off), youโ€™ll…

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