Tag: 🎉 Celebrations

January 2019

#TeamMoonsail enjoys supporting the end-of-year development efforts of our nonprofit clients, and we were proud to see so many champions for high quality early childhood education in the Silicon Valley area. These funds will go a long way in helping Educare provide even more services in 2019 that extend their high quality early learning beyond the walls of their center through teacher training workshops, new opportunities for family engagement, additions to their creative learning spaces, and more. Congrats to our friends at Educare!

December 2018

#TeamMoonsail visually told the inspiring Educare California at Silicon Valley story through an illustrated brochure that evokes a children's book. Our goal was to give an experiential feel to the unique educational and community-based services provided to children 5 and under in San Jose. We're thrilled to have learned that this day-in-the-life brochure is a finalist for the PR Daily 2018 Nonprofit PR Award in the Creative Assets, Printed Publication category!

September 2018

#TeamMoonsail launched a fully redesigned website in honor of our growing team! We're thrilled to share our fresh face with you as we look to help the organizations we support grow their impact and improve communities.

Ever wondered about the values that drive Moonsail North? Hear from our team on why values matter to #TeamMoonsail in the video below, and check out the new site to learn more about how we can help you #StartYourStory.

August 2018

This month, Sparrow Health System commemorated one year since the opening of the Herbert-Herman Cancer Center. The center has opened new doors in the fight against cancer and elevated the care that Sparrow provides to over 70,000 patients per year. It offers one of the largest clinical trial programs and the most advanced radiation technology in the region. #TeamMoonsail contributed to the outreach around the opening of this center and has loved watching it grow and thrive since!

June 2018

#TeamMoonsail is so excited to welcome Brianna Baker, who was part of the Moonsail North team as one of our first interns in 2015, and is now joining full-time as our Client Experience Specialist. Bri is a Michigan State University alumna with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations. She brings a wealth of experience in PR and client relationship management to #TeamMoonsail, but what we're most excited about is having her creative vision and innovative approach back at our HQ.

Bri recognizes the importance of human connection and enjoys learning the nuances and complexities each client brings to the table. In her free time Bri can be found attempting a new DIY project she likely found on Pinterest (not unlike the amazing, branded succulent she made, above!), exploring the beautiful state of Michigan with friends and family, (over)indulging in ice cream or giving her heart to the community through volunteering.

May 2018

#TeamMoonsail is so excited to welcome Lauren Tamboer as a full-time member of the team! In her new role as communications specialist, Lauren will use her creativity and talent to continue to support strategic communications, digital marketing, social media execution and reporting, strategic planning, and more. Lauren started her career at Michigan State University, where she studied Communication and minored in Environmental Sustainability Studies. She served as the communications coordinator in the university’s Office of Campus Sustainability, where she sharpened her skills across digital media production, communications campaign design, and editorial writing.

While starting as an intern at Moonsail North, Lauren continued to refine her expertise with a Master’s in Communication, also from MSU. She loves thinking big picture to execute long-term strategy, but also relishes in the use of detailed metrics to inform day-to-day tactics. Her love for all types and temperatures of coffee is unmatched and her blue-eyed mutt, Freyja, is her favorite part of the end of her day.

January 2018

#TeamMoonsail is brimming with #ClientLove for Educare California at Silicon Valley. Educare, an innovative early learning school, recently launched a redesigned website and raised $36,000 through an annual appeal (thanks in part to a match from funder The Scott Foundation who is also a Moonsail North client! Hooray for client collaborations!). Look out for more about Educare's early childhood learning and growth in 2018.

November 2017

Educare California at Silicon Valley celebrated its anniversary on Nov. 15, honoring two years of high-quality early learning for at-risk children. Educare is a beacon of early learning, and the heartwarming celebration featured music and movement activities with students, as well as speeches by parents, teachers and partners. For #TeamMoonsail, it's been inspiring to experience the tremendous growth of this organization over the past two years! Congratulations to Educare on all that you've accomplished since your ribbon cutting in 2015!

October 2017

Instagram is growing at a rapid pace. The latest report from the company says that 800 million users engage with the platform on at least a monthly basis, and 500 million use it on a daily basis. With the constant updates to the platform, such as the recent addition of polling stickers, Shopify integration and improved comment controls, the fast growth is not surprising. Recently included in those 800 million users are Sparrow Health System and Michigan State University's College of Natural Science. Follow their accounts for innovative visual storytelling!

September 2017

#TeamMoonsail welcomes Lauren Tamboer and Tori Zackery, two extremely talented and spirited interns. Lauren recently graduated from Michigan State University and is currently pursuing a master's degree in communications. Tori is a journalism and public relations senior at Michigan State. Learn more about Lauren and Tori on our Instagram!

July 2017

Congratulations to everyone at Sparrow Health System for this week's Sparrow Herbert-Herman Cancer Center ribbon-cutting ceremony. The center will transform care through innovation, with highlights including 40 infusion pods that overlook a rooftop garden, and linear accelerators that customize high-energy X-rays to a tumor’s shape. We snapped the standing-room-only crowd photo above in between social media takes.

March 2017

#TeamMoonsail's Katie attended the Facebook Leadership Communications Summit in February at Facebook headquarters. She not only met communicators from across the globe, but also gained knowledge about the social platforms she utilizes most as a communications specialist. Read about what she learned from presenters like the artist in residence of Instagram and media and production leads at Facebook.