As a distributed team, #TeamMoonsail has relied on user-friendly video conferencing platforms since we launched. While platforms change often, we regularly use several for different purposes—quick internal chats versus more formal client presentations—so we are always ready to recommend the…
Hoping to give more meaningful gifts this holiday season? Consider adding a twist to your usual White Elephant gift exchange with White Elephant for a Cause! The rules are simple: 1. Choose your cause Each person chooses a cause and…
#StartYourStory is an ongoing series that explores storytelling lessons from popular media and how we can apply them to branding our organizations and businesses. By Sedora Tantraphol A classic quest story archetype about a hero overcoming a challenge that will…
If you’re in the nonprofit world, you’ve probably heard the big news that Foundation Directory Online and GuideStar — two leaders in the social sector known for their information, tools, and resources critical to fundraising — merged in early February…
‘Tis the season for meaningful messaging! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for marketers, it can also be the busiest time of year. Brands both big and small are competing for the same space across social media…
With 30 percent  of all annual donations occurring in December, end-of-year appeals are a crucial fundraising strategy for many nonprofit organizations. To maximize your success, start planning your year-end strategy early — our team begins high-level planning with our clients early…
 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…
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…
These two short and simple exercises can drive continuous performance improvement for your team. 1) Energy Drain / Gain (aka Pain Points and Bright Spots):  A Team-Building Exercise to Leverage Internal Resources The object of this exercise is to identify…
 A few years ago, I was called in to facilitate a team crisis meeting to address low morale in the office. There was a lot to unpack, but it boiled down to a lot of tension, mistrust, and a…
A question and answer session with experienced board member Shiva Berman By Sedora Tantraphol For our second guest blog post, we sat down with Shiva Berman, who has served as a nonprofit board member for over 18 years and has…
From our inception, Moonsail North has been dedicated to giving back to the community.  Each team member has a different cause they’re passionate about — for Moonsail North co-founder and principal Rose Tantraphol, it’s making sure people in need have…