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Vendasta's Committees & Communities
Vendasta's Committees & Communities
Working at Vendasta is more than just a job. There are so many different committees and programs to get involved in!
Some of these committees only hold a number of members at any given time; However, you are always encouraged to reach out if you are interested in taking part!
Committee
Description
Leader
Google space/More
Info
How to get involved
Community Support
The Vendasta Community Support Committee is responsible for organizing and investing in impactful community initiatives. Its mandate is to enrich the lives of children and youth in Saskatchewan, help foster digital literacy and STEM education in Canada, and promote and advocate for a strong technology ecosystem in Canada.
Mark Barrera
The committee is currently full!
Follow #committee-community-support for volunteer opportunities!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
This committee aims to create a more cohesive diversity, inclusion, and equity program & roadmap that highlights efforts already in place, creates a data framework, and aligns on issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Maria Mora
committee-diversity-inclusion-belonging - gChat space
Occupational Health & Safety
Committee responsible for ensuring Vendasta is compliant with OH&S legislation. They identify, eliminate, or control hazards in our workspace, and help establish and promote health and safety programs, policies, and training.
Jeff Kuling
Email or Google Chat Jeff Kuling
HQ Social Committee
The HQ Social Committee is responsible for organizing fun Vendastian-Only Events
Robyn Chatlain
Email sc@vendasta.com if interested in being on the 2024 committee.
Social Ambassadorship
Program
The Venbassador Program is a community of people who are enthusiastic about the work they do, and promote that passion for Vendasta through social media while being celebrated for their efforts.
Tina Bui
Just post about and tag Vendasta on social! We do all the tracking, and you could win a $100 gift card!
Wellness Committee
This committee promotes the wellness of Vendasta’s teams and provides resources & programming that help us all be our best selves in and outside of the workplace.
Julie Wilkinson
Email or Google Chat Julie Wilkinson
VendastaLEAD
VendastaLead is a thought leadership space and platform for current and aspiring leaders within Vendasta, taught by leaders and led by People Operations. It comprises various methods of leadership development programming developed in tandem with Vendasta's 16 leadership principles including; monthly workshops and presentations, coaching circles, a podcast and a blog.
Kim Coutts
Email or Google Chat Kim Coutts
Vendasta Mentorship Program
The Vendasta Mentorship Program is a leadership development program with leaders mentoring leaders.
Kim Coutts
Do you have feedback or suggestions for any of these committees? Please fill out our Committee 'Suggestion Box' Form!
In addition to our amazing committees and the great work that they do, we have several other groups and communities of people within Vendasta! Check out this directory of Google Spaces:
A channel to display questions to be answered by the S-Team at each week’s All Hands. Ask questions here ❓
Because dads matter too. 👨👦
A place to share uplifting news, delight us all with feel-good stories & videos, and share the happy happenings in your lives—all in an effort to get that daily dopamine flowing. 😁
#food-club is administered by Food Operations. The best spot to get sneak peeks of what's coming out of the Vendasta kitchen on the daily. Feel free to also post what's cooking at home! All food talk is welcome.
A group for organizing games for Fridays after work. 🏓🕹️🎲
Let’s talk about games!!!
Meet up with coworkers to go kayaking on the beautiful Saskatchewan River during those Saskatoon summer evenings! 🛶
The wrong side of the tracks: Discuss and share your favorite music! 🎶
Quite possibly the best Slack channel at Vendasta: Cute pictures of pets to give all a daily dose of happiness! 🐶😺
A group for organizing blood donations.
To chat all things social for our employees and families! Both Remote and In-person, this is the place to connect with your fellow Vendastians!
Something missing from this list? Message Robyn Chatlain to have it added!
Kudos Program
Kudos Program
Give to Give
Kudos: Give to Give Objective
Kudos: Give to Give Objective
Vendasta's people are behind everything that we do—and we want to reward that by recognizing employees who go above and beyond. The Kudos program will provide nominated employees who exhibit Vendasta's Leadership Principles with a token of appreciation!
Find the full #Kudos Give to Give framework here.
Lattice Pulse Surveys (Employee Engagement)
Lattice Pulse Surveys (Employee Engagement)
10 Themes and 52 Questions (Metrics)
What is Lattice Pulse?
As an employer, we want to ensure that we are creating a top-notch work culture for our employees, but in order to do this, we need to hear from you!
People Operations uses Lattice Pulse Surveys as a way to keep a pulse on team member engagement at any given time. The feedback from these pulse surveys are organized into10 themes and 52 metrics and an eNPS score, which will help us understand what our employees value in their work culture and how we keep Vendasta a kick-butt place to work.
What is an eNPS score?
The employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is a simple way to track our team's ambassadorship and pride for working at Vendasta. The score is based on one key question:
“How likely are you to recommend our organization as a good place to work?”
How is eNPS scored?
Based on how you score Vendasta on a 1-10 to the above question, Lattice will group your feedback into one of the below categories for scoring:
Promoter - someone who would recommend Vendasta as a place to work to others (9-10 score)
Passive - neutral ground (7-8 or skipping the question altogether)
Detractor - someone who would not recommend Vendasta as a place to work (0-6 score)
As you can see, how you answer—or don't answer—this question can have a big impact on Vendasta's eNPS score. Please keep in mind these scoring metrics when answering—or skipping— your eNPS question so we can ensure we have the most accurate insight into how we're truly doing.
Who can see my feedback?
Lattice feedback is collected on an anonymous basis—unless you so choose to include your name when providing feedback. Lattice aims to give you a safe space to share your honest thoughts—but don’t fret, if you leave your feedback anonymously it will stay that way. Lattice groups each member into groups, meaning your feedback is viewed collectively with that of your nearest team and can't be singled out.
Anonymized Lattice feedback and scores can be viewed by People Operations, the CEO, and your direct & skip-level managers. In R&D, feedback may also be viewed anonymously by S-team members in the relevant function.
When and how do I fill out a survey?
We send out a robust and comprehensive survey twice per year which helps us understand the big picture at a point and time and set action plans to improve on. Lattice also sends out monthly "pulse" surveys, to gauge where we are at in between. Check your email inbox for survey requests and updates!
Where do I get started?
You will receive an email notification Lattice any time a survey is sent out. Click on the link to start contributing anonymously, or non-anonymously, to your workplace. We use this data to build our work culture so it is important to be transparent and avoid skipping any questions.
Randomly each quarter you will be given our eNPS question in one of your quizzes. Please remember to keep our scoring metrics in mind when answering your eNPS question.
Who can I go to with any Lattice issues?
Should you have any questions or require updates to your Lattice or Lattice team, you can ask Pepper (our People Bot) in the #people-ops Google Space or reach out to a member of the People Operations team directly.
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