# www.donut.com

> AI-optimized mirror of www.donut.com containing 46 pages totalling 47,706 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://www.donut.com/. Last updated: 2026-04-17T02:36:15.826Z.

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## Homepage

- [Donut for Slack](/site-root.html): Trusted by 20,000+ high-performing teams (419 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [Donut Named FastCo Most Innovative 2023 – Donut](/blog/fastco-most-innovative-2023/index.html): We’re thrilled to announce that Donut has been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023! This win emphasizes the importance of workplace relationships a... (471 words, Mar 2, 2023)
- [How Donut built a Slack-first business that boosts team culture – Donut](/blog/donut-slack-boost-team-culture/index.html): This piece was originally posted on the Slack blog on March 30, 2022. It has been reformatted for the Donut blog. (1,305 words, Apr 18, 2022)
- [What Happens When You Mix Care Packages and Team Bonding? – Donut](/blog/what-happens-when-you-mix-care-packages-and-team-bonding-customerio.html): The Donut team has a soft spot for stories about teams who connect in new, creative ways—we’ve collected quite a few over the years—and recently, Customer.io brought the game to a whole new level. ... (1,780 words, Nov 19, 2021)
- [Making Connections Count: Stanford University's Transition to Hybrid Work – Donut](/blog/making-connection-count-stanford-hybrid-work/index.html): For our first episode of the Donut podcast, Donut’s community lead Alex Schulte sat down with Angie Hawkins from the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Stanford University. Angie ... (1,686 words, Nov 9, 2021)
- [NOVOS Shows How Creativity Keeps Hybrid Teams Connected – Donut](/blog/novos-shows-how-creativity-keeps-hybrid-teams-connected.html): For many of us who remain working from home, the transition to hybrid work is theoretical—something that we will need to navigate in a hazy distant future. For many other teams, though, the transit... (1,649 words, Oct 27, 2021)
- [7 Ways to Support Your Hybrid Team – Donut - Hybrid Workforce](/blog/7-ways-to-support-your-hybrid-team/index.html): After a year and a half of remote work, companies are turning their attention to what comes next. For some teams, that means a hybrid approach: working part-time in an office while supporting remot... (928 words, Jul 27, 2021)
- [7 Easy Ways to Connect Your Hybrid Workforce – Donut](/blog/7-easy-ways-to-connect-your-hybrid-workforce/index.html): The pandemic created a real shift in our social dynamic. From one day to the next, in-person meetings and all-team happy hours came to an abrupt halt. “Face time” in the true sense of the word beca... (956 words, Jul 27, 2021)
- [Reimagining Rituals in the Age of Digital Work – Donut](/blog/reimagining-rituals-for-the-age-of-digital-work/index.html): “How do you scale culture? It always seems to fall apart.” With these words, Josh Levine, author of Great Mondays, kicked off our most recent webinar with some hard truths, setting the tone for a f... (2,182 words, Nov 19, 2020)
- [Donut Watercooler: Recreate Office Banter and Bonding in Slack – Donut](/blog/introducing-donut-watercooler/index.html): Today, we’re launching Donut Watercooler, our latest creation designed to foster the serendipitous conversations that we used to enjoy in the office around the actual watercooler, without burdening... (1,017 words, Oct 28, 2020)
- [How Axios Puts its People First While Working Remotely – Donut Culture](/blog/how-axios-puts-its-people-first-even-while-working-remotely.html): Doing remote work “right” can feel like a daunting challenge, especially for teams that have historically worked out of shared office spaces. As the pandemic upended their usual, colocated way of w... (1,444 words, Oct 1, 2020)
- [How Beyond Pricing Makes Remote Work Work – Donut](/blog/beyond-pricing-remote-work/index.html): Beyond Pricing has always been a global company, with offices and employees in multiple countries. But when COVID-19 hit, they were faced with a whole new set of challenges: without a physical offi... (954 words, Jul 20, 2020)
- [Want to Run Stellar ERG’s? Here’s Quartet’s Framework. – Donut](/blog/quartet-erg-framework/index.html): At Quartet, inclusion and belonging are guiding principles that influence decisions, processes, and behaviors across the company. With no less than seven employee resource groups (ERGs), 70%+ parti... (1,708 words, Jul 8, 2020)
- [5 Tips for Staying Connected from Remote Salesforce Interns – Donut](/blog/5-tips-for-connecting-remote-salesforce-interns/index.html): Ti-Chung Cheng planned on being at Salesforce’s Bellevue campus this summer. It’s his second summer in a row interning for Salesforce, and some things haven’t changed: he’s still working in the eng... (723 words, Jul 6, 2020)
- [LifeLabs + Okta Share Secrets to Successful Social Connections – Donut](/blog/lifelabs-okta-share-secrets-to-successful-connections-programs.html): Creating opportunities for social connection in your workplace is critical for employee engagement and organizational health — both increasing productivity and decreasing risk. That’s why, especial... (977 words, Jun 24, 2020)
- [Allyship in Action by LifeLabs Learning – Donut](/blog/allyship-by-lifelabs-learning/index.html): Right now there’s will and momentum to make some long overdue changes to create working environments where all teammates are fairly compensated, respected, and given equal access to opportunities. (400 words, Jun 22, 2020)
- [How Okta’s Dynamic Workforce Stays Connected – Donut](/blog/how-oktas-dynamic-workforce-stays-connected/index.html): In the weeks and months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies have struggled to adapt to a virtual workplace, while others have shown up as leaders in remote work employee ex... (1,597 words, Jun 16, 2020)
- [This Culture Canvas is Your Secret to Inclusive Remote Culture – Donut](/blog/this-culture-canvas-is-your-secret-to-inclusive-remote-culture.html): We’ve heard people wondering, “Why are we talking about culture if everyone’s remote?” If you’re in the same boat, we hear you: it’s a great question, and it’s never been more important to address ... (1,478 words, Jun 1, 2020)
- [RevUnit Turned Remote Work into a Cultural Advantage – Donut](/blog/revunit-turned-remote-work-into-a-cultural-advantage.html): It’s ironic that oftentimes the hallmarks of business success (rapid team growth, the addition of new locations and remote employees) are the harbingers of cultural undoing. When teams are sma... (898 words, Apr 30, 2020)
- [When it comes to being a good colleague, what are table stakes? – Donut](/blog/good-colleague-table-stakes/index.html): According to compensation platform PayScale, people only spend an average of 328 days socializing with friends over the course of a lifetime, compared to 13 years and 2 months at work. If you’... (514 words, Apr 23, 2020)
- [15+ Social Events and Games for Remote Teams – Donut](/blog/remote-friendly-social-events-and-games/index.html): Did we miss anything? Email us with your ideas, and we’ll add ’em to this list (with credit!) (482 words, Mar 10, 2020)
- [Working Across Time Zones Can be Tough. Here’s How to Manage. – Donut](/blog/best-practices-for-managing-time-zones/index.html): Watch our Best Practices for Managing Time Zones webinar with Jevin Maltais of Building Remote Teams and Sophia Bernazzani of Owl Labs. (2,005 words, Mar 6, 2020)
- [The Key to Building a Better Network? Lunch. – Donut](/blog/ryan-johnson-building-a-network-through-lunch/index.html): I work at a startup with a headcount of 100+ people. Every week, I schedule 3–4 one-on-one lunches with different co-workers from all corners of our company. Some people are new, but there are also... (886 words, Feb 25, 2020)
- [For WORK180, Distance is No Object – Donut](/blog/work180-distance-is-no-object/index.html): Damian Karzon uses Donut to get to know his team at WORK180, which is spread out over four cities in Australia and the UK. He’s met people both locally and remotely, within his department and on ot... (652 words, Feb 13, 2020)
- [How Betterment Grew Community Along with Company Size – Donut](/blog/betterment-creating-community/index.html): As a fintech company, you’d imagine that Betterment is a pro at dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s when it comes to people. And while they are that detail-oriented, their approach to people g... (1,067 words, Dec 19, 2019)
- [How to Create a Transformative Onboarding Experience – Donut](/blog/lifelabs-transformative-onboarding-experience/index.html): Employee onboarding is a big deal. It is a separation from the familiar and an initiation into a new world. Yet most companies manage onboarding as the equivalent of chucking novice swimmers into t... (1,322 words, Jun 4, 2019)
- [From Intros to Feedback: The Building Blocks of Great Buddy Systems – Donut](/blog/building-blocks-of-buddy-systems/index.html): A well-run buddy system is one of the most impactful things you can add to the new hire onboarding experience. Buddies serve as an important source of institutional and role-specific knowledge that... (1,367 words, May 8, 2019)
- [How CareMessage Went 100% Remote (And Embraced It) – Donut](/blog/caremessage-remote-work/index.html): CareMessage is a nonprofit healthcare organization that facilitates patient-provider communications for over 200 healthcare companies. Healthcare centers utilize its powerful platform to stay in to... (934 words, Apr 10, 2019)
- [How Buffer Created a Slack Community for Social Media Marketers – Donut](/blog/buffer-community-for-social-media-marketers/index.html): Building community is ingrained in Buffer’s DNA The beloved social media management platform is used daily by thousands of marketers, ranging from freelancers to in-house marketers at large brands,... (758 words, Mar 26, 2019)
- [Codecademy launched a Slack community. Here's their playbook. – Donut](/blog/codecademy-slack-community-playbook/index.html): Is it possible to recreate the camaraderie of a classroom among a community of online learners? When Community Manager Alyssa Vigil joined Codecademy, which offers coding classes online, she was ta... (815 words, Feb 15, 2019)
- [Toast’s Engineering Team Doubled. Here’s How They Scaled Onboarding. – Donut](/blog/onboarding-engineers-at-toast/index.html): It’s been two and a half years since Engineering Director Emil Sit joined the Toast team. In that time, Toast nearly doubled the size of their engineering team, and expanded their geographical foot... (1,333 words, Dec 19, 2018)
- [New Hire Onboarding is Broken. Here’s your playbook to fix it. – Donut](/blog/onboarding-webinar-with-human-side-of-tech/index.html): From the day we founded Donut, we’ve been using Design Thinking methodology, a human-centered approach to building innovative products that emphasizes empathy. Design Thinking isn’t just for buildi... (592 words, Nov 21, 2018)
- [Creating a Culture of Connection at Slalom – Donut](/blog/creating-a-culture-of-connection-at-slalom/index.html): Introducing your newest employees to their roles, their colleagues, and your own company’s culture is a tough process to build and coordinate, no matter whether they’re co-located or remote. But wh... (1,088 words, Nov 8, 2018)
- [Building Your Remote Work Toolkit – Donut](/blog/building-your-remote-toolkit/index.html): As remote work becomes more commonplace, teams are discovering the ups and downs of communicating across time zones and spatial distance. Whether you’re a manager learning how to lead a fully remot... (1,623 words, Oct 10, 2018)
- [The Trick to Integrating New Hires Quickly? A Buddy System. – Donut](/blog/integrate-new-hires-quickly-with-a-buddy-system/index.html): Imagine: It’s your first day of a new job. You’re excited to get started and prove yourself to your team, but you’re also a little nervous. You’re wondering if you made the right decision to accept... (1,571 words, Aug 8, 2018)
- [The 5 Best Things You Can do for Your Onboarding Process Right Now – Donut](/blog/5-ways-to-improve-your-onboarding-now/index.html): Whether you’re building an onboarding process for the first time or revamping your existing one, the goal remains the same: you want to create an efficient and meaningful experience that sets every... (1,702 words, Aug 8, 2018)
- [The Key to Success Cloudbeds' Globally Distributed Team: A #RemoteFirst Mentality – Donut](/blog/remote-first-mentality-cloudbeds/index.html): Building a welcoming and engaging office culture can be a challenge for any company, but having a largely remote team scattered across 24 countries presented its own unique challenges for Cloudbeds... (920 words, May 11, 2018)
- [Flick Electric Co. grows from a startup to an SMB - Donut](/blog/company-values-recruiting-advantage-at-flick/index.html): When they first set out to start developing their onboarding process, the team at Flick Electric Co. knew from the start that their values would have to play a front-and-center role as they expande... (710 words, May 11, 2018)
- [Build an Onboarding Experience that Creates a Lasting Impact – Donut](/blog/onboarding-experience-first-impressions-at-pop/index.html): HR Generalist Molly Brady is the mastermind behind POP’s highly customized (and fun!) onboarding process. (868 words, May 10, 2018)
- [Optimizing Onboarding for Success – Donut](/blog/optimizing-onboarding-for-success/index.html): John Cline’s introduction to work life at Blue Apron can be summed up in one word: camping. As a new Engineering Manager for the growth team, his first day in the office was quickly followed by a w... (871 words, Oct 20, 2017)
- [You've Gotta Have Their Back: There's No "I" in "Team" – Donut](/blog/youve-gotta-have-their-back/index.html): Terence Mazon is a musician by trade, but he’s always loved people. Even in a music and audio director role for a social mobile gaming company, Terence found himself gravitating towards the people ... (769 words, Oct 17, 2017)
- [You Can Change Your Company Culture – Donut](/blog/you-can-change-your-company-culture/index.html): When you ask Steve DiNardo what a typical day looks like at Bluecore, he’ll come back with one word: chaotic. As manager of customer success, Steve must wear a variety of different hats, from inter... (797 words, Oct 16, 2017)
- [The Power of Donut Breaks – Donut](/blog/the-power-of-donut-breaks/index.html): This is probably an anecdote you can relate to: There’s a group of desks in your office on the way to the restrooms. You pass by multiple times a day and give a noncommittal but friendly grin to th... (744 words, Sep 3, 2017)

## Listings & Categories

- [The Hole Story – Donut](/blog/index.html): Filter by section below or search by keyword (330 words)
- [Team Gathering Archives – Donut](/blog/category/team-gathering/index.html) (149 words)

## About Pages

- [Meet Our Team | Donut](/about/index.html): As seen in (265 words)

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