Expanding Vimeo's reach through remote volunteering events

Through our partnership with Percent Pledge, we also have access to remote events to ensure all employees have the opportunity to participate, not just the team members that are local to our NYC headquarters. We even offer open-ended employee volunteer opportunities so Vimeans that are interested can volunteer on their schedules, for as much time as they’d like.

In the last few months, we have coordinated events to:

Promote food security with Rise Against Hunger
Identify wild birds’ behavior through trail cams
Review resumes and provide feedback through Defy Ventures
Map roads and paths for first responders in Myanmar after the earthquake

These are all voluntary events for staff members that want to get involved and help the community and come together as an organization.

The Good Minute: Video updates that start the week off right

We keep everyone at Vimeo up to speed with our weekly Good Minute video updates — a quick, one-minute video created with Vimeo Record. Every Monday morning, Vimeans for Good releases a short video highlighting:

Important events from the week before, like volunteer events and major releases
New events for the upcoming week
An employee who went above and beyond to build community

The idea is to start the week off right with positivity and a few wins, so we can continue to grow positively and encourage the team. Vimeo Record makes it incredibly easy to quickly capture any updates, highlights, and employee recognition in a polished, professional format — ensuring that even our remote teams feel connected to the positive initiatives happening across the company. The script generator, teleprompter, and text-based editing features have been especially invaluable for us to put together engaging videos in a fraction of the time they would normally take. It's just one example of how Vimeo's technology empowers us to build a stronger community, both via internal communications as well as outside the company.

Stay tuned for more updates on Vimeans for Good in the future!

Daniel Slater