Grab a remote donut or coffee
Connecting with colleagues has never been more importantWe all need friends at work. Having authentic relationships with our colleagues makes us more productive, 7x more engaged, and increases our happiness as much as a $100,000 raise [*].Over 5,000 teams like InVision, Culture Amp, Betterment, and Toast have used Donut to make 3 million+ connections among teammates across departments, office locations, and continents.Donut introduces people who don’t know each other well on teams of all sizes via direct messages, and encourages them to meet in person or virtually for a variety of programs:  • Remote employees: facilitating virtual coffee meetups, remote team lunches, daily donut meetings, and cross-department introductions  • Team bonding: cross-department meetups, CEO coffee lotteries, lunch roulette  • Peer learning: peer mentorship programs, code review pals, sales demo buddies  • New hires: onboarding buddies, new hire lunches, job shadowingIt’s easy to launch connections programs right in Slack with Donut. Start with one of our pre-built programs, or create your own with features that allow you to: :pencil2:  Customize your group size, frequency, and introduction message :snowflake:  Break the ice with conversation starters :speech_balloon:  Automatically welcome new teammates and invite them to join your Donut channel(s) :spiral_calendar_pad:  Schedule meetings seamlessly via Slack using our Google Calendar integration :hammer_and_wrench:  Pair across groups (introduce marketing to engineering) or launch a lottery :bar_chart:  Get detailed reporting on the connections your team is makingLearn more about how teams use Donut to make connections and increase collaboration →Need a hand? Give us a shout at support@donut.ai and we’d be delighted to help.[*]