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At Vena, we know how important it is to keep our home and work life separate. But we also know how quickly our work-life balance can overlap and become unbalanced, especially as many of us continue to work remotely or differently throughout the pandemic. Throughout these challenging times, as we all face new, unexpected or ongoing challenges, we knew we had to do more to ensure our employees felt supported, less stressed, healthier and happier in both their work and home life. This led us to revise our health benefits package and to make changes that reflected immediate access, more paid time allowance, child and senior care benefits, expanded mental health support and more. We also introduced more health and wellness initiatives in our workplace. Creating Stability and Providing Support in Times of Uncertainty “At the start of the pandemic, with so much uncertainty in the air mixed with concerns about the effects of the virus on our health, the last thing we wanted for our new employees to experience was waiting for the activation of their health benefits,” explains Melissa Udvari, Senior Director, People Operations & Programs at Vena. One of the first measures Vena took to improve our health and wellness benefits offering was waiving the three-month waiting period for benefits. To this day, all new employees continue to enjoy immediate activation of their total health benefits program upon their start date. Another big change we made was launching an RRSP matching program. We also increased life insurance maximums and survivor benefits for employees and offered optional life insurance for dependents. We were also aware that employees needed to take time off for many different reasons, including the care of children and seniors, and to encourage them to do so, we increased their paid time allowance to 25 days and up. We changed sick days to wellness days, offered our employees more personal days and added milestone days at their fifth- and 10th-anniversary dates. At a minimum, this means new hires are entitled to 15 days of vacation, five wellness days, four personal days and one volunteer day. An Extended Dose of Vitamin D for All Venanites Last year, we introduced Summer Fridays from July 2 through September 3 where we encouraged all Venenaties to take advantage of wrapping up their workdays early on Friday afternoons to get a headstart on their weekends. Many of our employees used this extra time off to recharge and relax, to enjoy the outdoors and their favorite summertime activities, or to spend additional time with their family and friends. Based on the success of Summer Fridays last year, we’ll be continuing to offer our employees early starts to their weekends again this summer. Did you know that we developed a hybrid remote-office model at Vena based on what our employees told us works best for them? Read about Vena’s hybrid approach to work here. Making Mental Health and Wellness a Priority for All New this year, we’re excited to offer our employees a subscription to Headspace. “In searching for new ways to help our employees receive more personalized support, guidance, tools and access to mental health and wellness resources, this digital mindfulness program offers it all,’ says Monica Iliopoulos, Senior Total Rewards Manager at Vena. “Their content focuses on meditation, mindfulness and sleep, all healthy practices we feel can help our employees focus on their health and well-being every day.” Monica explains that Headspace also provides support for parents/caregivers and their children, whether they are managing their workload from home or the office. Keeping little ones healthy and happy can be challenging at the best of times, let alone throughout the working week. For those tough times when kids get restless, bored, have trouble with bedtime or sharing their feelings, Headspace provides recommended mindful exercises and games for kids. Also, new this year, employees can take advantage of new health and wellness spending accounts. With the health spending account, employees will have access to additional funds they could use toward their existing health and wellness benefits, such as psychotherapy, for example. They could also use these funds for any additional support they would require for the care of children or seniors. Creating a Safe Place To Work Through Compassion, Education and Empathy Throughout the working week, there’s always something going on to promote the health and wellness of Vena employees. Our yoga and mediation sessions, led by Vena experts, continue to be offered in a virtual format. We held a successful step challenge last year. We regularly curate resources on topics such as child and elder care and share them company-wide. We’ve hosted mental health workshops on topics such as impostor syndrome, active listening, grief counseling and empathy. Many of our mental health initiatives are also driven by our Mental Health employee resource group (what we call our Mental Health VRG). They help create a safe space for all Vena employees to openly share mental health resources and to connect with one another for support. Many of their ongoing initiatives include offering mental health first aid training for leaders and employees. They also organize ongoing mindfulness and meditation activities as well as learning labs and workshops with health professionals. Vena wrapped up 2021 with Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women and Best CEO. Learn more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Come Grow With Us Vena is hiring! We have offices in Toronto, Canada and in London, England. Visit our Careers page for current job openings or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

We’re thrilled to announce that out of thousands of contenders, G2 customers have chosen Vena as one of the best, landing us a G2 2022 Best Software Award. More than 60 million software buyers look to G2 as the definitive online destination to discover, review and manage the technology that businesses need to reach their potential. Its annual Best Software List ranks the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users. Click here to read reviews of Vena from G2 customers. In an announcement naming this year’s winners, Godard Abel, co-founder and CEO, G2 said, “Our annual Best Software List aims to guide buyers on their purchasing decisions, knowing they can trust in the credibility and objectivity of our scoring algorithms. We applaud those companies named to our 2022 list, as they’ve earned the satisfaction among their customers as well as an impressive market presence.” Only software that provides exceptional value, creates a close-knit community and receives top-notch reviews climbs the Best Software ranks. This is Vena’s first time appearing on one of G2’s Best Software lists. We earned 13th place on the Top 50 Accounting & Finance Products list. “It’s a great honor to be recognized as one of the world’s best accounting and finance products based on the feedback of our customers and community,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO at Vena. “This recognition fuels us to do even more for our customers, helping them build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes. It also strengthens our ongoing commitment to product innovation that puts the needs of our customers first.” Are you a Vena customer interested in reviewing Vena on G2? You can leave your reviews here. To learn more, view G2’s 2022 Best Software List and discover more about G2’s methodology. About G2 G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace, helping more than 60 million people every year make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of companies partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business—including Salesforce, Hubspot, Zoom, Adobe and more. For more information, visit www.g2.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

This February at Vena, we are celebrating Black History Month as well as the formation of our new Black Employee Resource Group. Our employee-run resource groups, what we call Vena Resource Groups (VRGs) in our organization, highlight Vena’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our DEI policies and efforts aim to create the space and freedom for our employees to be themselves and to celebrate and value our differences. Through our various VRGs, employees are encouraged to bring together their diverse perspectives, experiences and ideals, and are given a platform to join the important conversations happening internally and externally. Vena’s new Black VRG is open to all employees looking to learn, grow and contribute to a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment. Siobhan Mondesire, Senior Director, Digital Strategy at Vena, knew it was the right time to initiate the formation of Vena’s new Black Employee Resource Group. “In the spirit of building a more inclusive work environment, we recognized the need to support Black employees throughout the organization and community. Our Black VRG is the space where we can normalize conversations around the Black lived experience—both inside and outside of work—and engrain it in Vena’s culture beyond the month of February,” she says. While Vena’s Black VRG is helping to advance our inclusive culture, it’s also raising awareness of the importance of driving change, especially in our recruitment efforts, and improving the experiences for Black professionals at Vena. As Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena explains, “Our new Black VRG will create a community and support our efforts and commitment as an organization to attract, retain and grow Black talent at Vena.” Vena, together with its new Black VRG, will be celebrating Black History Month through three key pillars: Internal Education, Community Impact and Celebration. Internally, we’ll be highlighting Black excellence through shared stories across the organization and hosting a roundtable learning on microaggressions and impacts on mental health. We’ll also be sharing learning resources for employees and their families and looking for opportunities to support Black communities and organizations. On our social channels, look out for spotlights on the career journeys of our Black employees in finance and tech. Beyond February. Vena’s Black VRG is dedicated to sustaining impact all year long. Did you know? Last year, Vena won Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women, Best CEO and more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Come grow with us! Vena is hiring. We have offices in Toronto, Canada and in London, England. Visit our Careers page for current job openings or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

We’re honored to have made the list of Comparably’s 5th Annual Best Places to Work Awards. These awards highlighted the overall best companies of 2021 in four of its popular end-of-year categories: Best Company Culture, Best Companies for Diversity, Best Companies for Women and Best CEOs. Vena was recognized in every category thanks to our employee ratings. Comparably is a workplace monitoring site where employees anonymously rate their companies in various categories. Vena was named one of the top 100 highest-rated companies (small and midsize companies) for Best Company Culture in 2021. At Vena, creating a workplace culture our employees love is always top of mind. This includes making sure our employees feel valued, appreciated and heard. We embrace the ongoing work of building diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. Our core values are worked into everyday conversations. We ensure open communication across the organization and ask for employee feedback to guide our company and culture. Tracey Mikita, Chief People Person at Vena says, “What a way to wrap up 2021! We’re so grateful that our employees continue to share their positive experiences about working at Vena. This recognition tells us we’re on track in building and maintaining a strong workplace culture together, one that celebrates our diversity and highlights our One Team spirit.” Vena, which made the list of Best Companies for Women and Best Companies for Diversity, has been putting diversity, equity and inclusion into greater strategic focus over the last few years as part of our focus on building an inclusive work culture. As Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena says, “There’s always room for improvement. In such a dynamic climate, it’s important to remember that impactful work around diversity and inclusion can only happen when it's embraced as a lifelong journey for an organization. This means extending our DEI initiatives beyond ensuring diversity in the hiring process. It’s critical for employees to experience embedded equity and inclusion in our daily processes and programs.” We also have to thank our CEO, Hunter Madeley, as well as other leaders at Vena who champion diversity. Hunter, who placed 18th on the list of top 100 highest-rated CEOs of 2021 for small and midsize companies, was described as “very transparent, positive, inclusive and very good at listening to customers, partners and employees” by an anonymous employee. “We’re all active contributors to Vena’s culture and growth,” says Hunter. “Collaboration, transparency and mutual trust form the foundation of our team culture. I’m very proud to work with a team that does its best every day to build inclusion into every aspect of our organization, and to create a deep sense of belonging and togetherness, no matter where we choose to work.” For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories—based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, title, industry, location, and education—it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation data. For more information on Comparably and its annual Best Places to Work, Best CEOs and Best Brands series, visit www.comparably.com.

Vena for Not for Profit helps organizations easily plan for grants, improve funding allocation and create reports for auditors Release includes special pricing and an exclusive virtual event for not for profit organizations Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced the release of Vena for Not for Profit, a game-changing corporate performance management (CPM) solution for NPOs. Not for profit organizations play an important role in driving positive change within communities, society and the world at large, but they are often constrained by limited time and resources. Comprising tailor-made templates, data models, connectors and business logic, Vena for Not for Profit automates and streamlines key planning processes, such as grant planning, funding allocation and grantor reporting, so NPOs can spend more time revolutionizing how they operate and manage resources in service of their mission. “Planning systems are too often built to serve as a one-size-fits-all solution without considering the unique planning, reporting and analysis needs of a specific industry,” said Rishi Grover, Co-founder and Chief Solutions Architect at Vena. “Vena for Not for Profit is tailored specifically to the needs of not for profit organizations and ensures they’re able to use their time in the most effective manner possible.” Vena for Not for Profit combines industry best practices for FP&A and CPM with the familiarity and flexibility of a native Excel interface and the power of the Vena Growth Engine—collaborative workflows, audit trails, enterprise-grade security, multi-dimensional modeling and analysis capabilities, and a central database that automatically integrates data from financial, CRM, ERP and HRIS systems. “Before we had Vena, I would estimate that when we were creating our budget, I was spending 80% of my time uploading numbers, and only 20% of my time actually analyzing those numbers,” said David Levy, CFO of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). “Now it's actually flipped." To ensure that not for profits have the opportunity to transform the way they plan, Vena will be offering special pricing for all eligible organizations. As part of the launch of Vena for Not for Profit, the company will also be hosting a virtual, interactive event on February 10 that examines the future of financial planning for not for profits. The event will provide organizations with an opportunity to network and hear from leading not for profit organizations about how they’re working to transform their approach to program planning. Additionally, all event attendees will be empowered by Vena Cares, the company’s employee resource group, to donate to a charity of their choice from a pre-selected list of organizations that have proven track records of driving significant impact as a result of their work across communities and industries. To learn more about Vena for Not for Profits, click here.

Index rates technology providers on effectiveness of planning and budgeting across seven categories We are excited to announce that Vena has been named a Value Index Leader in Adaptability and a Vendor of Merit in Ventana Research’s 2022 Value Index on Business Planning. The 2022 Value Index on Business Planning is a quantified, research-based index evaluating technology providers and products in seven key categories. Five categories evaluate product experience and the ability to support the breadth and depth of business and technology needs for business planning. Two categories address customer experience, the supporting vendor validation and total cost of ownership/return on investment. Among the 14 vendors studied, Vena was designated as a Value Index Leader in the Adaptability category, one of the five product-experience categories. “The business planning and budgeting software space is highly competitive, so it is a great honor to be recognized as a leader in adaptability,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO at Vena. “This recognition is an endorsement of the value we provide our customers in helping them build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes.” The Adaptability category assesses how system functioning and applications can be shaped to customer specifications through configurability and customization while still maintaining integrity of integration across the worker, business, processes, application and data. Adaptability includes the ability to readily integrate with other systems—such as sales, marketing, customer service and financial processes—and supports bidirectional data flows with other processes and systems to support synchronization and migration. It also examines vendors’ investment in resources and improvements. “With Vena Complete Planning, customers have a unified platform for all finance and operational planning processes, including financial close management, budgeting and planning, operational reporting and other business processes,” noted Robert Kugel, SVP & Research Director of Office of Finance and Business Research, Ventana Research. “It offers the flexibility and adaptability of a native Excel interface with the structure of a controlled application environment that runs on the secure and scalable AWS cloud service.” The 2022 Value Index on Business Planning report follows Vena’s recognition as a Customer’s Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions report, Excellence in Budgeting and Planning BPM Pulse 2021 from BPM Partners and as a Leader in Nucleus Research’s CPM Technology Value Matrix 2021. For more information on Vena, visit here.

Vena’s pandemic response, hybrid work model and Total Rewards package were among the reasons for selection We are excited to announce that Vena has been recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers by Mediacorp. This year marks the 16th annual edition of the Greater Toronto’s Top Employers competition, which recognizes the most progressive companies in their industry when it comes to human resources policies. Toronto-area employers were evaluated on eight criteria, ranging from physical workplace and employee communications, to performance management and skills development. Vena’s pandemic response, hybrid work model and Total Rewards package were among the reasons why Vena was selected. “We’re all so grateful to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers,” said Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Person. “One of our Core Values here at Vena is a commitment to operate as One Team in the service of our customers and our culture, and we live it every day. We work hard to continually evolve our employee experience and to build and maintain our inclusive, collaborative and fun culture. This award is a wonderful sign that we are on the right track together.” In recent months, Vena was also recognized with Comparably Awards for Best Company Happiness, Best Company Compensation and Best Company Perks & Benefits and a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius. Vena has grown to 500+ employees—including the recent appointment of Hugh Cumming as Chief Technology Officer to power scale and industry-leading growth—and serves more than 1,000 customers worldwide. Earlier this year, Vena announced that it raised $300 million in Series C funding led by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading global investment firm that exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. To view the full list of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers and reasons for selection, visit Mediacorp's competition website. To learn more about Vena, its company culture and current job openings, please visit the Careers page at venasolutions.com.

We are excited to announce a key addition to our company’s executive leadership team. Hugh Cumming has been appointed as Vena’s Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Hugh will be responsible for taking Vena into the next phase of its product and technology growth, leading one of the fastest-growing product and technology teams in the corporate performance management (CPM) space. “Hugh is a proven product and technology leader. He brings a really nice mix of big tech, scaling tech and start-up experience to Vena. He also brings his entrepreneurial mindset and strong technical background in various industries, including financial services and fintech,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “I am thrilled to have him join our team and can’t wait to see where we grow together.” Hugh’s career spans more than 20 years leading agile product engineering, UX and Cloud teams globally at companies, including Finastra, SecureKey Technologies and ADP Canada. He has built and scaled some of the world’s most successful fintech platforms. As EVP and CTO, Head of Platform Business at Finastra, a top global fintech company, Hugh built and brought the company’s API platform to market, serving thousands of global financial services providers, including 47 of the top 50 financial services providers in the world. He also oversaw the creation of a robust development community through which hundreds of third party developers were able to build unique and interesting add-ons to deliver additional value for Finastra customers. Most recently, Hugh served as Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology at leading financial services provider Manulife Canada. He led the company's digital transformation efforts across group, individual insurance and Manulife Bank and delivered two of the highest-rated applications for banking and digital insurance claims in the Canadian market. “Collaboration, transparency and mutual trust form the foundation of Vena’s company culture. I look forward to working with a team that does its best every day to do great work in the service of customers and is committed to always looking for innovative ways to create more opportunities for finance, operations and business leaders to gain new perspectives on professional growth and learn industry best practices to plan with confidence,” said Hugh. “Vena truly embodies its core values in everything they do. I look forward to being a part of Vena’s growth journey—helping its customers build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes while upholding Vena’s ongoing commitment to product innovation, execution excellence and putting the needs of our customers first.” The appointment of Hugh as CTO follows Vena’s recent raise of $300 million in Series C funding led by Vista Equity Partners, one of the largest for a Canadian tech company.

Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for our employees has always been a top priority at Vena. Our physical workplace has changed dramatically since the pandemic started, like it has for many other companies, so we knew we had to develop a post-COVID workplace strategy that was driven entirely by employee feedback, health and safety. This led us to put into action our hybrid remote-office model, based on what our employees told us were their return-to-office preferences. While many will continue working remotely, for those gearing up for a partial or full return to in-office work, more was needed to protect them from contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus in their work-related activities. This meant developing a vaccination mandate policy here at Vena. “We recognize that vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect individuals from contracting COVID-19, spreading the infection, reducing the risk of outbreaks and ensuring the best protection against serious illness,” says Melissa Udvari, Director, People Operations & Programs at Vena. “Ensuring individuals in Vena’s workplace are vaccinated helps us to manage transmission risk and protect our employees, their families and the public at large.” Many jurisdictions currently require employers to implement COVID-19 vaccination policies following the recommendations of public health officials. Vena’s vaccination policy was made in compliance with these recommendations and in recognition of Vena’s health and safety obligations to help ensure a safe working environment. It is not meant to be a substitute for other health and safety precautions. The policy supplements all our existing workplace safety protocols, which at present include daily screening of symptoms, masking and social distancing. Our vaccination policy restricts access to Vena’s premises, work-related events and travel to those who have demonstrated that they are fully vaccinated or who are exempt from vaccination, subject to the terms of our policy. It applies to all Vena’s employees and contractors as well as to all individuals (guests, customers, suppliers, maintenance personnel, etc.) who access Vena’s premises. If an individual has partially completed the full series of the vaccine or if 14 days has not elapsed since the last dose of the vaccine, the individual will not be considered fully vaccinated at that point. For Vena employees and contractors choosing to return to in-office work, this means they will be asked to provide full proof of vaccination as soon as possible. Proof of vaccination is available for most employees through their governmental health authority. All other individuals visiting Vena’s premises will be asked to provide a vaccination receipt or similar proof of vaccination. All employees, contractors and visitors are asked not to come to Vena’s premises unless and until permitted to so under and in accordance with local government directives and the requirements of this policy. It’s important for all individuals who come to Vena’s premises to be fully confident that our vaccine policy is in force and that their health and safety is being protected. It’s also important to note that our employees do have the option to work at Vena and not be vaccinated if they choose to work remotely and don’t require access to Vena’s office, work-related events and travel. At the present time, the policy does not form part of any contract of employment or other contract to provide services, however, this may be amended at any time. As the understanding of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, we expect the health and safety recommendations may also evolve. We will continue to monitor the updates and recommendations of public health authorities and make any amendments to our vaccine policy as necessary. Please see below for further explanations of some of the key terms mentioned in relation to our vaccination policy. Definitions Fully Vaccinated means having received the full series of the vaccine or combination of the vaccines approved by the World Health Organization or Health Canada (e.g. two doses of a two-dose vaccine series or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series) and having received the final dose of the vaccine at least 14 days ago or as may be otherwise accepted by Vena based on advice, recommendations and guidance from public health authorities. Rapid Antigen Testing means testing for the presence of the COVID-19 virus performed through testing services approved by Vena. Vena’s premises means any physical indoor space or outdoor grounds that are owned, leased, licensed, operated or otherwise occupied by Vena. Vaccine means a Health Canada or World Health Organization approved COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination means inoculation with the vaccine. Come grow with us! Vena is hiring. We have offices in Toronto, Canada and in London, England. Visit our Careers page for current job openings or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

We’re proud to announce that Vena has been recognized by TrustRadius with a 2021 Tech Cares Award. This marks the second consecutive year Vena has earned this award. The Tech Cares Award, which is based on TrustRadius user community nominations, recognizes companies that stepped up and took an active role in the continued recovery and broader support of their communities. This year, TrustRadius expanded the recognition to include companies that demonstrated exceptional social responsibility with a focus on: Volunteerism Robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs Charitable Donations and Fundraising Workplace Culture (including model support for in-office and remote employees) Demonstrable Support for Environmental Sustainability In a press release announcing the 100 technology companies recognized with this year’s Tech Cares Award, TrustRadius CEO Vinay Bhagat said, “We've been inspired by watching leaders in the B2B technology industry pursue meaningful progress in social, environmental, and cultural spaces. Not only do we feel that these companies are deserving of recognition—we also consider them a great example as we build a stronger future together.” “It’s an honor to receive this recognition from TrustRadius for a second year in a row,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. “Staying true to our core values, delivering on our brand promises, maintaining and building our trust for employees, customers, partners and communities will go a long way in building resilience for all of us as we face the new normal together.” As businesses have continued to navigate unprecedented challenges, Vena Complete Planning has become even more critical in driving agile, business-wide planning, resilience and growth. As the only native Excel CPM platform, Vena enables finance and operations professionals to work the way they think. Vena Complete Planning leverages the familiarity and flexibility of an Excel interface coupled with the Vena Growth Engine that seamlessly integrates and secures data from disparate source systems. Vena powers the kind of collaboration businesses need to be able to plan with agility and confidence. By automating time-consuming processes, such as manual data consolidation, Vena frees up time so finance and operations professionals can focus on what matters most—what's driving the business and informing timely and critical decision making. Since the needs of our customers and community drive us to better serve our mission of powering our customers’ Plan To Grow™, our ongoing response to COVID-19 has always been informed by our CORE values of Customer Trust, One Team, Respect and Authenticity as well as Execution Excellence. Some of this year’s initiatives have included: Furthering our commitment to our customers and broader community by hosting our annual Vena Nation Week 2021 event virtually again this year with a focus on Strength in Numbers, this year’s event theme. The theme was designed with the purpose of helping finance, business and operations professionals harness their strength in numbers (data, systems, storytelling, creativity, experts, teams and communities) through collaborative learning and growing. Making enhancements to PlanToGrow.com, our free digital learning platform for business leaders which was launched last year to host Vena Nation week. Plan To Grow is Vena’s ongoing commitment to our customers and community. Reimagined with a mobile-friendly user experience focused on personalization and discovery, Plan To Grow empowers customers and community members to learn, connect and grow in their own way. Being committed to incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into everything we do at Vena. This includes continuing our focus on consistent hiring practices to reduce unconscious bias, driving improvements to our job description templates and best practices, analyzing our People programs with a DEI lens to find opportunities for improvement and formalizing our accommodation process. Actively participating in the important dialogues surrounding social change and justice. We do this by providing our various employee resource groups (VRGs) with a platform to join the conversations happening internally and externally. In addition to our Vena Cares, DIBs (Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging), Green Team, N4W (Network for Women) and Va11y (Accessibility For All) groups, this year, we were delighted to support the formation of two new groups, our Mental Health and 2SLGBTQIA+ VRGs, with more in the works. Remaining committed to making a difference in society by partnering with communities and supporting organizations, charities and companies with powerful social impact initiatives. All of our employees are given a Volunteer Day per calendar year and are encouraged to support an organization, charity or cause of their choice. Continuing to monitor the developments of the pandemic with an internal communication strategy in place that includes regular updates, FAQs, health news, ongoing support for in-office and remote employees and more in our communication channels (emails, updates in our team workspaces, weekly town hall meetings). Being open to accepting and acting on employee feedback, including return to office preferences and developing a hybrid work model based on employee preferences. To see what Vena customers are saying at TrustRadius, go here.