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Compliance
If you haven’t already please go into FIRST Academy and complete your training.
Compliance training is essential for us to operate legally and effectively as a business. The deadline for Solutions and Shared Services teams was Friday, Nov 10, and the Alphabet and Agency team's deadline is Dec 1.
Year End & Goals
As we fast approach the end of 2023, we move into year end performance reviews. We have been working with P&C to develop support materials and they can be found on FIRST Academy:
- For Managers in the Manager Development section
- For Team Members in the Processes & Procedures section
Learning in 2024
Looking forward to 2024, we are working on the Learning Roadmap and scoping out the development support we can provide across the business. There is now a question on Bamboo, as part of the Year End process, where you have the opportunity to let us know the top area where you will benefit from skills development.
FIRST Cares
Recording: Let’s Talk Men's Mental Health
The third session of our wellness-focused webinar series took place in November, focused on men’s mental health.
It was joined by James Hitchen, Founder and Clinical Director of The Wellbeing & Recovery Collective. James is a Counsellor, Coach and Wellbeing Consultant, and used his personal and professional experience to highlight practical suggestions to improve mental health. This webinar was hosted by Jeff Kalpak, Executive Advisor at FIRST.
View the recording here (PW: !2023FIRST!).
Join us: New York Covenant House kit packing at FIRST
This holiday season, FIRST Cares is hosting a volunteer project at the FIRST New York office. On December 8 and 11, we will create gift bags filled with essential toiletries to donate to the homeless and at-risk youth at Covenant House.
Covenant House New York is the city’s largest provider serving youth experiencing homelessness. They provide affirming and transformative services so each young person can create their own path to independence.
If you are in New York City on December 8 or 11, we’d love to have you volunteer to help us prep and pack the gift bags at our New York office along with representatives from the charity - you can use your FIRST volunteer time to do so. Spaces are limited, make sure you secure your slot by completing this form by December 5 to avoid missing out!
Marketing
Social Media Campaigns
Several members of our global teams at FIRST attended IMEX in Las Vegas! IMEX is a high-value, creative experience where the global business events community comes together. The employee-generated campaign was our top performing content in October!
New Content Launches
The latest edition of our Inspiration Station series dives into Festivals and Sponsored Experiences! This insightful piece features various festivals and branded experiences that have successfully joined people together to celebrate shared interests and hobbies.
Additionally, throughout October, we promoted the immersive Shopify Unite Roadshow case study and announced the appointment of Wendy MacDonald as the new FIRST Chief of Staff!
Make sure you get the FIRST scoop by following us LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and the FIRST_Global Slack Channel!
If you have any questions, feedback or ideas for the Global Marketing Team contact us at FIRSTmarketing@FIRSTagency.com.
Open Roles @ FIRST
Check out the Careers page on the FIRST website to see what's open.
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