Social Events

ACLED is a remote organization and it recognizes the importance of social interaction among team members, which is why we have developed several ongoing social activities that serve to foster the connections between the team members. 

Social channel

ACLED has a social channel on Slack that serves for the members to post about things that are not necessarily related to work. Members can post memes, links to music videos, photos they took, questions to the other team members or anything else they deem relevant. Most teams also have their own separate social channels where team members can share. 

Social contest

Around four times a year, ACLED holds a social contest hosted on the Slack channel. We ask the team members to participate by sending a photo presenting that month’s theme and other team members vote on the winners.

Internal newsletter

Once a month, HR and Communications send an internal newsletter containing important recent events at ACLED, announcing any upcoming events, and announcing new team members. Team members can also send recommendations for movies, books, articles, podcasts, or similar that they want other team members to know of.

Zoom Happy Hour

ACLED sporadically organizes virtual happy hours for team members where they can meet and socialize.

Satellite events 

ACLED staff members are welcome to occasionally organize in-person meetings in cities with several ACLED team members. Please contact human.resources@acleddata.com for additional information.

All-ACLED call

Two times a year, ACLED organizes a call inviting all the team members where the leadership presents any recent or upcoming changes to the organization. Team members are invited to join the discussion and ask any questions.

Team meetings

Every team has team meetings where team members can discuss the things relevant to their team, their workflow, or any changes on the team. The frequency of these meetings depends on the team.

HR team meetings

These team-building events occur at the team lead's request to the HR department and they serve to foster connections between the team members.

Trivia

ACLED organizes online trivia events that team members can join and showcase their knowledge of different topics and get to know their coworkers better.

Fitness activities

ACLED occasionally organizes fitness events that team members can attend. These currently include virtual Zumba and yoga classes.