Vera Solutions is thrilled to welcome 16 new Fellows in Switzerland, India, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, and the United States. The Fellows bring unique skills and experience in technology, consulting, business intelligence, and customer success. Each will play a pivotal role at Vera, whether helping deliver technology projects with NGOs, supporting Amp Impact customers, and strengthening Vera’s operations. The addition of our 2022-2023 Fellowship cohort also marks a significant milestone, as Vera Solutions celebrates growing to more than 100 full-time employees.
Synchronous Learning, Virtual onboarding, and Personal Histories
Last month, we kicked off our third virtual Fellowship onboarding, welcoming a passionate group of new Fellows based across the globe. With a carefully designed program that took place over the month of June, Fellows participated in a range of synchronous learning sessions. The sessions covered Vera’s history and 12-year-journey providing cloud solutions for nonprofits, technical knowledge related to Amp Impact and Salesforce, and dedicated ‘personal histories’ sessions where Fellows shared their experiences and journeys to Vera.
"During our Fellowship Cohort Onboarding Programme, we get to not only learn but share rich backgrounds and meet diverse people around the globe. We have the opportunity to expand our team according to our growth goals and nourish our company with bright minds. As we slowly break through Covid, our teams get to meet safely in their hub locations. We cannot wait to get back to learning about Vera around a campfire again as we used to before the pandemic!"
- Leigh Harker - Training, Learning, and Development Coordinator. Tweet
Working Through A Hybrid Model Amp Impact and Salesforce Case Study
As part of the Fellowship onboarding, Fellows participated in a collaborative case study covering Vera’s project delivery cycle, with a focus on discovery, design, and implementation. This year, we designed a hybrid model of our traditional case study, incorporating key features of our product, Amp Impact, along with a general Salesforce case study that combined key Salesforce concepts such as data modeling, reports, and automation.
"I have enjoyed e-meeting other Verites from all over the world, hearing their stories and experiences leading up to Vera. The Amp Impact case study has also been a highlight giving me insight into the niche space Vera operates in. I am looking forward to growing my Salesforce technical knowledge and using those skills to better help organizations understand their impact."
- Maxwell Rundofa - Customer Support Analyst Tweet
“I am finding more and more reasons to be excited about Vera and being part of this amazing team; the commitment to each individual team member and our individual greatness and impact along with the commitment to global positive impact is perhaps what I find most exciting and refreshing. I am super charged and excited to embark on this journey."
- Nazgol Zand - Consultant. Tweet
The two-week case study was coupled with Trailhead modules [a series of online Salesforce tutorials with hands-on challenges], support sessions such as webinars, peer networking, and office hours. By the end of the case study, Fellows were excited to tackle their first client project. According to our Operations Specialist, Megan Welsford, the case study was important for preparing Fellows for the work we do at Vera.
"We included a Salesforce Case Study which went through key tenets of building on Salesforce from user stories to automation. And we completed an Amp Impact Case Study which went through each of the key Amp Impact features from project setup to Submissions. These helped new Fellows have a solid foundation of the key concepts of Salesforce and Amp Impact."
- Megan Welsford, Operations Specialist. Tweet
Celebrating more than 100 Employees at Vera Solutions
We’re excited to see how much we’ve grown as a company – from a team of three in 2010 to a global team of 110 employees across five continents.
“When we launched Vera 12 years ago, we didn’t anticipate the incredible demand we would see, both for our services and to join the team. That we’ve grown to 100+ staff and put ourselves in a position for further growth is a testament to the need in the market for our products and services as well as all the hard work of countless dedicated teammates over the years.”
- Zak Kafman, Co-Founder and CEO. Tweet
With our latest Fellowship cohort beginning their journey at Vera and building on their learning from onboarding, we are welcoming even more new Verites this month.
Introducing the 2022-2023 Fellowship Class
Brazil
India
Kenya
South Africa
Switzerland
United States