{"id":3135,"date":"2017-07-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functionpoint.com\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T20:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:44:17","slug":"function-point-positive-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/blog\/function-point-positive-productions","title":{"rendered":"Function Point Gives Back With Positive Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Function Point, our goal is to make productivity more personable. What that really means is helping people. It\u2019s included in our employee handbook, is reflected in how we onboard and consult with customers and can be seen in how we design the FP system. It\u2019s woven through the fabric that makes up Function Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanting to extend that beyond what we do professionally, we formally launched \u2018Positive Productions\u2019\u2014an initiative aimed at helping our community and the city we live in. For our first company-wide Positive Production, the FP team spent the day volunteering with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shorelinecleanup.ca\/\">Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shoreline Cleanup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 5th, we&nbsp;stepped away from their desks, standup desks and beanbag chairs to help clean up&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vancouver.ca\/parks-recreation-culture\/second-beach.aspx\">Second Beach<\/a>. Clad in gloves, FP hats and a healthy amount of sunscreen, the team (including resident office dog, Levi Wilson) took to tidying up one of Vancouver\u2019s lovelier beaches. Some interesting finds included a collection of water balloons, a BBQ grill, a vintage knife sharpener, diapers and two happy birthday foil balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-6-1024x768-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-6-1024x768-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-6-1024x768-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-6-1024x768-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-3-1024x768-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-3-1024x768-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-3-1024x768-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-3-1024x768-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-2-1024x768-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-2-1024x768-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-2-1024x768-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cleanup-2-1024x768-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A sense of community stewardship has always been a part of the company with FP working with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.ca\/\">Canadian Red Cross<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/firstunited.ca\/\">First United Downtown Eastside Shelter<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dewc.ca\/\">Downtown Eastside Women\u2019s Shelter<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodbank.bc.ca\/\">Vancouver Food Bank<\/a>&nbsp;in the past. Activities have included cash donations as well as coordinating food and clothing drives. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFirstUnitedDTES%2Fposts%2F1370678712984576&#038;width=500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available to all FP employees, two paid days per year are available to spend volunteering with a not-for-profit organization. This time is voluntary, encouraged and honoured as an individual or group pursuit\u2014with company wide events like the shoreline cleanup planned each quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We\u2019re looking forward to sharing more Positive Production stories in the future and hope that it encourages other companies and organizations to do the same. Follow the FP team on Instagram at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/functionpoint\">@functionpoint<\/a>&nbsp;and #<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/positivelyfp\/\">positivelyFP<\/a>&nbsp;to see what we\u2019re up to inside and outside the office.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/headshot-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/headshot-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/headshot-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/functionpoint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/headshot-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andy Au<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Communications Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy Au is the Communications Manager at Function Point. Previously, he held a number of marketing roles at Hootsuite, helping the company grow from 1 to 10 million users. A born and raised Vancouverite, he spends far too much time reading menus before ordering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Function Point, our goal is to make productivity more personable. What that really means is helping people. It\u2019s included in our employee handbook, is reflected in how we onboard and consult with customers and can be seen in how we design the FP system. It\u2019s woven through the fabric that makes up Function Point. 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