aravenrose / handbook

The home of policies and guidelines that make up CivicActions

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

CivicActions, Inc.

2625 Alcatraz Avenue, Suite 320 Berkeley, CA 94705

510.408.7510 | main 888.714.7388 | fax civicactions.com

Effective Date TBD (Work in Progress)

Handbook Purpose

This Handbook has been prepared to describe CivicActions' philosophy, working methods and processes, employment practices, policies, benefits, and the conduct we expect from members of our team.

How to Contribute

There are three ways to contribute to the Handbook: the lazy way, the easy way and the recommended (but advanced) way. See CONTRIBUTING for detailed instructions for each.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Welcome to CivicActions

2. About Us

• Mission, Value Proposition, and Operating Principles
• Background and History
• Elevator Pitch
• General Contacts and Listservs
• Organizational Chart

3. Policies

• Employment
• Code of Conduct
• Security
• Compensation
• Professional Development and Community Participation
• Annual Review Process
• Benefits
• Health, Safety, and Security
• Workplace Guidelines
• Travel 101
• Leaving CivicActions
• Required Notices

4. How We Work

• Agile Baseline
• Bookmarks
• Virtual Workplace Basics
• Common Vocabulary
• Gold Star Program
• Training Resources
• Equipment
• Tools
  • Basic Communication Tools
  • Harvest
  • Trello
  • Jira
  • Github
  • Text Editors
  • Resource Guru

5. Engineering

• Accessibility
• Back End Development
• Development and Hosting Environments
• Drupal Site Building
• Engineering Roles
• Engineer's Role in Client/Team Relationships
• Front End Development
• Git/GitLab/Github/Bitbucket
• How to log internal meetings
• Quality Assurance
• Security/Compliance
• Systems and Sandboxes

6. Project Management

• Project Manager Training
• The Project Manager Role
• Guidelines for Starting a New Project
• Onboarding a New Project Team Member
• Offboarding a Contractor from Project
• Invoicing
• Planning a "Project Onsite"
• PTO Request and Approval Process

7. Sales and Marketing

• CivicActions Website
• Sales Guild
• Services
• Social Media

8. Human Resources

• Onboarding Process

CHANGE LOG