VPFO Newsletters
What’s the good news?
The VPFO portfolio consists of a range of diverse and highly specialized departments, each with its own communications requirements. One way we keep our teams updated is through a series of regular newsletters, at the VPFO and departmental level.
Considerations
This channel is best when
- you have non-urgent financial-, operational-, or risk-based information to share with a specific audience.
- you know who your specific audience is. Each VPFO newsletter has a different purpose and addresses different segments of the UBC audience.
When to change the channel?
- There are many other newsletters outside the VPFO with different, specific audiences that may be a better (or complimentary) fit for your content. your VPFO Communications Leader can help you find opportunities.
- In-depth or news information is best hosted on a website, and then linked to from a newsletter.
Details
VPFO newsletters are administered by a variety of different individuals from across the VPFO. Content is provided by subject matter experts (SMEs) from every department, as well as from outside the portfolio. Our Communications & Engagement team provides strategic support and oversight.
More general information about newsletters is also available in the Plan section.
How to access
If you’re interested in sharing information on the VPFO newsletter network and you don’t know who to reach out to for access, get in touch with your VPFO Communications leader.
Our VPFO newsletters
You can find information about each of our newsletters below, as well as past editions for some of them where possible. As the issues get older, some links to other UBC websites and resources may no longer work as items are archived or deleted.
Our VPFO portfolio newsletter
VPFO Update
This newsletter provides the VPFO with timely updates about the portfolio and UBC as a whole.
WHEN: Weekly, on the first day of the week
HOW: Email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca to submit content or use our online form.
Community newsletters
Finance Update
UBC’s central finance teams — Comptroller, Finance & Integrated Services, Treasury, and UBCO’s Finance & Operations — share information on key systems, processes, changes to support our community.
WHEN: Weekly, every Friday
HOW: Email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca to submit content or use our online form.
Community newsletters
Facilities Weekly
Facilities Weekly distributes important information across all Facilities departments (Asset Replacement & Improvement, Building Operations, Capital Planning & Development, Energy & Water Services, Facilities Planning, Customer Services & Informatics, Custodial Services, Municipal Services, and Project Services).
WHEN: Weekly, every Tuesday
HOW: Email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca to submit content or use our online form.
Finance & Integrated Services News
Finance & Integrated Services News has a regular communication that is used to share important information across both of the department locations, and to distributed staff.
WHEN: Monthly, on Wednesday
HOW: Email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca to submit content or use our online form.
SRS Bi-weekly
Safety & Risk Services newsletter distributes important information to the department.
WHEN: Bi-weekly, on alternate Mondays
HOW: Email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca to submit content or use our online form.
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