Donut

View a list of the default conversation starter questions we include when you activate the feature.

Donut's Default Conversation Starters

Introduce colleagues for breakout sessions after all-hands meetings (and set it up in 10 minutes or less).

How To: Set Up Post-All-Hands Breakout Meetings

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Everything you need to know about making intros for your team, from how to get set up to best practices.

Donut Intros: Getting Started

Want to start a new Donut channel or update an existing channel, but need a little help? We'll show you how to quickly utilize Templates!

Ready-made Templates

Here are best practices for making your Donut Intros a success

How to Launch Donut Intros Successfully

Launching Donut Intros

Keep your conversations fresh with fun icebreaker prompts using the Donut Icebreakers app for Zoom!

How to: Install and use the Donut Icebreakers app for Zoom

Learn how to utilize Favorite Things for a more personalized get-to-know-your-teammates experience.

Help teammates get to know each other with Donut's "Favorite Things" feature

How to transition from in-person to remote work with Donut

Keep Remote Employees Connected with Virtual Coffee Chats

Learn how to turn on Google Meet or Microsoft Teams video as the default option for your team's Donut meetings.

Setting up Google Meet and Microsoft Teams video for your Donut channels

Learn how to use Donut's Zoom integration to easily host and join remote Donut meetings with your teammates.

Using Zoom for remote Donut meetings

Learn how to turn on our pre-built intro message for remote teams to set expectations on how to have successful virtual Donut meetings.

Remote-friendly and custom intro messages

Learn how to introduce people on your team multiple times per week.

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Add value to your intern program by having Donut connect them with others at your company

Using Donut to Connect Interns

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Donut Features for Remote or Distributed Teams

Learn how to use Donut's "Within-group" feature to introduce people from the same region, department, or interests.

How To: Introduce People Within the Same Group or Category

Manage your Donut experience right from Slack using Donut's Home Tab.

How to Find and Use Donut's Home Tab

Looking to set up a Donut Channel for your team's Slack workspace? We'll show you how to get started.

How to Set Up a Donut Intros Channel

Learn about the different ways you can intro people up with Donut

Intro Types

How to set up and edit Donut intros in a private Slack channel

Adding Donut to private channels

Donut's Outlook Calendar integration makes it easy for your team to schedule Donut meetings with one another.

How to Use Donut's Outlook Calendar Integration for Your Channel

Browse Donut channels, view your intros, and more right in Slack.

How To Use Shortcuts with Donut

Use Donut's welcome feature to welcome all new users of your Slack workspace and invite them to your Donut channel(s).

Automatically invite new teammates to join your Donut channel

Learn how Donut's "Lottery" feature allows you to introduce one lucky group or pair each round.

How To: Run a Lottery with Donut Intros

Learn how to use Donut's "Cross-group" feature to introduce people from different groups, departments, or office locations

How To: Introduce People Across Different Groups with Donut

Learn more about how Donut Compliments work and when your teammate will receive the compliments you send them.

How to: Send a Compliment Through Donut

Learn more about Donut's Conversation Starters for your Intros.

Donut Conversation Starters

Check out our list of ready-made icebreaker questions  that will help your team members get-to-know their teammates better than ever.

Icebreaker Questions for Donut Intros

Donut's Google Calendar integration makes it easy for your team to schedule Donut meetings with one another.

How to Use Donut's Google Calendar Integration for your Channel

Like seeing pictures of your team during Intros? Try Donut's selfie contest to get others in on the fun and vote for your favorites!

Use Donut to run a selfie contest for your  Intro channel

Donut Intro Basics

Learn more on how to use our Program Hub to see who was matched, who met, who didn't, and why certain people were excluded.

How to use Donut's Program Hub to view & edit the status of Donut channel members

Learn more about Donut channel ownership permissions, and how to transfer ownership to another teammate

How to view and edit Donut channel ownership and access

From GCal to Outlook, Zoom to MS Teams, Donut can seamlessly integrate with a variety of meeting and conferencing tools.

What Calendar Integrations or Video Conferencing Options does Donut support?

Learn more about the different reasons teammates may not be included in your Donut intros on occasion.

Why weren't some people included in our Donut intros this week?

Here are some tips and inspiration for naming your Donut channel(s).

What are suggested Donut channel names?

A quick walkthrough of how to move dates for your next round of Intros or Watercooler prompts.

How Do I Reschedule Donut Intros + Watercooler Topics for My Team?

Here are the insights and metrics that are available to your team.

Do You Have Any Stats or Reports on Our Donut Intros?

Your team members have control over how and when they'd like to meet, plus our Google Calendar integration makes scheduling simple.

How does scheduling work with Donut?

Donut's Pre-set Meeting Time feature allows you to schedule a certain time on a given day for participants to meet.

Set a fixed time for your team's Donut meetings

Donut can make intros between teammates, prompt in-channel watercooler discussions, and automate celebration messages.

How do Donut Intros, Watercooler, and Celebrations channels differ?

Donut can be used in both public and private Slack channels – we recommend a new, dedicated channel for intros!

What channel(s) can Donut be used in?

When there’s an odd number of people in the channel, Donut will make one group of three so as to not leave anyone out.

Why did Donut make an intro with 3 people in it?

Log into your Donut dashboard to change the introduction frequency, date of intros, channel, time zone, and team settings!

How do I change the frequency, next intro date, and other settings in my Donut Intros Channel?

If you’re a channel admin, you can adjust settings at donut.ai to pause intros for your Donut channel.

How do I pause or skip Intros for the whole channel?

Donut selects two people, introduces them via a group DM in Slack, and encourages them to meet for coffee, lunch, or donuts!

What does “intros” mean? How does Donut introduce people?