Forwarded message 77
Fm . Scott Good stein"

Date Feb 11,2018 9:41 PM
Subiect ALL STAFF UPDATE 7

   

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i wanted to take this opponunity to write to you a Iittie more info on the potentiai news story that is coming out
against RevMsg

We are a progressive with reai progressive vaiues and made the commitmentthat our rirrn wouid aiways stand
iorthese vaiues it is hurtiui thatwe wouid ever he perceived as doing anything ideais and work
day and night to get our leadership and management right.

Nonetheiess, this is an opportunity ior us to change our practices and the way we manage this company to the extent
needed to address the serious issues that have been raised apoutgenderand raCiai eouity. Together with my three
partners and our senior management, i wantto use this experience to iead in a waythat makes each and everyone oi
you proud to work for Revoiuhon Messaging. Von are extremeiy taiented and couid work at other or in
different industries. But iike me, you vaiue the work you do and the progressive vaiues our company hoids deariy.

Rev management received a very thoughtiui emaii irom a number oi slafitonighticupled in peiow "thatgwes
me an opportunity to directiy address these issues and make sure we are getting to the heart of every matter in a
transparent way i'm grateiui that ioiks vaiue our company and wantto make sure we are addressing any and 
issues 7 no matter how pig or smaii and we get it right.

Thank you ior those that wrote 7 i hear each oi you and commit to keeping of you iniormed at every step oi
the way.

Here are the immediate steps:

1. We do a nightiy conference caii and update you an on whateverwe know about the story, what we are saying,
and the reiated issues, each day. Lets do this every night at 8pm Eastern as a way for ioiks to see thatwe give
everyone updates throughoutthe process oi the story peing written send out a staflsoniy numpereach
night at 7:30pm)

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2. We will send around draft talking points and action plans by the end ofthe day tomorrow to everyone (these may
change as the story Evolves" but will keep everyone up to datel

3. We will ask foryourfeedback on both the talking points and the action plans. This is critical. We want to make sure
we have answered everyone's questions and that this plan fonuard is real and is based on our values and your input.

4. We will institute mandatory training of all staff with special training for managers, on racial and gender
discrimination and sexual harassment. We will establish and publicize formal procedures for raising and resolving HR
issues

5. We will retain in the next few days, a first-class diversity consulting firm to conduct a complete and thorough
review of our practices, our culture and every aspect of how the firm is run; and we will commit to implementing
theirrecommendations, which will be shared with all of you.

s. We will seek your input. We are deeply committed to getting this right. This is yourhrm and we will work to
combat the part-(mth and mistruths about us while also resolving any issues that we uncover and improving our
process in the days ahead.

Look forward to talking more and evolving our firm.

Sincerely,

Scott

My door is always open - and my phone is always on.

P5 - As always if a reporter calls please make sure you send their request to Moira.

Febvuzry 11, 2018

Tothe Partners at Revolution Messaging:

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As progressives and staff of RevoluRon Messaging, we are concerned by news of a potenRal HuffPost arRcle detailing
workplace environment issues, including racial and gender discriminaRon, and we want to support the company in
addressing the underlying issues involved. We feel that the firm's iniRal response has been inadequate and vague in
communicaRons, including providing different pieces of informaRon to different departments and staff members. For
these reasons, we request more clarity and involvement in the process going forward.
This must be addressed in a way that holds people accountable and allows employees to conRnue working for our
clients, who are fighRng for vulnerable communiRes under an oppressive regime. In addiRon to our clients' crucial
for, the companies must recognize the ramificaRons these issues can have on the almost 100 employees' wellbeing
and our employment status. We believe that we can come through this challenge showing what it can look like for a
company to handle these serious accusaRons in a proper manner.
These are the necessary steps forward we recommend:
1) The firm shares, with all employees, as much detail as they have about the issues that are expected to be covered
in the arRcle.
2) Before publicaRon, the company provides informaRon to all employees as to how the company will proacRvely
address the accusaRons, including the concrete next steps, This response should include necessary trainings with all
staff, for example: harassment & racial bias training, management training, and forming an HR department.
3) The task of communicaRng with our clients about the news and how the firm is addressing these issues should be
executed by senior management and partners and include clear steps forward for our company.
4) We call on leadership to take every measure to insRtuRonalize accountability, transparency, and empowered
involvement of the enRre staff through every step in the process as we proceed.
As progressive employees, we strive to live our values through our work, we believe that we should be conRnuously
pushing for more equitable opportuniRes for all. Our values should be baked into every aspect of our company to
show that true solidarity does not have to come at the expense of profit.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Signed by 42 members of staff
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anonymously. Please do not respond to this email address, as it is not being monitored.

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