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  1. Volunteer Exit Survey

    As HBA member leaders and volunteers depart their roles and/or volunteering in general, it is a best practice to capture their feedback via our Volunteer Exit Survey  or a live Exit Interview asking similar questions. As volunteer leave your t...
  2. Requesting a Virtual Credit Card

    If you or your volunteer team needs to pay HBA-related expenses (i.e. vendors (e.g., swag, décor, printing, photographer), event expenses, etc), the HBA can issue a virtual/digital credit card through Ramp,  our virtual credit card platform, inst...
  3. HBA Event Types at a Glance

    Engagement Events: Cost Recovery Fee for Engagement Events: Components may charge a nominal fee at their discretion based on the event being hosted.   For example, some components may choose to charge a small fee to encourage registrant...
  4. Summer 2026 Office Hours: Phase 1 Roll Out

    Note: The geographic regions listed below are intended only as a guide to indicate the time zones these sessions may be most convenient for. Participation is not limited to those regions—all member leaders are welcome to attend, regardless of lo...
  5. Adobe Express Onboarding Resources

    Welcome to the Adobe Express Onboarding Resource Center. This page contains guides, tutorials, and training materials to help HBA member leaders transition from Marq to Adobe Express and confidently create on-brand marketing materials. Available...
  6. Event Type Overview

    Key Reminder All events must clearly articulate their purpose, goals, and value to the intended audience. Events should be positioned with strong, clear messaging that explains why participants should attend. HBA reserves the right to review a...
  7. Vena Quick Reference Cheat Sheet

    For Regional Treasurers. What is Vena? Excel-based financial tool connected to Sage that enables you to: View actuals, budgets, and forecasts Update reforecasts Drill into financial details Self-serve reports without relying on Finance ...
  8. Vena Platform Guide

  9. Support & Help

    Issues accessing or operating in Vena? Contact finance@hbanet.org . In the future, office hours will be launched to provide additional support, but in the meantime, please email for urgent issues. Other planned enhancements include dashboard views...
  10. Access & Technical Requirements

    Only Regional Treasurers are granted access to Vena.  Excel required: Excel 365 OR desktop (post-2010) Mac users: Must use latest Office 365 Excel Apple Numbers is NOT supported ...