Yonder

08/10/2026

Twenty colleagues competed in the Yonder Chess Championship.

The finals were played last week in our office, and the concentration and tension reached new heights.

The early rounds were played online and in person. The semifinals and finals were played live, with clocks running, arbiters at the board, and the rest of our colleagues following the stream move by move. Chess Club CalCool helped us run it like a real tournament final, and it felt like one.

A software company takes chess personally. We spend our days thinking a few moves ahead, weighing trade-offs, and learning that a shortcut in the opening comes back to collect in the endgame. We call that technical debt. Chess players call it a losing position.

The months leading up to the finals were full of practice sessions, friendly training games, and plenty of debate about results and predictions for the winner.

After the final, our finalists tested their strategies against an International Master. Consider it the toughest code review they've had all year.
We build software together. We also know how to sit across from each other and fight over 64 squares.

Congratulations to our winner, Istvan, and to everyone who played, put their skills to the test, and showed their passion for the game! Photos from the live event below.

28/09/2026

Some people prefer a quiet hobby. Raluca Munteanu, our colleague in Iași, builds playgrounds and hikes islands.

Raluca shared with us the passions that help her grow outside the office, and her story is a great reminder of what happens when you commit fully to everything you do.

☑ Volunteering: From Interact Club in high school to Rotaract at university, Raluca has been making a difference for years. This year, her team built an outdoor playground for young patients at the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit of the Socola Institute in Iași. And her all-time favorite? The Rubber Duck Race on the Bahlui river, which gives kids a magical Children's Day every June 1st.

"Come exactly as you are: the project will shape itself around what you bring to it."

☑ Travel: From childhood weekends in a tent to hiking the breathtaking trails of Madeira, Raluca is a self-confessed serious planner who has also learned that some of the best parts of a trip are the ones you didn't plan at all.

Read the full story 👉 https://tss-yonder.com/insights/the-passions-that-help-you-grow-outside-the-office

What passion helps you grow outside of work? Tell us below 💬

24/09/2026

400 children started the school year with everything they needed, and we’re happy to have played a small part in making that happen 🎒

We took care of 50 backpacks for 3rd and 4th graders from Fizeșu Gherlii, almost all personally prepared and filled with school essentials by our colleagues.

Congratulations to Organizatia Crestina Something New for bringing together 193 donors and partners and making sure children across 7 communities started school fully equipped.

31/08/2026

We're so happy to share that the first house we've ever built in Iași - together with our partner Homes of Hope Cluj-Napoca - is finished and has already been handed over to its new family. 🏡

It all started months ago, far from any construction site: 76 colleagues from Iași and Cluj walked over 26 million steps together during our Steps for Hope challenge. Step by step, that effort turned into the money needed to make this house possible.

On Saturday, August 22nd, a group of us headed to Rediu Aldei, near Iași, and spent the day assembling and raising the walls of the house, side by side with the Homes of Hope team. No construction experience needed, just good energy and a willingness to help.

"What truly defines us is how our colleagues choose to show up for the community, not just by supporting a cause from a distance, but by actively becoming part of it. This house is a good example of that: our community played a real part in making it happen. Being there, working together and seeing their contribution take shape made the impact feel real, and showed the kind of difference we can make when we're moving toward the same purpose", said Alina Iacob, Managing Director at Yonder.

Thank you to everyone who walked, who volunteered, who packed a gift box, or simply cheered us on. This home is proof of what we can build when we do it together. 🤍

Grateful to Homes of Hope for making this possible and for trusting us to be part of it.

27/08/2026

A different role takes the spotlight in our latest story.

Andra Gadalean, Finance & Control Manager at Yonder, on stepping into challenges before feeling ready, learning to ask for help, and how those experiences shaped the way she leads today.

Read her story 👇
https://tss-yonder.com/insights/learning-when-to-ask-for-help-and-when-to-step-in

26/08/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞? 💡

For the second year in a row, Yonder returned as sponsor and AI partner for The Leadership School, a 7-day experiential leadership program by Fundația Leaders.

We kicked off the AI day with a crash course built around how we actually use AI in our day-to-day work. Then, participants had 24 hours to help Nutts & Eggs, a family-run bakery in Sibiu, extend its kids' cooking workshops beyond the workshop itself.

We stayed close as mentors and guides throughout the challenge, stepping in when needed, but mostly giving them the space to figure out how far they could get with AI on their side.

After A LOT OF prompts, ups and downs, and... pastries 😊, they delivered two things the owner can actually use:

🏠 Nutts&Eggs Home: a digital space where families can continue the experience at home through recipes, memories, community and an AI cooking companion. The app was tested with real users on the spot. While the kids were making muffins, their parents were already discovering what had been built for them that very day.

📱 An AI-assisted content flow that turns a workshop into ready-to-post social media content in under 15 minutes.

24 hours earlier, there was a brief. By the end of the day, there were real tools, real users and a lot of lessons in between.

24/07/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 🤝

The second quarter of our Journey of Change was all about what happens when people come together around a shared purpose.

A new home. New opportunities for students. International competitions. Better-equipped hospitals. Stronger communities. Every story is different, but they all have one thing in common: progress starts with people who choose to work side by side.

Here's a look at the partnerships and initiatives that shaped the past few months

cc: Fundația COTE, YWAM - ELS Cluj, Help others help, Casa Filip, Clujul Sustenabil, Fundatia Pas cu Pas,

The second quarter of 2026, shaped by the theme of Collaboration & Progress, confirmed what we already know about the Journey of Change: it’s not something that happens to us but through us. Through mentors who choose to show up for students in a village. Through colleagues who pick up a hammer, a...

22/07/2026

A health(y) partnership: our journey with Departamentul de Sănătate Publică - UBB continues.

In January 2025, we supported the modernization of the Hans Rosling Room at the Department of Public Health, Babeș-Bolyai University, now a space dedicated to training the next generation of health policy experts.

Later that year, we backed the very first edition of the Community Health Promotion Gala, an initiative that brought together people and projects making a real difference in communities across Romania.

This year, for the 2nd edition of the Gala, we're glad to support a new track dedicated to digital health. We can't wait to read the applications, discover new ideas, and celebrate the people and organizations pushing health forward.

There's a lot more planned together under the Health Policy Lab initiative. Stay tuned as things move forward.

🌟 Am deschis înscrierile pentru Gala Promovării Sănătății la Nivel Comunitar, ediția a 2-a!

Dacă ai dezvoltat un proiect care contribuie la promovarea sănătății în comunitatea ta, acum este momentul să-i oferi vizibilitatea pe care o merită.

✅ Ai implementat o inițiativă cu impact în comunitate;
✅ Lucrezi în domeniul sănătății publice, într-o instituție publică, ONG sau alături de comunități locale;
✅ Vrei să împărtășești bune practici și să faci parte dintr-o rețea națională de profesioniști dedicați promovării sănătății.

Atunci te invităm să te înscrii în competiție!

💻 Anul acesta avem și o secțiune dedicată proiectelor de sănătate digitală, susținută de Yonder, partenerul nostru tech în această călătorie. Dacă ai o astfel de inițiativă, spune-ne despre ea la înscriere!

Evenimentul are două componente complementare:

📚 Un program de învățare aplicată, cu sesiuni scurte de formare pe teme precum digitalizare în sănătate, știința implementării și comunicare/alfabetizare în sănătate;
🏆 Gala de premiere, unde cele mai valoroase inițiative vor fi recunoscute și celebrate la nivel național.
📅 Evenimentul va avea loc în data de 16 octombrie și este organizat de Departamentul de Sănătate Publică, în colaborare cu compania de consultanță și dezvoltare software Yonder, sub umbrela inițiativei Health Policy Lab.

📅 Înscrierile sunt deschise până pe 15 septembrie, ora 23:59.
👉 Completează formularul de înscriere și alătură-te unei comunități care construiește un viitor mai sănătos, prin proiecte cu impact.
🔗 Link formular: https://lnkd.in/gShaRQ83

Împreună recunoaștem, învățăm și inspirăm schimbarea în comunitățile din România. 💙

06/07/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐒𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🤝

For the past few years, together with Homes of Hope Cluj-Napoca Association, we've been helping families in need have a place they can call home 🏡

One house was already part of this year's plan, funded through our Steps for Hope initiative. Then we started talking about this project with our colleagues at SOBIS. As the two Romanian companies in the Total Specific Solutions Group, doing good together felt like the natural next step.

So we decided to build one more 😊
Together, we co-funded this new home in Ighiș (Mediaș) and spent a day on site helping bring it to life.

Today, the keys are in the hands of the Pintea family. For Andrei, Roxana and their four children, this means something simple, yet life-changing: a safe home where they no longer have to worry about rain coming through the roof or cold nights.

One house is now home. Another one will soon be in Iași.

Thank you to everyone from Yonder, Sobis and Homes of Hope who picked up a hammer, carried materials and chose to spend their Saturday building a better future.

02/07/2026

Yesterday marked our 10th cybersecurity session at Casa Filip, a shelter for people fighting cancer away from their homes.

It's hard to put into words what happens in that room. Despite everything they're going through, people still find the strength to ask questions, laugh, share stories and stay curious. You leave inspired by their resilience and warmth.

At the same time, these conversations matter. When you're focused on treatment and everything that comes with it, online scams and cyber threats are probably the last thing on your mind. Unfortunately, that's exactly what attackers count on.

Month after month, our Security team helps people recognize online risks and protect themselves. Thank you for your dedication, kindness and willingness to make a difference. We're grateful to have you 🥰