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employee nomination programs

Automate excellence with flexible award nominations

Reinforce your standards of excellence with configurable award nomination programs that get everyone involved. Incentivize top performers with meaningful awards for career-defining moments.

AWARD NOMINATION PROGRAM TYPES

Easily execute different award nomination programs

Return on recognition

Why build nomination programs?

Drive engagement and performance

Peer recognition moments matter. These are the stories that stick. Culture shifts when nomination is inclusive, expectations are clear, and decisions are backed by data, not bias.

Easily execute better strategies

Award nomination programs lose impact without the right tools. Streamline workflows, set custom criteria, and automate communication to scale recognition without the administrative burden.

Award Nomination Program Features

A smarter way to build nomination awards

Flexibility to build your program your way
Configure every detail to match internal workflows, from approvals to communications, and automate tailored nomination programs.
Engage employees and celebrate throughout the process
Broadcast program details, surface submissions, and drive early engagement well before winners are announced.
Improve decision quality and remove bias
Let data and insights drive recognition. Set clear standards, control voting rules, and create an equitable program rooted in transparency.
Provide meaningful rewards for every winner
Offer flexibility with millions of reward options, or pair with branded gifts and commemorative items for lasting impact.

Testimonials

What our customers say

As a system administrator managing the back-end, being able to hand out physical AwardCodes takes out the administrative work. We no longer have to track names, who's getting what points from what event.
Tisa Penny
Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner
Lockton
We do a lot of remote work activities where you can win something. We do a lot of these contests, and I used to go to Amazon and send a $25 gift card to the winners, but now I do it through Awardco. It's in the system, trackable, and much more streamlined.
Amberlee Taylor
Sr. Communications Specialist
Pacific Life
As a manager of a team of seven, I use High Flyer to recognize and thank my team each quarter. It makes them feel appreciated and motivated, knowing their efforts are seen.
Soosan Abidali
Office Manager, Strategy & Development, Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports
We use recognition as a tool to motivate and encourage our employees—everyone knows Awardco because we actively use it for any and all incentives for employees.
Monica Delgado
Senior Manager of Total Rewards
BPM
I genuinely enjoy reading the daily kudos in Slack. Seeing the names and stories of colleagues going above and beyond is inspiring—it motivates me every day and reminds me why I’m proud to be part of PMG.
Melodie Cottingham
Convergent Video/Audio Director
PMG
We launched our The Collaborative Way initiative with a half-day workshop for all colleagues, facilitated by internal Collaborative Way Champions that traveled from office to office. We would do these engaging workshops across the company, and leaders would ask us, ‘Now that colleagues have completed the workshop, how do we keep these principles front and center?’ While we developed other standalone follow-ups, it was only when we implemented Awardco that we truly felt like we had a compelling, daily solution to that question.
Kristie White
AVP Change Strategy & Organizational Development
Alera Group
We’ve always had some sort of recognition program, but never anything all-inclusive where all associates at every location were engaged in the same program—until Awardco.
Dawn Bloch
Chief People Officer
NIBCO
Prior to Awardco, the recognition process was manual and time-consuming. Everything was done through emails and spreadsheets, with physical delivery of plaques and gifts. Important milestones were sometimes missed, despite our best intentions.
Mallory Pence
Marketing Manager
Lockton

Integrate recognition into the flow of work

Integrate Awardco into your HRIS and communication tools to bring recognition and rewards into your workflows.

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