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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

Seventy-five percent of our employees are out in the field, so how do we get them excited and engaged? The safety programs really got them energized. They had the opportunity to earn a lot of points, but they also received meaningful recognition. I was really impressed by how much our login engagement increased over time.
Marna Lagerquist
Manager, Talent Acquisition and Development
4Refuel
We can now give a shoutout to someone even if they’re in a different location—something we couldn’t do before. It just makes it easy when it’s all in one place.
Lorie Miller
Business Systems Analyst
Greenfield Global
Whether it’s recognizing a peer or a member of our team, Awardco is so simple and intuitive.
Cassidy Barsdoff
Director, Project Management Office
Kodiak
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
Recognition fits into our strategies for turnover and helping us retain good caregivers… because everyone wants to know how they're performing. They want to know if they're doing a good job. And sometimes we forget to stop and say thank you. Recognition helps us do that easily and consistently.
Mary Eaves
Senior VP of Operations (Assisted Living Division)
Americare Senior Living
One of the best parts of myKudos [Awardco] is seeing others rally around a recognition post—commenting, reacting, and adding to the praise. I love scrolling through the kudos channel and seeing teammates from other accounts getting hyped up for the great work they’re doing. It really creates a sense of community across the agency.
Colby Green
Paid Social Senior Associate
PMG
The recognition showed me that even the small, extra efforts I put in are valued. That inspires me to keep contributing beyond my regular responsibilities.
Lav Kumar
Senior Manager, Project Management, Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports
As we try to build a strong culture, we want to take a more modern approach. Partnering with Awardco helped us to put that together. So even though we are spread out, we do get to feel like we are One Greenfield.
Ashley Cato
Vice President People and Culture
Greenfield Global

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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