You hear it everywhere these days. SaaS, SaaS, SaaS. You probably use a handful of SaaS products every day. The term, which stands for Software as a Service, includes popular software like MailChimp, SalesForce, Google Apps, Zen Desk, and yes, Award Force, our award and grant management software.

Life is busy, we know. With what feels like a million tasks to do every day and constant reminders from our productivity tools, it can be hard to keep up with it all.

But your awards, recognition or grants program shouldn’t feel that way, and Award Force is here to help.

We’ll help you cut down on the noise– all those extra tasks that need to be simplified and streamlined.

Have you ever won an award? It could be anything from employee of the month, the biggest pumpkin award, star pupil of the week, or even the much-coveted Nobel prize. It’s not the prestige that matters but how it makes us feel. Awards make us feel good.

This cartoon by @officeguycartoons.com recently floated around the “office” at Award Force (Slack 😊). Since we are a company that develops software to help organisations recognise excellence in their field, the cartoon was both apt and thought-provoking.

Spam traps are a tool used by ISP’s to identify and track spammers. Essentially, they are an unmanned email address that alerts an ISP anytime an email lands in its inbox. If by some chance you send an email to this address, you get flagged as a spammer and you will find it extremely difficult to get any of your email delivered.

The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, is Europe’s way of strengthening and unifying data protection for all individuals within the European Union. Here at Award Force, we want to offer consistent protection to citizens globally, which is why…

Attracting sponsors to your program can be an arduous process that requires dedication, positivity and planning. In this article we outline the process of preparing, finding and approaching sponsors for your program.