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How to cultivate employee recognition into your company culture

How to cultivate employee recognition into your company culture

Building employee recognition into your company culture positions you to enjoy a cascade of benefits that come with appreciating your team members. Not sure how to foster a culture of recognition? Read on for tips on how to establish a practice of employee recognition in your organisation.

5 Considerations when creating an awards program

5 Considerations when creating an awards program

Creating an engaging awards program is a great way to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in your industry and community. But, if this is your first time creating such a program, there are some considerations to keep in mind. From collecting submissions to organising the prize and defining your scoring rubric—not to mention the awards ceremony should you plan to have one, there is a lot to consider!

5 Reasons to screen for eligibility in your awards entries

5 Reasons to screen for eligibility in your awards entries

Your awards program is aimed at celebrating outstanding efforts and contributions in your industry. In the quest to recognise and celebrate excellence, you likely invite countless entries. Unfortunately, not all entries will pass muster. To save time and streamline your submission process, it can be ideal to screen for eligibility.

How to secure awards program sponsorship

How to secure awards program sponsorship

Finding sponsors for your awards program can be an incredibly effective way to cut program costs and bring your awards program to life. It can help bring increased visibility and sustainability to your awards while making the program more financially viable.

Awards management tips for busy people

Awards management tips for busy people

Managing an awards program is a demanding commitment. From marketing the program to supervising the evaluation of submissions and everything in between, awards managers can find themselves stretched thin by a myriad of responsibilities. That’s why it’s imperative to implement strategies that can save time and ease the burden for both awards managers and other stakeholders.

How to choose the best judges for your awards program

How to choose the best judges for your awards program

The heart of every awards program is the evaluation of submissions and the celebration of the final result. And confidence in the evaluation process is heavily determined by the judges. This makes it imperative for award managers to choose the right judges for their awards program.

How to organise your awards entries for easier judging

How to organise your awards entries for easier judging

The success and reputation of your awards program can rely on many different aspects of your program, but especially on the end results. The judging process is incredibly important. Here’s how to organise your entries to make it easier for your judges.

Awards management 2024: ins and outs

Awards management 2024: ins and outs

With in-and-out lists popping up across social media, we couldn’t help but step into the role of professional prognosticator to talk about what we talk about best: awards management! So, what’s in this season? What’s out? Let’s dive right in.

December 2023

This month several improvements have been released, including a faster login for users when accessing a program page.

What’s new in Award Force

What’s new in Award Force

As the new year gets underway, we’re taking a moment to reflect on product development highlights. Throughout the past year, we introduced an impressive array of 24 new features and implemented a whopping 144 product enhancements, all designed to streamline your workflow and boost efficiency. We’ve also implemented 12 accessibility improvements to ensure our software works for everyone.

5 End-of-year awards management activities

5 End-of-year awards management activities

The end of the year is a good time to reflect on the successes of the year and start planning for the year ahead. It’s also a great time to engage with your awards community. Here are five helpful end-of-year awards management activities that guarantee a thriving awards program in the next year.

November 2023

Entrants can now download judges’ scores and comments using the newly added button “Print/Save as PDF”, the Advanced roles settings page has been updated to make it even easier to view and use the full table of settings and more in this month’s round of releases.

October 2023

Program managers can now access form settings by visiting Settings > Entries > Form settings.