Bonusly's Welcome is a Celebration that will automatically give recognition to your teammates when they are added to Bonusly. The recognition post will appear in the public Recognition Feed, which allows the rest of your team to meet their new teammate and add on to the bonus if they would like.
Since the Welcome! Celebration is part of Bonusly's Celebrations feature, points come directly from the company, so there's no need to worry about managing allowances or Allowance Boosts.
Configuring the Welcome! Celebration
The automated Welcome! Celebration comes automatically installed and is pre-programmed with a sensible message and bonus amount. To make adjustments to the Welcome! Celebration:
Navigate to the Bonusly Admin dashboard.
Click Recognition on the left-hand sidebar. Then, click Celebrations.
You will be directed to the Celebrations page. From here, you can manage your Celebrations.
Click the Welcome Bot celebration in the Celebrations table. You will be directed to the Edit celebration page.
To create a Welcome celebration, click the Create new button at the top of the page and select the Welcome option.
Complete the following fields in the Basic Info section:
Name: Enter a name for the event (e.g., Welcome!).
Post on: Choose a date for the event.
Post Visibility: Choose a visibility option for the event.
Audience: Select the locations, departments, or teams to receive the Celebration post. To send the Celebration post to everyone, select Everyone. Please note, if multiple groups within a category are selected, all users of any selected group will receive a celebration post on their user account creation date.
Then, complete the Point settings section:
Amount in Points: Enter the amount of points to give out with the celebration. Enter 0 to send the celebration post without giving any points.
Complete the Post customization section:
Icon: Choose an icon image for the post.
Headline: Enter a short introduction for the post.
Message: Enter a short description or message for the post. Do not include @recipient, other group handles, or "+##" point amounts.
Image: Choose an image for the welcome post.
When you're done, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
Turning the Welcome! Celebration on or off
You’ll see that the Welcome! Celebration is on by default. To deactivate the Welcome! Celebration, toggle the button next to the award name to gray.
Want to learn more about Bonusly's other Celebrations?
You can find out more by checking out our "What's a Celebration?" article!
Want to learn more about all Recognitions?
Check out "What are Bonusly Awards?" to find out more!
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