As I am sure many regular visitors have noticed, the Awards Network website was recently updated. In addition to the fresh look, new resources have been added to the website including a downloadable samples library. These samples are all resources that I have provided clients in the past and I am really pleased to have these resources available online not only for Awards Network Account Managers and clients to use but also for anyone planning a recognition or incentive program. This week I would like to discuss the details of each of the complimentary resources in the downloadable library.
Recognition Letters and Certificates of Appreciation
There are three sets of recognition letters and certificates of appreciation available to download at no charge. The first letter and certificate have simple language and can be used for any type of recognition award. The second letter and certificate were created for service award programs. These are the most common types of recognition programs and often my clients request sample years of service letters and certificates of appreciation to get them started on their own recognition materials. The third letter and certificate is designed for an outstanding performance, above and beyond, caught in the act or teamwork award.
The recognition letters and certificates were created in Microsoft Word which makes it easy for anyone to add in a company logo or signature, alter the text and even change the border colors and styles. These three sets of letters and certificates of appreciation can be used just the way they are or easily customized and even personalized for your company and its recognition award recipients.
Budget Worksheet
If you have one group or you are targeting incentives towards numerous groups of people, this worksheet will assist you in developing an incentive program budget. Formulas have been entered so that you can change the frequency of a goal or number of points for each goal and see its impact on your annual budget. There are two tabs that contain goals for individual locations and one tab containing an incentive program budget summary and discretionary points.
More and more of my clients are including points in their incentive programs that can be given out as needed. Discretionary points are generally distributed to supervisors or managers who can decide how and when to use his or her discretionary points and the team members to give the points to.
Presentation Tips
The presentation tips pdf is another resource for planning a recognition award program. Depending on the goals of your recognition program and employee preferences, there are four ways (formal, informal, random and planned) to present employee awards. Each type of recognition event is described along with what the event achieves, what is being recognized and how to plan it.
Incentive Program Goals
So many clients who are putting together an umbrella incentive program or a total rewards program want to ensure they are not leaving out any goals that could benefit their organization. The incentive program goals sheet has a tab for four different groups of incentive goals: wellness, call center, sales and safety. If you are planning an incentive programs that is targeting different groups of employees, these lists help to give you an idea of what other clients have included in their goals and can get you thinking about goals you would like to include in your reward program.
Setting up a Program Checklists
If you would like to know how to set up a specific type of award program or what you should have ready prior to becoming a client of Awards Network, these checklists include all of the steps needed to get a reward program started. Employee engagement programs, incentive programs, recognition programs, safety programs and a general program set up checklists are all included as references in the downloadable resource library.
Case Studies
There are many case studies and client successes sprinkled throughout the Awards Network website and blog but if you are looking for even more statistics and information on specific types of recognition and incentive programs, the complimentary downloadable case studies are an excellent resource. Call center, employee engagement, online incentives, printed safety, safety recognition, sales incentive, total rewards and wellness programs are all case studies available to download in the resource center. There is even a link at the end of the list of case studies to download all 8 case studies in one document.
If you are interested in finding out more information about these resources and would like to discuss a reward program you are planning with one of our recognition or incentive experts, please contact us by phone or email for assistance.