Step 1: Create the Custom Award
Go to Workspace Settings.
Click Awards from the left sidebar.
Set the award name to reflect the purpose, such as:
"Backdated Birthday Award"
"Backdated Anniversary Award"
Set the point value to match your typical automated award amount.
Tip: Use the same messaging and points that you would normally include in your automated birthday or anniversary awards for consistency.
Step 2: Send the Custom Award to Users
Navigate to the Home page in Nectar.
Toggle from Shoutout to Award at the top of the post box.
Fill out the required fields:
Select Award: Click into the field to view available Awards, or type to search for a specific one.
Select Recipient: Add one or more usernames using the
@symbol.
Preview: This is just to show you what the text of the award will look like. This is not customizable from the post box. If you would like to change the messaging, that will have to be done in Workspace Settings by an Admin.
Toggle to hide awarded points from the Leaderboard if desired.
Click Send Award — your recognition will post immediately.
More information here.
For milestone work anniversaries
If you want to recognize different point amounts based on years of service, you have two options:
Option 1: Create separate Custom Awards
Set up one award for each milestone year (e.g., 1 year, 3 years, 5 years) with the appropriate point values.
Option 2: Use a single Custom Award and edit each time
Use one general backdated Work Anniversary Custom Award.
Manually adjust the point amount before sending to each recipient based on their milestone.
Tip: Keep a simple spreadsheet to track who has received which milestone if you're awarding in batches.