Recognition that includes everyone can be a challenge. Culture Cloud™ makes it easy.
Countless reasons to celebrate
5x
Employees are five times more likely to stay when regularly acknowledged for good work.
95%
of organizations find O.C. Tanner's award selection to be better than its competitors.(TechValidate survey 2021)
12x
Organizations that practice recognition effectively are twelve times more likely to have strong business results including increases in shareholder return.
Celebrations they’ll remember
Create events that become culture-building peak experiences, where people feel they belong to something special.
Group Deposits
A fast, easy way to recognize all your employees at once with a points deposit.
From sourcing to supply chain, from concept to delivery, from data management to shopping, we have the expertise and the technology to cover every detail.
"We use Group Deposits to reward employees for participating in company-wide competitions and initiatives. It has boosted engagement and encouraged participation in business-led initiatives. Ease of use has meant this has become the standard method of reward across our business."
- Treasury Wine Estates
"Our annual holiday gift has become an important part of our employee experience and workplace culture. O.C. Tanner handles the design, order, and delivery of our gifts in a meaningful way. They've been our partner of choice for 10 years."
- Healthcare system in the Midwest
"We've been thrilled to see employees continue to enjoy their backpacks as they take it with them to the office and on summer adventures. The gift was a hit! O.C. Tanner helped us recognize and delight our workplace community."
- Hospital in the Northeast
"We used Group Deposits for the organization-wide Heartfelt Thanks issuance of 100 points as a thank you for another strong year in difficult times. Group Deposits provides us with a perfect tool to reward our employees in a consistent manner across a diverse set of teams, functions, and geographical locations."
Recognition that gets used is recognition that works. To connect employees who work apart. To include humans of every kind. To make success a way of life.
Gift cards. Cool tech. Top brands. Adventure. Custom awards. Charitable giving.
Custom awards tell a story no other awards can: yours
Symbols matter. Create your own collection of iconic awards that honor important events, define your culture, and become objects of desire employees can’t get anywhere else.
Your data. Your Tools. Your Way
Spark participation
Make appreciation flow freely with timely nudges, tips, and reminders.
Listen with Culture Survey
Our survey tool helps you benchmark, track, and adapt to employee sentiment.
Empower employees to give
Our self-serve budget tool makes managing dollars and encouraging participation easy.
Not sure which plan is right for you? Give us a call. 801-493-3388
FAQs
Do I need implementation services?
Our one-time implementation services are a great way for new Culture Cloud customers to get started. With our team of culture experts at your side, you’ll get the personal support and advice to make sure you and your organization are set up for success.
Do you provide customer support?
Our client success team is available to answer burning questions, help you master the employee experience, and make sure you’re getting the most out of your program. All that plus our Help Center, which contains educational resources for your employees so they’ll never feel lost.
How does Culture Cloud save my company money?
We make awards available at market price, so when your employees redeem their points, there’s more budget and more awards to choose from. By only charging a software seat-fee and one-time implementation fee, we can deliver the industry's best value and most positive impact on workplace culture—and your bottom line.
Is there a minimum agreement amount?
All pricing is per employee, per month, and is billed monthly. The minimum annual agreement is $62,000 for Culture Cloud Recognition and $23,000 for Culture Cloud Service Awards.
How long are your agreements?
The minimum agreement term is a 3-year subscription. We do offer longer-term agreements to help create more certainty around future costs.
What kind of ROI can I expect?
Our customers report higher employee engagement and productivity, while individual employees report increased happiness and motivation. Global research proves that in companies where recognition is common, turnover rates decrease significantly. Culture Cloud isn’t just an investment in your culture, it’s an investment in your employees that has a direct, positive impact on your bottom line.
What is your approach to data security and privacy?
Culture Cloud is trusted by companies around the world to keep their information secure and private. It is essential that we earn the trust of our customers and keep it. For additional information, please see the Security and Privacy page as well as our Privacy Policy.
What integrations are available with Culture Cloud?
Culture Cloud integrations put recognition into the tools your employees use every day, offering an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management. Culture Cloud has open APIs, integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like Workday and SAP, as well as with business tools like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and Yammer. We integrate with all SAML 2.0 SSO providers like Okta, and of course, we have iOS and Android mobile apps, so you and your employees can send recognition wherever they work.
Our best-in-class approach to technology security means you can rest easy and focus on building your workplace culture.
Data security
Our data security policies, processes, and practices are airtight—with all systems and solutions crafted and selected with security and privacy in mind. We use internal and external audits to validate the security of our controls, processes, practices, policies, and tools of our multi-tenant SaaS mode (delivered via web and mobile applications). And to protect our customer data, industry-leading software and hardware-based DMZ infrastructure with firewalls are used on both internet-facing and internal systems-facing infrastructure. No sensitive information is stored on web servers, ever.
Verified enterprise-level protections
We routinely undergo third party quarterly vulnerability and annual penetration testing, as well as numerous on-site audits by some of the world’s largest defense contractors and global financial services organizations and have been deemed to be compliant with their standards as well as other industry regulations. Culture Cloud follows NIST CSF and NIST SP-800-53A guidelines, which we use to do a cross-mapping to the ISO controls though reciprocity. Controls are validated through our SOC 2, Type II reports and are in compliance with PCI DSS v3.2.
System uptime and delivery of data
The system can be scaled horizontally (by adding servers or app instances) with no downtime—typically done behind a load balancer. We can do the same to scale vertically onto more powerful hardware and have already optimized our processing power based on historical peak loads. For the services directly related to our Employee Recognition solutions, we operate from a private cloud with system performance monitoring and ongoing maintenance. The front-end systems that support our SaaS solution leverage industry standard cloud providers.
Secure access and safeguards
O.C. Tanner allows for single sign-on using SAML 2.0 or federated login, configurable based on client needs. If the client uses federated SSO, our rules will adhere to your rules. This allows access to O.C. Tanner’s system from a company’s tech stack without an additional login. Our rest APIs are JSON Format for data parameters and Auth2 is used for authentication. Our SaaS operates as a three-tiered web environment, with firewalls in front of the web servers and between the web servers and application servers. IDS/IPS monitors traffic at all internet borders. All customer facing web applications must use TLSv1.2 or higher encryption for all pages where sensitive information may be displayed or entered. All production data and backup data is encrypted at rest using 256-bit AES. Where practical, encryption is hardware based. These data transmission and encryption standards apply to systems hosted in O.C. Tanner’s data centers, as well as by contracted cloud providers.
Data privacy and controls
Our corporate governance program monitors international regulatory requirements that are relevant to our business functions. O.C. Tanner is cognitive of the evolving landscape of data security and privacy laws, proving to be adaptable to related legislation and best practices. A third-party validates and certifies all of our policies, practices, and tools. We are SOC 2, Type II certified.
Global compliance
We follow all applicable laws and industry regulations. O.C. Tanner has an established framework to track and respond to individual rights of disclosure and deletion provided to individuals under applicable regional, state, federal, and international privacy regulations. We identify data that relates to individuals across diverse systems and platforms and provide such data in a machine-readable format. We have considered the application of these privacy regulation requirements within our information technology systems that handle personal information. Our security procedures and practices are continuously reviewed and updated to be appropriate to the nature of the protected information.
Our best-in-class approach to technology security means you can rest easy and focus on building your workplace culture.
Data security
Our data security policies, processes, and practices are airtight—with all systems and solutions crafted and selected with security and privacy in mind. We use internal and external audits to validate the security of our controls, processes, practices, policies, and tools of our multi-tenant SaaS mode (delivered via web and mobile applications). And to protect our customer data, industry-leading software and hardware-based DMZ infrastructure with firewalls are used on both internet-facing and internal systems-facing infrastructure. No sensitive information is stored on web servers, ever.
Verified enterprise-level protections
We routinely undergo third party quarterly vulnerability and annual penetration testing, as well as numerous on-site audits by some of the world’s largest defense contractors and global financial services organizations and have been deemed to be compliant with their standards as well as other industry regulations. Culture Cloud follows NIST CSF and NIST SP-800-53A guidelines, which we use to do a cross-mapping to the ISO controls though reciprocity. Controls are validated through our SOC 2, Type II reports and are in compliance with PCI DSS v3.2.
System uptime and delivery of data
The system can be scaled horizontally (by adding servers or app instances) with no downtime—typically done behind a load balancer. We can do the same to scale vertically onto more powerful hardware and have already optimized our processing power based on historical peak loads. For the services directly related to our Employee Recognition solutions, we operate from a private cloud with system performance monitoring and ongoing maintenance. The front-end systems that support our SaaS solution leverage industry standard cloud providers.
Secure access and safeguards
O.C. Tanner allows for single sign-on using SAML 2.0 or federated login, configurable based on client needs. If the client uses federated SSO, our rules will adhere to your rules. This allows access to O.C. Tanner’s system from a company’s tech stack without an additional login. Our rest APIs are JSON Format for data parameters and Auth2 is used for authentication. Our SaaS operates as a three-tiered web environment, with firewalls in front of the web servers and between the web servers and application servers. IDS/IPS monitors traffic at all internet borders. All customer facing web applications must use TLSv1.2 or higher encryption for all pages where sensitive information may be displayed or entered. All production data and backup data is encrypted at rest using 256-bit AES. Where practical, encryption is hardware based. These data transmission and encryption standards apply to systems hosted in O.C. Tanner’s data centers, as well as by contracted cloud providers.
Data privacy and controls
Our corporate governance program monitors international regulatory requirements that are relevant to our business functions. O.C. Tanner is cognitive of the evolving landscape of data security and privacy laws, proving to be adaptable to related legislation and best practices. A third-party validates and certifies all of our policies, practices, and tools. We are SOC 2, Type II certified.
Global compliance
We follow all applicable laws and industry regulations. O.C. Tanner has an established framework to track and respond to individual rights of disclosure and deletion provided to individuals under applicable regional, state, federal, and international privacy regulations. We identify data that relates to individuals across diverse systems and platforms and provide such data in a machine-readable format. We have considered the application of these privacy regulation requirements within our information technology systems that handle personal information. Our security procedures and practices are continuously reviewed and updated to be appropriate to the nature of the protected information.
The Culture Cloud™ employee recognition solution offers more ways to give, receive, and measure recognition than any other provider. And that means more employees feel appreciated, do their best work, and stay.
Easy, fun, creative ways to recognize
Every Culture Cloud tool and feature is shaped by deep industry research and insights.
Among the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, more use Culture Cloud recognition to elevate the employee experience than any other platform—no other comes close.
Employees can redeem points for rewards that match their lifestyles and interests
USER EXPERIENCE
Employees enjoy intuitive shopping, a comprehensive award selection, and reminders of why they were recognized
EASY ADMINISTRATION
Access consolidated invoicing and reporting around award redemption, delivery, and tracking
GLOBAL REACH
Worldwide address verification means we can fulfill no matter where your employees work
How the Award Store works
Shop for reward(s) within your available points range
Adds item(s) to your cart
Enter shipping information and check out
The reward(s) ships straight from us to you
Award Store shopping is a fun, easy experience. Employees can search by keyword, browse by brand or category, filter by sub-category, and view recommended products. They can also save items to a wishlist.
Our vast selection is based on current trends and consumer data and spans dozens of categories, including experiences, sports and outdoors, health and beauty, and more. Product descriptions offer detailed info about each item.
The Award Store is one of many much-loved recognition tools and services in the Culture Cloud platform.
Send to an individual or a group, with or without points attached
SIMPLICITY
Thank, support, or celebrate in a matter of minutes
VERSATILITY
Recognize anything from a career milestone to a quick task turnaround
How recognition eCards work
Choose your recipient(s)
Attach (optional) points
Add a personal note
Select media
Submit
Culture Cloud offers an extensive library of gifs to choose from. Users can also upload their own photos or videos, and companies can work with our custom program branding team to create their own eCards.
Employees also have the option to schedule a send date, cc a manager, align the eCard to a core company value, and/or share the eCard on your company social wall.
eCards are one of many research-driven recognition tools and services in the Culture Cloud platform.
Enable your team to connect and collaborate, to succeed and celebrate together.
Purpose is powerful
Rally Teams
Goals and timelines on the road to success
Manage Performance
Organize and track to deliver big
One Platform Endless Possibilities
All the programs you need—no limits
Build Skills
Support growth and hone dynamic teams
Critical Connection
Reward on merit Ensure equity Committed DEIB
Come together
Because every person is so much more than a job title. Help team members be their authentic selves at work, support what they care about, and make a difference.
Team Spring Clean
Blood Donation
Throw a Birthday Party
Become a Mentor
Soup Kitchen Service
Habitat for Humanity
10x
Employees with strong connections to their team are 10x more likely to thrive at work
Features and capabilities
Every Culture Cloud recognition program includes access to:
Program consolidation
Make more of your time with streamlined efficiency for everyone.
Teamwork
Create a reporting tree and easily upload participants from a CSV file.
Awards
Define specific award levels, set point values, and reward great work.
Self serve
Initiatives is entirely self-serve so you can make any outcome happen.
Mobile app
Keep your team up to date and moving forward from anywhere.
Enjoy all of the Culture Cloud platform functionality in the applications you use every day. Whether it’s a partner integration or a custom use of our REST APIs, Culture Cloud integrations infuse recognition into your everyday activities.
We're continually adding new integrations and enhancing our API functionality to keep recognition at everyone’s fingertips.
Microsoft Teams
The Culture Cloud Microsoft-certified Teams application brings recognition into Microsoft Teams, where people are collaborating and doing great work in real time. Available for download in the Microsoft App Marketplace.
Embed Culture Cloud right into your everyday Workday flow, creating a seamless employee experience. Automatically enroll employees, review recognition events, and more.
Slack
Our native Slack integration offers a streamlined recognition experience, making it simple for users to nominate a peer, add a personal note, or send an eCard without ever leaving Slack.
Yammer
Our Yammer integration enables users to give recognition directly from inside Yammer, while also displaying recognition earned inside the social feed, giving people the full recognition experience without ever leaving the social network.
Outlook
The Microsoft-certified Culture Cloud Outlook add-on can be installed right from the Microsoft App Marketplace. Send an eCard or nominate a peer simply by clicking on the Culture Cloud icon in your Outlook ribbon.
Our Gmail add-on makes it simple to recognize your colleagues right from your inbox. Select the colleague you want to recognize or nominate, include a personalized message, and send recognition, without ever leaving your inbox.
With the Culture Cloud Chrome extension, giving recognition has never been easier. Just pin the icon to the browser’s task bar, and recognition is at your fingertips anytime you’re using the internet—right from your browser.
The Microsoft Edge extension brings recognition right into your browser extension. Nominate a peer or send an eCard to a colleague directly from the Edge browser.
The Safari extension keeps recognition ready to deploy. No need to navigate to the Culture Cloud platform—you can recognize great work right from the Safari browser.
The Microsoft-certified Culture Cloud Sharepoint app can be embedded in a Sharepoint site or intranet—display company-wide recognition directly to your Sharepoint site and show off all the great work that’s going on.
Our unique partnership with Virgin Pulse allows users to integrate their wellbeing platform points and recognition points for a consolidated rewards experience.
Zebra
Our partnership with Zebra allows your frontline employees to access Culture Cloud, giving them the ability to send/receive recognition, redeem points, approve nominations—all from their handheld device or tablet.
Culture Cloud’s APIs lets your recognition program connect and communicate with your HRIS, intranet, performance management, referrals, wellbeing, or CRM software—so you can share data and maximize your program’s impact.
Enjoy all of the Culture Cloud platform functionality in the applications you use every day. Whether it’s a partner integration or a custom use of our REST APIs, Culture Cloud integrations infuse recognition into your everyday activities.
API Library
We're continually adding new integrations and enhancing our API functionality to keep recognition at everyone’s fingertips.
RECOGNIZE WITH ECARDS
Send an eCard from the systems you already use—no need to log in to your recognition program. The current population file is used for givers and receivers and is based on the user’s permissions to send and receive eCards.
How it’s being used
• A healthcare client uses this API on their website to allow patients to send eCards to their nurses and doctors
• A large resort client uses this API to automatically send eCards to employees on their 90-day anniversary
RECOGNIZE WITH NOMINATIONS
Nominate employees for awards directly from the systems you use everyday. The current population file is used for givers and receivers and is based on the user’s permissions to send and receive nominations.
How it’s being used
• A financial client created trigger-based nominations for their various systems. For them, nominations are triggered for KPIs like phone call volume, issue resolutions, etc.
POINT DEPOSITS
Deposit points directly into a user’s account. You can set specific goals and have the reward trigger automatically as they’re reached.
How it’s being used
• An automotive client uses this API for an internal innovation program.
• A financial services client uses point deposits for their travel cost savings.
• A professional services client deposits points from a self-managed recognition program into Culture Cloud Recognition.
POINT BALANCE
Extract and display the recognition program point balance for each individual employee on the system(s) you already use to display information.
How it’s being used
• An insurance client uses this API to display point balances on their intranet.
SOCIAL FEED
Broadcast achievements of your employees on an intranet page, public TV monitors, social tools, or other internal system. The information displayed will be the same as what is provided on the event feed for your recognition program.
How it’s being used
• Multiple clients across many different industries use the social feed to increase the visibility of great work being done at their organization.
RECOGNITION HISTORY
Display all of the recognition each employee has given or received directly on your existing systems (like intranet page, performance management system, etc.) so their activity can easily be reviewed. The sender and receiver’s name, date sent, recognition type, and message can all be included in the display.
How it’s being used
• An insurance client displays their recognition history on their intranet site.
Reimagine service awards as heartfelt celebrations among friends.
Culture Cloud Anniversaries help you modernize your service awards by rallying team members to create a Yearbook that honors a coworker’s contributions over time.
REACH EVERY EMPLOYEE
Making service awards fun and contagious impacts culture company-wide, increasing average tenure by as much as 2 years.
LET CULTURE CLOUD DO THE WORK FOR YOU
Easy, automated administration lets you focus on the big picture—delivering amazing employee experiences.
Create lasting memories with awards that fit the person as well as the moment.
WARRANTY AND EXCHANGE
Every service award comes with a 5-year coverage warranty and a 90-day, no questions asked exchange policy.
“Our people love receiving their Yearbook and are touched by the comments from leaders and peers. Our recognition program definitely makes us a more attractive place to work.”
— Mary Alice Hill
Companies leverage recognition as an employee engagement solution
Not sure which plan is right for you? Give us a call. 801-493-3388
FAQs
Do I need implementation services?
Our one-time implementation services are a great way for new Culture Cloud customers to get started. With our team of culture experts at your side, you’ll get the personal support and advice to make sure you and your organization are set up for success.
Do you provide customer support?
Our client success team is available to answer burning questions, help you master the employee experience, and make sure you’re getting the most out of your program. All that plus our Help Center, which contains educational resources for your employees so they’ll never feel lost.
How does Culture Cloud save my company money?
We make awards available at market price, so when your employees redeem their points, there’s more budget and more awards to choose from. By only charging a software seat-fee and one-time implementation fee, we can deliver the industry's best value and most positive impact on workplace culture—and your bottom line.
Is there a minimum agreement amount?
All pricing is per employee, per month, and is billed monthly. The minimum annual agreement is $62,000 for Culture Cloud Recognition and $23,000 for Culture Cloud Service Awards.
How long are your agreements?
The minimum agreement term is a 3-year subscription. We do offer longer-term agreements to help create more certainty around future costs.
What kind of ROI can I expect?
Our customers report higher employee engagement and productivity, while individual employees report increased happiness and motivation. Global research proves that in companies where recognition is common, turnover rates decrease significantly. Culture Cloud isn’t just an investment in your culture, it’s an investment in your employees that has a direct, positive impact on your bottom line.
What is your approach to data security and privacy?
Culture Cloud is trusted by companies around the world to keep their information secure and private. It is essential that we earn the trust of our customers and keep it. For additional information, please see the Security and Privacy page as well as our Privacy Policy.
What integrations are available with Culture Cloud?
Culture Cloud integrations put recognition into the tools your employees use every day, offering an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management. Culture Cloud has open APIs, integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like Workday and SAP, as well as with business tools like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and Yammer. We integrate with all SAML 2.0 SSO providers like Okta, and of course, we have iOS and Android mobile apps, so you and your employees can send recognition wherever they work.
