Challenges
Incentivize participation with custom challenges
Motivate your team to achieve goals, build healthy habits, and have fun with challenges that you can fully customize to fit your needs—rewarded with points that drive results.
Trusted by 3000 + Companies
The SHRM stamp of approval
We’re proud to be the only employee recognition platform that SHRM has partnered with. That’s right, the Society for Human Resource Management trusts Nectar so much, they use it internally!
When it comes to recognizing and valuing your employees, you can rest assured you’re in good hands with the platform that HR experts rely on.
When it comes to recognizing and valuing your employees, you can rest assured you’re in good hands with the platform that HR experts rely on.
Discover the recognition platform trusted by HR leaders nationwide.
Design challenges that fit your goals
Create as many challenges as you need, from wellness to skill-building.
Unlimited Challenges
Run anything from step challenges to learning goals
Fresh and Engaging
Rotate in new challenges to keep participation high
Motivate participation with rewards that matter
Attach redeemable points to make every challenge worth joining.
Tangible Incentives
Employees earn points they can spend on real rewards
Enthusiasm Built In
A reward on the line keeps engagement high
Target your challenges for maximum impact
Tailor challenges to specific departments, roles, or locations.
Relevant to Each Group
A wellness push for nurses, a learning goal for sales, whatever fits
Higher Participation
Employees join challenges that actually apply to them
Stay in control with flexible approvals
Set guidelines, review submissions, and manage participation with ease.
Approval Workflows
Review completions before points are awarded
Smooth and Simple
All the control you need without slowing down the fun
How it works
Build fun, impactful challenges in just a few steps
Easily create, customize, and track challenges that motivate your team to achieve goals and have a little fun along the way.
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Create your custom challenge
Design a challenge that fits your goals—whether it’s a wellness initiative, a team-building exercise, or a skills competition. With Nectar, you can customize everything from the tasks to the rewards, making it easy to align with your company’s culture and objectives.
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Set rewards and incentives
Attach points or other rewards to your challenge to motivate participation. Employees can earn points for completing tasks, which they can then redeem for rewards they actually want. This step turns participation into a fun and rewarding experience.
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Manage and track progress
Keep everything running smoothly with Nectar’s flexible approval workflows and tracking tools. You can easily monitor participation, approve submissions, and adjust challenges as needed to ensure your team stays on track and engaged.
Create challenges
everyone wants to join
Clear, effective communication boosts engagement, culture, and employee happiness. Keep your teams informed and up to date on company announcements through multi-channel distribution. All while tracking the success of your internal comms strategy with analytics.
- Build beautiful announcements to catch your employee’s attention.
- Multi-channel distribution to reach employees where they are.
- Seamless collaboration for cross-team coordination.
- Advanced analytics to optimize your communication strategy
Benefits
With Nectar, milestone celebrations become effortless and meaningful. From birthdays to work anniversaries, employees feel valued when their big moments are consistently recognized. For managers, automation means no more missed dates or manual reminders—everything is handled for you.
By bringing these celebrations into the company Nectar feed, you create a culture where recognition is shared, appreciated, and always on time.
By bringing these celebrations into the company Nectar feed, you create a culture where recognition is shared, appreciated, and always on time.
Testimonials
What our customers are saying
“I credit Nectar with keeping our engagement from taking a huge hit during challenges that the business has faced. Like many companies, we went through a huge cost saving exercise over the last 6 months... but I will tell you it was NEVER an option for leadership to consider canceling or changing the Nectar contract. It's too important to who we are.”
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Jennifer N.
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Director of People and Culture
“Even with everyone working from home, it felt like we were all still part of the same team when we saw those shout-outs come through.”
Robin C.
@
People and Culture Manager
“One of our team members said, ‘It’s the little things like getting recognized that make me feel like I’m not just a number, even when I’m working remotely.’”
Zach C.
@
Marketing Manager
“We used to spend up to two days each month manually recognizing employees for birthdays and anniversaries. Now, Nectar handles all of that automatically, which has been a huge time-saver.”
Hannah R.
@
Senior HR Director
“Before Nectar, our wellness program participation was just over 35%. Now, we’re seeing participation rates close to 80%, which has been a game-changer for employee engagement.”
Lorelei N.
@
Community Engagement Director
"Before Nectar, our turnover rate was around 25%. Now it’s less than 7%, which has made a huge difference for us in keeping our team together.”
Kelly Hayes
@
Director of Human Resources
The SHRM stamp of approval
We’re proud to be the only employee recognition platform that SHRM has partnered with. That’s right, the Society for Human Resource Management trusts Nectar so much, they use it internally!
When it comes to recognizing and valuing your employees, you can rest assured you’re in good hands with the platform that HR experts rely on.
When it comes to recognizing and valuing your employees, you can rest assured you’re in good hands with the platform that HR experts rely on.
Discover the recognition platform trusted by HR leaders nationwide.
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