Recognition & Rewards
Recognize great work in real time
Custom awards and achievements
Automated milestone celebrations
A feel-good, company-wide recognition feed
Gamified Employee Growth & Performance Platform
Say hello to your happy, healthy, high-performing team
Create winning workplace culture in our guided, gamified employee performance and growth platform.
90%
platform adoption
100%
Season participation
EXP · 16 of 16
85%
want another Season
CADC · 326 employees
80%
River Runs completion
40%
retention lift
Our 5G Method created through collaboration with leading global teams
The 5G Method
Build winning workplace culture with our 5G Method.
Recognition, learning, team-building, wellbeing, and community impact — each a pillar of the 5G Method, all in one connected experience. Swipe through to see how they fit together.
Learning & Development
Customizable learning management system
Curated micro-learning courses
Quizzes, assessments, and certifications
Gamified growth with rewards
Gamified Team-Building
Seasons that keep momentum high
Team challenges and competitions
Live leaderboards and rankings
Rewards worth chasing
Workplace Wellbeing
Foster stronger social connections
Support healthy, balanced hybrid teams
A virtual community where everyone feels valued
Community Impact
Turn your team into advocates and ambassadors
Democratize corporate charitable giving
Community and charitable impact dashboard
Team members choose causes that count
Benefits
Create a ripple effect to transform your team.
Four outcomes leaders care about — each with a page that goes deep on the how.
Unlock peak performance
Turn recognition, goals, and growth into momentum your team can feel — and your leaders can measure.
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Winning work culture
Make your core values the operating system of the team, not a poster in the break room.
Learn more →Improve retention
People stay where they're seen, developed, and connected. Give River builds all three.
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Simplify HR processes
Automate the routine — recognition, rewards, surveys, reporting — and give HR its week back.
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Solutions
Everything your team needs, in one platform.
01·Recognition
Recognition that drives results.
Fast, public recognition tied to your values — celebrated in the flow of work and built to drive real engagement.
- →Fast, easy peer-to-peer recognition
- →Custom rewards and incentives
- →Gamified to boost engagement
- →Build a winning work culture
02·Rewards
Fast & easy employee rewards.
A rewards experience employees actually want — a global gift-card catalog, custom rewards, and charitable donations, all from one points system.
- →Global gift card catalog
- →Custom company rewards
- →Redeem points as charitable donations
- →Simple points-based system
03·Growth
Growth & learning platform.
River Runs micro-learning for professional and wellbeing development — gamified so people actually finish.
- →Curated micro-learning courses
- →Wellness & professional development
- →Progress tracking
- →Gamified growth with rewards
04·Team building
Gamified team building tools.
Seasons, challenges, and leaderboards that turn team-building into something worth playing for.
- →Team activities and templates
- →Custom milestones
- →Virtual celebrations
- →Live leaderboards and rankings
05·Impact
Team-driven community & charitable impact.
Employee-directed giving to verified 501(c)(3)s, team challenges, and an impact dashboard that turns culture into advocacy.
- →Simplified charitable giving
- →Team giving challenges
- →Turn your team into advocates
- →Community & impact dashboard
06·Insights
Surveys & data-driven insights.
Customizable surveys, eNPS, and engagement analytics — with a River Guide to help you act on them.
- →Customizable surveys & polls
- →eNPS and engagement analytics
- →Executive coaching
- →Team hub and reporting
Integrations
Fully integrated, access anywhere
Give River fits the tools your team already uses — no rip-and-replace.
HRIS software
ADP, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling and more — your HRIS stays the system of record.
iOS & Android apps
Native mobile apps so recognition and rewards travel with your team.
Slack
Give and see Drops without leaving the channel your team already lives in.
Microsoft Teams
Full recognition, rewards, and Season updates inside Teams.
The numbers
Real results from Give River clients
90%
Platform adoption
vs. 20–30% industry standard
80%
Course completion
River Runs micro-learning
85%
Want another Season
CADC · across 326 employees
15hr
HR time saved / week
Automation of routine admin
Targets based on top-decile customer outcomes. Averages vary by org size, industry, and Season design.
Real teams · Real outcomes
Testimonials
“Give River has been an incredible blessing to our organization. It saved us time and made rolling out our recognition program effortless, helping us launch it in record time. I love seeing the appreciation spread across our teams, it's truly shifting our culture to be more positive and supportive of everyone's well being. With our organization spread across 25 sites, Give River shout-outs help me see who's working well together and feel genuinely more connected to all the teams.”
Leah Sturm
Human Resources Coordinator
“Give River was the catalyst for a real culture shift. Our team became more open, collaborative, and willing to pitch in — and it even raised the passion for our mission, which was already high. We had 100% participation in our first Give River season, and the impact was undeniable. The experience sparked lasting culture change and inspired us to launch a second season.”
Mary Tran
CEO
“The platform is truly exceptional! It offers a much-needed pause during the day, providing tools that are beneficial not only in a professional setting but also in managing personal life. I find the platform incredibly valuable, especially the module on trust in the workplace.”
Ariella Assouline
Manager of Programs and Operations
The problem with yesterday's tools
Most engagement platforms hit a cliff at Month 3.
Novelty fades. Participation drops. Give River's seasonal model is engineered to prevent this — each Season resets the story, the goals, and the energy.
The Month 3 Cliff
Launch → novelty → silence.
Launch hype carries platforms for 6–8 weeks. Then managers forget. Employees stop checking. By Month 3, participation is below the baseline that made you shop in the first place.
20–30%
Typical adoption
↓ 67%
Drop by M3
Seasonal Momentum
New Season, new story, same goals.
30–90 day Seasons give the platform a fresh narrative every quarter. Leaderboards reset. Rewards restock. Your River Guide designs each Season around a real goal on your team's actual to-do list.
90%
Sustained adoption
3×
More Seasons asked for
The triple impact
When you care about your team, your customers, and your community —
Give River is for you. Fulfilled people. Thriving business. A community that's better for it. Everyone plays. Everyone wins.
Your people
Engaged people are productive; fulfilled people go further. Give River builds the recognition, belonging, and growth that make your team feel genuinely valued — so your best people bring their whole selves to work, and stay.
Fulfillment > engagement
Your business
Culture shows up in the P&L. Teams that feel appreciated are measurably more productive, finish more of what they start, and drive higher profitability. A few minutes of daily recognition turns into real gains in performance and retention.
Up to 30% more productive
Your community
When work has meaning, people give their best. Your team directs real charitable giving to verified 501(c)(3)s they choose — not top-down checkbook philanthropy — so every recognition ripples out into the community and gives everyone a shared sense of purpose.
Employee-directed giving
Your brand
Purpose-driven teams become your loudest advocates. As a Public Benefit Corporation aligned with the Add a Drop Foundation, Give River turns real impact into authentic stories, helps you attract values-aligned talent, and builds a brand your people are proud to represent.
PBC · Add a Drop Foundation
ROI
Boost your bottom line
Plug in your team size and turnover — we'll show you the annual cost of churn and what a 25% reduction would save.
150 people
20500
$80,000
$40,000$200,000
18%
540
Your numbers
Current annual turnover cost
$2,160,000
1× salary replacement (SHRM median)
Projected annual savings
$540,000
Based on 25% turnover reduction — typical Give River outcome
Talk to sales about your numbers
Estimates assume typical top-decile outcomes. Your mileage may vary — see the methodology.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Six things prospects ask us before a demo. Honest answers, up front.
Yes — Give River works for teams of 20–500 across tech, healthcare, nonprofits, professional services, and any team that wants culture to scale. The 5G platform — recognition, growth, team-building, impact, and a River Guide — runs on Seasons so you never hit the Month 3 cliff. Customers average 90% adoption.
2–4 weeks end-to-end to launch. Your River Guide designs the first Season with you, handles Slack/Teams/HRIS integration, and trains managers. Most teams run their first Season within a month of signing and see meaningful engagement lift in the first 2–4 weeks.
Free, Core $5, Growth custom. Every paid plan includes a 30-day free trial. River Guide (a fractional culture strategist) is included on Core (shared) and Growth (dedicated). If you bring us a competitor quote, we'll match or beat it.
Adoption is the #1 thing we optimize for. Gamified Seasons, mobile apps, and in-Slack/Teams Drops mean your team doesn't have to leave the tools they already live in. 90% adoption is the result, not an aspiration.
No. We integrate with ADP, Workday, BambooHR, and Rippling. Your HRIS stays the system of record. Give River handles recognition, learning, performance, and impact — the things most HRIS platforms do poorly.
Industry-standard encryption at rest and in transit, SSO/SAML on Core and up, configurable visibility, GDPR/CCPA-ready. SOC 2 Type II is on our 2026 roadmap.
Build a team worth playing for.
30-day free trial. No credit card. River Guide included on Core and Growth.