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Solutions by occasion

More than birthdays and anniversaries

40+ occasions across the employee lifecycle, each with its own budget, timing, and gift set. Turn on the ones your company values. The platform runs them.

The words on the card: happy birthday, welcome aboard, congratulations, get well soon, thank you for another year, and more, for every occasion.

Every occasion

All 43, grouped

Every occasion can be turned on with its own gift tier and timing. Milestones are created from your people data; holidays and appreciation days run on their dates; life events and Random Acts of Kindness are sent when the moment happens.

Milestones

Created from the dates in your people data, ahead of time.

  • Birthday
  • Work anniversary
  • New hire welcome
  • Promotion
  • Graduation
  • Retirement

Life events

The moments a company either shows up for or does not.

  • New baby
  • Wedding
  • Get well
  • Bereavement
  • Pet loss

Holidays and seasons

Company-wide sends on the dates you choose.

  • Christmas
  • Hanukkah
  • Kwanzaa
  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Easter
  • Halloween
  • Valentine's Day
  • St. Patrick's Day
  • Mother's Day
  • Father's Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Giving Tuesday

Appreciation days

Days and weeks for the roles that keep a company running.

  • Employee Appreciation Day
  • Boss's Day
  • Administrative Professionals Day
  • Administrative Professionals Week
  • Customer Service Week
  • Customer Experience Day
  • HR Professionals Day
  • IT Professionals Day
  • Intern Appreciation Day
  • Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
  • Managers Day
  • Nurses Week
  • Payroll Week
  • Receptionists Day
  • Recruiter Day
  • Salesperson Day
  • Teachers Appreciation Week

Any time

For the moments that are not on a calendar.

  • Random Act of Kindness

Custom occasions

Your program, your occasions

The list above is where companies start. The occasions that make a program yours are the ones only your company would think to celebrate. Tell us the moment, and it runs alongside the rest.

  1. 1Tell us the occasion

    Set up with Thankscrate

    Display nameFounder's Day
    When it happens
    • A date on their record
    • A fixed date
    • When it happens

    March 12, every yearEveryone

    Create Occasion
  2. 2It joins your list

    • BirthdayClassic Thankscrate · $45 · Active
    • Work anniversaryPremium Thankscrate · $75 · Active
    • Founder's DayNot set · Turn on to scheduleCustom
  3. 3Turn it on

    1. Occasion
    2. Recipients
    3. Budget
    4. Gift
    5. Timing
    6. Review
    • Everyone, 214 people
    • Classic Thankscrate, up to $45
    • Recipient picks
    • Notify on the day
  4. 4It runs

    Founder's DayClassic Thankscrate · $45 · March 12Active

    Next run · 214 gifts prepared 60 days ahead

The kind of occasions companies ask for

  • Founder's Day

    The day the company started, marked every year for everyone.

    A date on the calendar

  • Certification earned

    A license or credential completed, sent the week it is recorded.

    Sent when it happens

  • 1,000 days without an incident

    A safety milestone the whole plant shares.

    Sent when it happens

  • First deal closed

    A new rep's first signed customer.

    Sent when it happens

  • Back from leave

    A welcome on the first day back from parental leave.

    A date on their record

  • Customer go-live anniversary

    One year since a customer launched, sent to the contact who led it.

    A date on their record

  • Ask for a custom occasion during setup or any time after
  • On-demand sends cover any moment with nothing set up in advance
Build your appreciation program

Pick your occasions and see the program

Bring the moments your company wants to recognize; see them configured on your own roster.