Social Service Anniversary and Social Birthday

	What is it?	Importance
Social Service Anniversary	The Social Service Anniversary Program helps organizations recognize and celebrate employee work anniversaries through peer-to-peer and manager-to-peer messages, giving teams and leaders an opportunity to thank employees for their loyalty, dedication, and contributions while fostering appreciation, connection, and belonging within the workplace.	It recognizes and celebrates every year of employee service in a meaningful way that strengthens engagement, appreciation, loyalty, and workplace culture.
Social Birthday	The Social Birthday Program helps organizations recognize and celebrate employees on their birthdays through peer-to-peer messages, helping boost morale while fostering a stronger sense of inclusion, belonging, and workplace connection.	Celebrating birthdays in a visible and meaningful way helps employees feel valued, included, and connected to their workplace culture.

Peer-Driven Recognition:
These celebrations are peer-to-peer, allowing colleagues to recognize and celebrate one another.
Public Visibility:
Messages are posted publicly on the activity feed, helping create a shared, social recognition experience.
Manager Visibility:
Managers receive notifications for their direct reports’ celebrations to encourage participation and acknowledgment.
Customization & Branding Opportunities:
Organizations can enhance the experience with branded elements such as:
- Background wallpaper
- Certificates
- Activity feed messaging
For more information see Link to: Designing Your Opening Experience
Advanced Notifications:
- Advanced notification reminders are sent for employees you follow, helping ensure you don't miss upcoming birthdays and service anniversary celebrations.
With a Social Service Anniversary or Social Birthday program employees can:
- Edit their Profile Preferences: Update their participation preference in social birthday and social service anniversary recognition
- View Upcoming Celebrations for their Peers: Link to How to View Upcoming Celebrations
- Invite Others to the Celebration to share in the connection.
  - Birthday Celebration Invite
  - Service Anniversary Celebration Invite
Administrators can now preview notifications for Social Service Anniversary and Social Birthday programs:

This article provides an overview of the Social Service Anniversary and Social Birthday programs and their features.