Admin: River Run Assignment via Season Goals

Overview

Admins can connect River Runs to Seasons — time-bound engagement campaigns with goals, rewards, and team targets. When a Season is configured with a Learning goal, employees are directed toward River Run activity as part of that Season's objectives. Seasons encourage River Run activity broadly; to require a specific run from specific people (with due dates and tracking), use Required Training.

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What Is a Season?

A Season is a structured period (with a start and end date) during which your organization focuses on a specific goal area. Seasons can include points targets, badge rewards, team competitions, and a defined goal type that determines what activity is encouraged.

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Season Goal Types

When creating or editing a Season, admins choose one of four goal types. The Learning goal type is directly tied to River Run activity:

Selecting Learning signals to employees that River Run engagement is the priority activity for this Season.

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How to Create a Season with a Learning Goal

1. In the Admin panel, go to Engage > Seasons.
2. Tap Create Season (or edit an existing one).
3. The Season creation wizard opens with the following steps:

Step 1: Season Type

Select whether the Season is Individual (each employee competes independently) or Team (teams compete against each other).

Step 2: Season Goal

Select Foster Growth & Learning (the Learning goal type). This frames the Season around River Run activity.

Step 3: Season Details

Fill in:

• Season name
• Start date and end date
• Description

Step 4: Rewards

Configure what employees earn for hitting targets:

• Drop amounts at milestone thresholds
• Badge rewards (select from available badges or create a new one)

Step 5: Teams (if Team Season)

Assign which teams participate in the Season and set per-team targets if applicable.

Step 6: Team Targets (if Team Season)

Set specific numeric targets for each participating team.

4. Review and Save / Publish the Season. Employees will see the Season's goal and progress in their Give River experience.

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What Employees See

When a Learning Season is active, employees see:

• The Season name and goal type in their Season/competition view.
• Progress toward the Season's Drops or activity target.
• River Runs remain the recommended path for earning points toward the Season goal.

A Learning Season creates organizational context and motivation for employees to self-select and complete River Runs; the Drops employees earn from completing Streams count toward the Season's targets.

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Tips for Admins

• Publish River Runs (in Engage > River Runs) before launching a Learning Season so employees have content to engage with immediately.
• Use the Run catalog (Engage > River Runs > Run catalog) to control which runs employees can browse — hide runs that don't fit, or switch to "Only runs I choose" and curate the list for the Season. See Run catalog.
• Use the Season's rewards (Drops thresholds and badges) to create meaningful incentives for completing runs during the Season period.
• For targeted learning, assign the specific runs as Required Training (Engage > River Runs > Assignments) — they show as "Required for you" at the top of each assignee's River Runs, with due dates and reminders. See Required Training.
• Monitor Season progress in the Seasons management page to see team and individual engagement.