Season Types and Templates

When you create a new season in Give River, the Basics page asks who competes: the season type. The type determines whether participants compete as individuals or as organized teams, and it shapes what the People and teams page asks for.

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Season Types

Give River offers two season types:

Individual

• Each team member competes on their own.
• Rankings show individual participants ordered by their drop counts or other configured metrics.
• Best for organizations that want to celebrate personal achievement and individual recognition habits.

Teams

• Members are grouped into teams that compete collectively.
• Both individual and team-level rankings can be shown.
• The People and teams page adds a Teams section, where you set up the teams and who is on each before the season begins.
• Best for organizations that want to encourage cross-functional collaboration or friendly inter-team competition.

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Choosing a Season Type

1. Start a season (in Admin view, Engage › Seasons › Create Season) and pick a goal.
2. On the Basics page, under Who competes, two cards are shown:
   • Individual — everyone is ranked on their own
   • Teams — people join teams, and teams are ranked
3. Click the card for your type. The selected card is outlined in your team's main color and shows a check.
4. Fill in the title, description and dates, then click Next.

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Season Length Presets

Also on Basics, under Dates, you choose a length:

A new season starts on the next Monday and runs for the length its goal suggests (see Season Suggestions).

Using a Length Preset

1. Click Starts and pick the first day.
2. Click 4 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks to fill in the end date. Changing the start date later moves the end date too, keeping the length.
3. To end on a particular day, click Ends and pick it; the length then shows as Custom.

Example

If the season starts on Monday, May 4 and you pick 8 weeks, it ends on Sunday, June 28.

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Comparing Season Types

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Tips

• If you are running your first season, Individual is often the easier starting point — no teams to set up and simpler rankings.
• Teams seasons require you to assign all members to a team before the season goes active. Plan team composition in advance.
• Length presets are suggestions. You can always adjust the end date manually regardless of which preset you select.
• Short seasons (4 weeks) create urgency and fast results. Longer seasons (12 weeks) give slower adopters more time to build recognition habits.
• Once a season has started, its type can't be changed. If you realize you chose the wrong type, you will need to create a new season.