Case Study: Hilton Foundation achieves stronger employee engagement with Bonusly

How Automated Recognition Drives Engagement at the Hilton Foundation

The Hilton Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic family foundations in the U.S., needed a better way to keep employees connected and motivated when the shift to remote work disrupted daily interactions. The team also wanted to reduce the admin burden of manual rewards and build a recognition program that reflected its core values. Bonusly’s automated recognition and rewards platform was selected to help address these challenges.

Bonusly implemented an easy-to-use, automated program that replaced manual Visa gift cards with a self-running points-and-rewards system, while custom hashtags tied recognition to the foundation’s values. As a result, Bonusly saved the HR team significant time, improved peer-to-peer connection and morale, and strengthened culture alignment through more frequent, values-based recognition.

Hilton Foundation

Courtney Reed

Senior Manager, Systems and Compensation