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Sending kudos to a team or department in Microsoft Teams

Send kudos to a whole team in Microsoft Teams by creating a Member Group in Settings, Groups, then picking that group in the Give Kudos modal.

Written by Brett Hellman

Looking to send kudos to a team or department? Rather than typing everyone’s name, you can send kudos to a Member Groups.

For an overview of the whole feature, read the Kudos Guide. Related articles: Creating custom kudos and Kudos notifications permissions for Microsoft Teams.

Note: To create a group, you need to be a Matter admin. Anyone can send kudos to a Public group; a Private group can receive kudos only from admins and that group's managers.

How to Send Kudos to a Team / Group

  1. Open the Web App.

  2. Go to Settings, then the Groups section.

  3. Click Create Group and add in Group Name, Group Manager(s), and Member(s) and Sub-Group(s).

    Note: Once the group has been created, you can bulk-add group members via email address.

  4. Go to Microsoft Teams, and in the Matter-connected channel, click the Give Kudos button.

  5. In the Give Kudos modal, you'll see the option to select the Member Group.

The Groups page in Settings in the Matter web app listing an Engineering Department group
The Give Kudos form in Microsoft Teams with a group selected in the Give to field
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