🌷 Tulip Awards Update: New Milestones & Recognition System

Hi everyone! Hope you’re doing well.

We’re introducing an updated way of recognizing the consistent, long-term support our listeners provide through the Tulip Award system 🌷 While the purpose remains the same, celebrating meaningful, ongoing support, we’ve added milestone certificates to better reflect sustained impact over time.

You will still receive a Tulip badge for each valid nomination, and nominations will continue to be member-led. Support must reflect long-term engagement (minimum ~1 month) through PMs, forums, or chatrooms, and the listener must not be a newbie.

Here are the new milestone certificates:

🏅 Active Listening Recognition Certificate – awarded after 10 nominations
🎖️ Active Listening Contribution Certificate – awarded after 50 nominations
🥇 Active Listening Excellence Certificate – awarded after 100 nominations
🏆 Active Listening Legacy Certificate – awarded after 300 nominations

New Additions!

• Tulips will no longer reset each year. Instead, they will continue accumulating over time, allowing you to work toward these milestones.
• Another update is that nomination messages will now be visible to the nominee. Previously, reasons were shared privately for eligibility checks, but moving forward, nominators will provide a positive public review so listeners can see exactly why they’ve been appreciated.
• Reaching 10 or more Tulip nominations will also count as an elective in the Quality Listening Program (see linked post for details).

Important note: All past nominations will count toward these milestones, but only for individuals who continue to receive at least one new nomination moving forward. Certificates will not be issued retroactively unless a new nomination is received, as we’re unable to manually track past eligibility for everyone.

This update is about recognizing those who consistently show up and make a meaningful difference over time. If someone has supported you throughout your journey, take a moment to appreciate them 🌷

Start nominating here!