Donut

Member Engagement

Automation & AI

Platform Add-Ons

Member Matching & Introductions

Gamification & Rewards

Onboarding & Welcome

Workflow Automation

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Donut helps community builders foster connections and engagement within Slack and Microsoft Teams workspaces through automated member introductions, onboarding journeys, and peer recognition systems. Community managers can use it to facilitate meaningful connections between members, automate welcome sequences for new joiners, and build culture through gamified recognition and rewards programs. While primarily designed for employee experience, its core features translate well to professional communities, user groups, and member-based organizations using Slack or Teams.

Used by Organizations

Buffer

Founded

2016

Team Size

Funding

Series A

$15.8M total

Monthly Traffic

21,450

Key Features

•AI-powered member matching
•Automated onboarding journeys
•Peer recognition and rewards
•Slack/Teams native integration
•Video facilitation tools

Use Cases

Member Introductions

Automatically pair community members for coffee chats or intro calls to foster cross-functional connections and networking

New Member Onboarding

Create automated welcome journeys with tasks, polls, and messages to help new community members get oriented and engaged

Peer Recognition System

Enable members to give shoutouts and recognition points tied to community values, with leaderboards and reward redemption

Community Culture Building

Run icebreaker questions, celebration messages, and watercooler conversations to maintain engagement in large Slack/Teams communities

Target Users

community managersemployee experience teamspeople operationscommunity leads

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