July 2026
AI Mentorship Matching
Donut suggests mentor-mentee pairings from your enrollment form answers and shows the reasoning behind each match, so you review pairings instead of building them by hand.
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Limit Shoutouts to Specific Channels
Restrict Shoutouts to your selected notification channels, so teams can pilot recognition in one place before rolling it out company-wide.
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June 2026
Journey Folders
Organize your Journeys into color-coded folders so large programs stay easy to navigate.
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Match Working Hours
A new Intros setting only pairs teammates who share at least an hour of working-time overlap, so matches can actually meet.
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Formatting Toolbars
New formatting toolbars across Journeys, Intros, Celebrations, and other editors make it easier to style text and add links.
May 2026
Milestone Points
Automatically award points for work anniversaries and birthdays.
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April 2026
Team Pulse (Beta)
See participation and sentiment trends across the Slack channels where Donut is installed.
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February 2026
Bonus Events
Send one-time recognition points for moments like promotions, using reusable templates that notify the recipient in Slack.
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Points for Badges
Automatically award points when teammates earn badges. Admins choose which badges count and how much each is worth.
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January 2026
Point Multipliers
Give several points at once with a multiplier like 5x 🍩 instead of repeating the emoji.
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December 2025
Shoutouts with Values
Tie recognition to your company values using value hashtags or emoji, and send more than one value in a single Shoutout.
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DM a Shoutout
Send a Shoutout privately as a direct message instead of posting it in a channel.
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November 2025
Redesigned Profiles + Banners
A refreshed Profiles page, plus nine new banner options to personalize how yours looks.
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October 2025
Profile Badges
Earn badges for milestones like completing your first Donut Intro, displayed right on your Profile.
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September 2025
Web App Settings for Intros & Celebrations
Manage your working hours, pairing preferences, birthday, and start date from the Donut web app, not only in Slack.
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Shoutouts Allowances by Role
Set different weekly point allowances for members, managers, and admins.
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August 2025
Monthly Shoutouts Allowances
Choose whether Shoutouts points renew weekly or monthly.
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Shoutouts Fulfillment Tab
Track which rewards were redeemed and by whom, and mark them fulfilled, all in one place.
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July 2025
AI-Generated Intro Messages
Let Donut take the lead on breaking the ice. This new feature uses AI to generate a personalized introduction message based on shared interests or experiences.
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June 2025
Profiles
Profiles give teammates a place to share their role, location, interests, and more. Useful for onboarding, reorgs, or just getting to know each other.
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April 2025
Shoutouts
Celebrate great work in the moment. With Shoutouts, teammates can send recognition in Slack and earn points over time that can be used for rewards like automatic gift cards.
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March 2025
Cohort Tasks
Group tasks by cohort instead of assigning them one-by-one. Ideal for managing content for onboarding classes, intern groups, or seasonal hires more efficiently.
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Edit Individual Journey Messages
Need to personalize a Journey message for just one person? Now you can edit individual messages without affecting the rest of the Journey.
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February 2025
Retry All for Failed Messages
If messages in a Journey failed to send, you can now retry them all at once.
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Auto-Enroll by Channel Join
Automatically enroll users in a Journey when they join a specific Slack channel. Ideal for programs tied to role-based or location-based channels.
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Intros Feedback on the Admin Home Page
Now you can see feedback from all of your team’s Intros programs in one place, right on the Home page.
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January 2025
Send As
Send messages in a Journey from yourself instead of Donut to make automated communication feel more personal.
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Intros in Org-Shared Channels (Premium only)
Intros now work in Enterprise Grid Shared Channels.
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