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title: "FAQ: Purchasing Points for Recognition"
description: If your organization has enabled Recognition in Inspire and you would like to purchase Points to have your employees redeem for Gift cards, please follow the steps below.
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# FAQ: Purchasing Points for Recognition

## If your organization has enabled Recognition in Inspire and you would like to purchase Points to have your employees redeem for Gift cards, please follow the steps below.

Send a request to support@inspiresoftware.com with the amount of points you would like to purchase. 

Our billing department will send over an invoice for the amount of the points. 

Once payment is received, points will be added to your Budget to allocate to your employees. 

**Note**: Reference this article to set up a budget and allocate points: https://help.inspiresoftware.com/en/allocating-points-in-a-budget

**Note**: Reference this article to view your Inspire Point balance: https://help.inspiresoftware.com/en/how-to-view-your-inspire-points-balance-and-transaction-history

**Note**: Reference this article to Publish a Recognition Budget: https://help.inspiresoftware.com/en/publishing-a-recognition-budget

 

 

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