Award-Winning Organization
RideFinders is an award-winning progressive Transportation Demand Management (TDM) organization having received a myriad of awards spanning from trip reduction, commuting initiatives to marketing campaigns from regional, national, and internationally recognized organizations such as the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT), the Chesapeake Chapter of ACT, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Communitas Awards and the Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
We are committed to delivering cost-effective commuter services solutions, encouraging regional transportation participation, providing sustainability resources and creating results-driven marketing campaigns to help reduce emissions, improve air quality and positively affect our region. Our staff remains agile in addressing community and business needs through a strategic, thought-provoking, and innovative approach. It is RideFinders’ hope these actions will contribute to making Central Virginia a great place to live, work and play while demonstrating a brand that visually communicates the organization’s growth, evolution, and turn-key ability to adapt to cultural, economic, and environmental changes.
Thank you to the community, our partners and stakeholders for their continued support: GRTC Transit System, PlanRVA, the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RRTPO), the Crater Planning District Commission, Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the City of Richmond, Chesterfield County and Henrico County.
Current Awards:
• 2024 Award of Excellence, Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Capital Award which recognizes outstanding public relations tactics, in the Social Media: Organic category for the “Second Annual Caring Commutes Challenge.”
• 2024 Award of Merit, Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Commonwealth Award which recognizes exceptional public relations programs or campaigns, in the Shoe String Budget category for “Be the CEO of Your Commute and Vanpool” Campaign.
• 2024 Virginia Transit Association (VTA) Outstanding Transit Marketing Award (TDM) for the “Be the CEO of Your Commute and Vanpool” Campaign.
• John O’Keeffe – recognized by the Virginia Transit Association (VTA) as a recipient of the 2024 TDM Employee Unsung Hero Award.2023 Award of Excellence, Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Commonwealth Award - Public Service Category for the “RideFinders: Cultivating a Culture of Storytelling” Initiative.
• 2023 Communitas Award, Excellence in Corporate Responsibility/ Ethical and Environmental Responsibility /Green Initiatives for the “RideFinders: Cultivating a Culture of Storytelling” Initiative.
2022 Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Commonwealth Award, Award of Merit - Public Service Category for the "Ways We Go: Youth Sustainability Outreach" Campaign.
2022 Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Commonwealth Award, Award of Merit - Shoestring budget $5,000 or less Category for the "It's A Green Thing" Campaign.
2021 Communitas Leadership Award, Community Service and Corporate Social Responsibility Category for the “Celebrate Earth Day, Every Day” Clean Air Campaign