rvatech/ Awards Gala Application

2025 Gala Awards Application

Congratulations on your nomination for a 2025 rvatech/ Gala Award!

Please submit the following application by August 4, 2025.
Finalists will be announced at our Meet the Finalists event on August 19.
If you have questions please contact Jen Muncy, Director of Events, jen@rvatech.com

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Please describe your unique or innovative offering that provides real value to a current need or creates a new need in the marketplace.(Required)
Please outline any recognizable success through market impact and/or revenue growth.(Required)
Describe how specific and innovative use of technology and/or manufacturing was applied.(Required)
Explanation of Company Excellence (See Description Below)(Required)
Please describe how the nominated company demonstrates excellence in some or all of the following categories:
(1) Transparent values & purpose,
(2) Outstanding employee engagement and recognition
(3) Opportunities for employee development and growth
(4) Importance of diversity and inclusivity
(5) Flexibility and adaptability for varied employee lifestyles and/or
(6) Focus on employee well-being
Describe the team nominated (e.g. department, specialty, mission, client, goals).(Required)
Describe how the team has exceeded expectations in the last year and achieved remarkable success and impact.(Required)
Describe what makes this team special.(Required)
Describe your organization's strategic and innovative solution that changed business processes or procedures for a client.(Required)
Describe the client's initial problem:(Required)
Describe the technology involved in your solution to the client's problem:(Required)
Please provide tangible financial or business value that increased operational efficiency for the client.(Required)
Describe how you distinguish yourself from the competition:(Required)
What is the non-profit or organization's mission?(Required)
Describe how your organization has used technology in an innovative and creative way to deliver services, advance your mission, transform your industry, or impact the community.(Required)
Describe what the impact your organization has had by using this innovative technology. Provide if applicable, data sets to support your accomplishments. (Ex. Richmond SPCA increased pet adoption by 80% through social media.)(Required)
Describe your organization's strategic and innovative solution that changed business processes or procedures for your stakeholders.(Required)
Describe the organization's initial problem:(Required)
Describe the technology involved in your solution to the problem.(Required)
Please provide tangible financial or business value that increased operational efficiency for the organization.(Required)
Please provide a description of the inpact the student has had (or has the potential to have) on the technology ecosystem within Richmond.(Required)
Educator’s Impact on Richmond’s Technology Ecosystem (See description)(Required)
Please provide a description of the inpact the teacher has had on the technology ecosystem within Richmond through one or more of the following elements:
(1) Development of a unique instructional program
(2) Displaying a unique, effective, and/or creative classroom culture
(3) Employing an original strategy for teaching technology concepts, skills, and knowledge and/or
(4) Creating innovative opportunities for students to engage the tech sector through career-based experiences.
Current number of company employees (local & global)?(Required)
Leadership & Impact in IT Strategy and Organizational Transformation (See description)(Required)
Please describe the impact the nominee has had on one or more of the following elements (provide examples):
(1) Led technology efforts on a day to day basis, while receiving positive results from internal employee surveys.
(2) Improved the internal IT organization (e.g. restructured, new technology, use of automation, use of analytics, improved risk management, improved reporting)
(3) Led technology efforts related to a major company change (e.g. taken a company public/private, led merger/acquisition activities, introduced a new product into the marketplace)
(4) Significantly boosted a company’s IT presence in a geography
Describe the nominees' impact on the Richmond community through leadership, volunteer service, or other community engagement.(Required)
Describe the project and explain why it is deemed a "breakthrough" or "innovative" practice.(Required)
Describe the project and explain why it is deemed a "creative" practice.(Required)
Describe how this project has had a positive impact on a business and/or consumer.(Required)
If the nominee were a winner, in 500 characters or less, how would you describe the individual/organization/project in the Awards Gala program?(Required)
Please upload any further documentation to support your successes.

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