Awards & Honors
In this section of the Press Room you'll find awards and honors earned by RBFF over the last 10 years.
September 2018 – The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation's (RBFF) Women Making Waves video has been honored by GlobalTrend.
May 2018 - TakeMeFishing.org and VamosAPescar.org were selected as “Award of Excellence” winners—as well as “Award of Distinction” winners—in the 24th Annual Communicator Awards competition.
May 2018 - RBFF was recognized with a Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement (SABRE) Award at the SABRE North America Awards Ceremony in New York City.
May 2017 – RBFF First-Time Buyers Retention Email Campaign Toolkit won an ASAE Gold Circle Award.
May 2017 - Credit Donkey has named the Take Me Fishing blog the Top Outdoor Blog and Resource in the country.
2017 - The Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored Take Me Fishing with its Industry Campaign of the Year award in the Nonprofit category.
March 2016 – RBFF announced its Vamos a Pescar™ campaign was awarded a Neptune Award for Marketing Excellence.
March 2015 - RBFF's Vamos a Pescar™ campaign was awarded a Gold ARF David Ogilvy award by the Advertising Research Foundation.
February 2015 – RBFF's Vamos a Pescar™ campaign website was awarded three 2014 MobileWebAwards by the Web Marketing Association.
November 2014 – The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation's (RBFF) Vamos A Pescar campaign website was awarded five 2014 Silver Davey Awards, judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
October 2014 - RBFF announced its Vamos a Pescar campaign website was awarded two 2014 W3 Silver Awards by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
June 2014 – RBFF announced that the Association of Media & Publishing EXCEL Awards recognized its 2013 Stakeholder Annual Report with a Gold Award in the Promotional Publications category.
February 2014 - @Take_Me_Fishing noted for informative content and helpful state information
November 2012 - International Academy of the Visual Arts gives high honors to the TakeMeFishing.org website, mobile website and Fishington online community.
June 2012 - RBFF's Take Me Fishing campaign received five Gold Awards and four Silver Awards in the 2012 18th Annual Communicator Awards Competition.
April 2012 - TakeMeFishing.org Earns Award for Excellence in Communications
November 2011 - Creative excellence earns the website two silver awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts
October 2011 - International Academy of the Visual Arts honors TakeMeFishing.org, its mobile website and its Fishington online community
June 2011 - VP of Communications Earns Prestigious Certified Association Executive Credential
June 2011 - TakeMeFishing.org & the Take Me Fishing Boat Ramp App Earn National Recognition from Public Relations Society of America
April 2011 - Social Network on TakeMeFishing.org in Top 10% of Nearly 10,000 Entries
February 2011 - Mobile Boat Ramp Application Recognized in Consumer Electronics Category
December 2010 - Creative excellence earns the website gold and silver awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts
November 2010 - RBFF honored for its contributions, dedication and service to the sportfishing industry
October 2010 - The IAVA honors popular boating and fishing website and its social network with multiple W3 awards
October 2010 - TakeMeFishing.org & Fishington Social Network Both Recognized as Best in Industry
July 2010 - Organization Leading the Charge to Increase Participation in Boating and Fishing Receives Four Awards and One Honorable Mention
May 2010 - Educational Content on TakeMeFishing.org in Top 15% of Nearly 10,000 Entries
April 2010 - Award Received for Contributions to Boating & Boating Safety
November 2009 - The Take Me Fishing campaign Web site has been recognized by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), receiving multiple awards in the 2009 W3 Awards and 2009 Davey Awards competitions.
September 2009 - TakeMeFishing.org Honored as Outstanding Web Site; Fishington Recognized with Social Network Standard of Excellence
August 2009 - TakeMeFishing.org Honored for Excellence and Innovation in Association Communications
June 2009 - TakeMeFishing.org Earns National Recognition from Leading Public Relations Professional Organization
April 2009 - Social Network on TakeMeFishing.org in Top 15% of Nearly 10,000 Entries
