Beth Starr Email & Phone Number

Trenton, Nj, Us

Lawrenceville, Nj

➢ Continuously creating an awareness and education on the organization’s mission and vision➢ Actively steward, engage and cultivate over 50 corporate partners annually➢ Work with corporate partners on branding opportunities➢ Work in collaboration with corporate partners on their events such as golf outings and running events with responsibilities that can include all and any aspects of executing a successful event ➢ Work with corporate partners on volunteer engagement➢ Research potential partners and sponsors that would align with the organization’s mission and vision➢ Develop proposals for new funding prospects➢ Assist with developing five-year strategic plan➢ Experience in annual budgets related to corporate partner events, marketing partnerships and foundation partnerships➢ Experience in profit & loss reports related to events➢ Cross department activation

Lawrenceville, Nj

The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games was a seven-day national event that consisted of 16 Olympic style sports, 11 locations (including Prudential Center, universities and private schools) 3,500 athletes, 1,000 coaches, close to 10,000 family members, 8,000 volunteers and 350 certified officials. Highlights include:➢ Every state in the continental USA was represented. ➢ The event took place between two media capitals of the world.➢ Every state was represented by one Law Enforcement officer, on one of the three Torch Run legs that covered miles and miles of the Garden State with each leg carrying the Flame of Hope and two Special Olympics athletes also carried the Torch on each leg. The Flame of Hope was part of presentations at key locations such at Founding Partner Headquarters.

Lawrenceville, Nj

Consultant for Special Olympics New Jersey that worked closely with the Law Enforcement Department on one of their largest fundraisers known as the Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K. Significant highlights include the increase of participants and funds raised each given year with the fourth year witnessing over 3,500 participants and $225,000 going to the organization. Oversaw event logistics and management from helping build a timeline of best practices from beginning tasks to post event wrap up for four years on this very successful fundraiser. As a consultant, areas of responsibilities include but not limited too; increasing the awareness of the organization's mission, registration, marketing, budgets, learning and becoming proficient with Kintera/Blackbaud, reports, fundraising incentives, sponsors, recruiting volunteers, and working with a diverse committee of 20 individuals. During the final months as consultant, mentored a new colleague while also making the transition into a new position with the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games.

Lawrenceville, Nj

➢ Organized sectional qualifying events and seven leagues for team sports used as mandatory preliminaries for the four Chapter competitions➢ Maintained basic knowledge in all 22 sports offered during a given year➢ Developed tournament play for each sectional qualifier➢ Scouted top new venues for athletic competitions ➢ Recruited and managed volunteers for each of the sectional and league events➢ Enlisted new coaches for local training programs and maintained interaction with coaches from local programs throughout the state➢ Assisted in recruiting volunteer Sport Directors for each of the 22 respective sports➢ Conducted coaches meetings for organized team sports➢ Helped manage volunteers and certified officials respective competitions➢ Assisted Competition Director in all aspects of game management at the four Chapter competitions

Piscataway, Nj

The liaison between Rutgers University Athletic Department & NCAA Tournament Director for the the 1998 NCAA Division I, II & III Lacrosse Championships hosted by Rutgers University. ➢ Responsibilities included communication with all Division I, II & III Men’s Lacrosse Coaches and staff ➢ Marketed Championships to the lacrosse community, including leagues and teams, along the East Coast and the general public➢ Assisted the NCAA with their corporate partner program to ensure each sponsor was receiving the deliverables per respective contracts➢ Coordinated with the Rutgers University Catering Services the hospitality tents for staff and sponsors➢ Worked closely with each team and respective headquarter hotels to ensure needs were met by given team at establishment as well as all NCAA staff and officials➢ Recruited and assigned volunteers for the NCAA Fan Zone; an interactive area for children➢ Responsible for selecting and ordering coaches gifts while following NCAA sponsor guidelines