Ruth N Nelson:  

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Over 40 years that encompasses training, marketing, fundraising, advertising, and sports: ¿ Co-authored nationwide seminar/workshop materials for Collegiate Athlete, Inc. ¿ Created innovative training and marketing programs for Integrated Athletic Development (IAD®) ¿ Conducted over 500 presentations at various conferences, seminars, and workshops, worldwide; most recent topics have included college-selection process, marketing the student-athlete, prepaid phonecards and how to develop fundraising programs for nonprofit organizations, corporate cause-marketing programs, telecommunications companies and national sports governing bodies ¿ Consultant, designer and developer of prepaid phonecard fundraising and cause-marketing programs ¿ Published articles and interviews in Intele-CardNews, Investor¿s Business Daily, Marketing News, Successful Fundraising Newsletter, and The NonProfit Times¿the Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management ¿ Published articles, manuals and guides on volleyball and sports marketing ¿ International, national, collegiate, and professional women¿s volleyball coach; men¿s tennis coach; collegiate, national and international volleyball player PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ¿ Collegiate Athlete, Inc (2005-2010): co-founder/president, marketing company for Collegiate Athlete Educational Foundation, which offers seminars/workshops for parents and high school athletes in the college-selection process o Responsible for the recruitment, selection and training of facilitators o Also responsible for the development of strategic partnership program ¿ brvc inc (1981-present): president/CEO, sales, sports/corporate marketing, fundraising, corporate sponsorships, consulting for nonprofit organizations and creating customized DVDs with photos, movies, slides and music o Provided sports marketing advise to North Dallas Junior Olympic Volleyball Clubs with focus on college recruiting, athlete development and fundraising (since 1999) o Marketing consultant for ThinkingDifferent, worldwide, in development of high school athletes¿ personal websites for those seeking exposure to college coaches (since 1995) o Marketing agency for select professional athletes and celebrity artists; most recently, official strategic marketing partner of Olympic Gold medallist race-walker Yueling Chen (since 1998) o Venue coordinator: 1985 Olympic Festival Baton Rouge, Louisiana o Director of marketing: 2001 National Senior Games¿The Senior Olympics (1998-2001) o Global marketing director: Team Landry Custom Card Program, LLC (1997-2000) o Marketing consultant: 1998 NIKE World Masters Games (1996-1998) o Developed direct-mail incentive programs for University of San Francisco and Golden Gate University o Designed and developed the ¿Official Prepaid Phonecard Fundraising Program for USAVolleyball¿ o Developed affinity fundraising programs, which included USAVolleyball Collectibles; International Volleyball Athletes Series 1; quadriplegic artist¿s and Hispanic artists¿ series; National Association of Sports Officials Direct Mail Membership Drive; International Association of Basketball Officials Membership Card; 5 Card Olympic Athlete Series for MADD, National Kidney Foundation, Women¿s Sports Foundation, and Help Hospitalized Children¿s Fund; Farm Aid Program with Willie Nelson Show Fundraising Drive, and Help Hospitalized Children¿s Fund Telephone Pledge program ¿ Louisiana Volleyball Club (1986-present): president/CEO/founder, not-for-profit organization promoting volleyball opportunities o Provides grants for low-income inner-city athletes wanting to pursue an education utilizing their volleyball abilities o Permission granted to use the names and likenesses of former Olympic volleyball athletes the late Flo Hyman, Rose Magers Powell plus current three-time Olympian Danielle Scott-Arudda in support of LVC initiatives ¿ Integrated Athletic Development [IAD®] (2005-2009): advisory board (2005-present); director of volleyball (2007-2009) o Responsible for creating, developing and conducting all volleyball training programs and the marketing of those programs o Oversaw June and July IAD® Volleyball Camps, clinics throughout the year, tournaments, Team Camp, generate volleyball court rentals and ongoing volleyball and volleyball performance training programs. o Innovations: TEAM CUP, created to involve all school volleyball teams (varsity, JV & freshmen) with a poi...Expand for more