Team Structure

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger (BABH) is a student-led food drive that takes place in the weeks leading up to the Iron Bowl. The competition between the two schools directly benefits local food banks in Alabama and has a far reaching impact!

BABH’s staff members are integral to beating Auburn and fighting food insecurity in Alabama. They bring enthusiasm, skills, and experiences that make BABH truly amazing. Learn more about the different teams below.

Finance

Vice President of Finance

Responsible for all BABH financial information, data, and orders. Oversee tracking of monetary donations (cash, Venmo, and online giving site) and physical donations (delivery receipts to WAFB). Guide and support in getting sponsorships and percentage nights for operating money and donations. Responsible for opening and maintaining modes of communication with all staff and directors regarding weekly events and opportunities. Oversee the internal calendar and points system. Provide opportunities for cause connection for staff members.

Director of Corporate Sponsorships

Responsible for securing and managing sponsorships with new and old relationships to support an organization’s financial and strategic goals.

Director of Local Sponsorships

Utilize WAFB and BABH’s existing relationships with local businesses to obtain monetary donations and sponsorships as well as create new partnerships. Responsible for scheduling percentage nights at local restaurants and ensuring events run smoothly.

Campus Relations

Vice President of Campus Relations

Responsible for all on-campus partnerships to raise awareness and collect donations. Work with Directors to schedule and attend meetings with important contacts to discuss partnerships, events, and donation ideas. Create competitions and incentives to engage different groups on-campus.

Director of Academics

Develop and maintain partnerships with Colleges, Ambassadors, Dean’s, Advisors, and Faculty. Programming opportunities include college-sponsored percentage nights, competitions among different academic groups, and developing incentives to encourage donations such as classroom extra credit opportunities with faculty.

Co-Directors of Greek Life

Develop an overall plan with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to encourage all Greek organizations to support BABH. Lead a team and delegate various chapters to team members in order to maintain strong communication with each chapter and coordinate their involvement with BABH. Lead and plan at least two events (ex. Fraternity Cookout) with Greek life organizations. Preferably one director will be over sororities and one over fraternities.

Director of Campus Life

Develop and maintain relationships with various clubs and organizations including but not limited to SOURCE registered clubs, club sports, and on-campus housing. Responsible for developing ways to educate, create competitions/incentives, and encourage donations from these groups. Collaborate with VP of Campus Relations on the CANstruction event during SEC Food Fight and the October food drive.

Director of Bama Dining

Responsible for organizing and overseeing dining hall events, including coordinating tabling opportunities and collaborating with key contacts to implement effective marketing strategies within the dining halls.

Community Involvement

Vice President of Community Involvement

Responsible for all off-campus and community partnerships to raise awareness and collect donations. Work with Directors to schedule and attend meetings with important contacts to discuss partnerships, events, incentives, and donation ideas. Guide and support neighborhood drives in logistical, marketing, and collection efforts.

Director of Alumni Relations

Develop programming and establish communication with UA Alumni chapters throughout the country. Assist in setting up competitions with Auburn Alumni chapters in various cities and offer additional support where needed and work closely with the staff at Alumni Hall at UA. Connect with BABH alumni to gather additional support for the drive.

Director of Community Groups

Work closely with community groups such as non-profits, church groups, apartments, and more. Develop programming, event ideas, competitions, and incentives to encourage local groups to donate food and monetary donations. Work closely with the Logistics team to coordinate barrels throughout the community (apartments, businesses, etc.)

Co-Directors of Neighborhoods

Lead the logistical operations, preparing bags/flyers, distributions and pick-up of donation bags. Work closely with the marketing team to design a flyer for the bag and implement a marketing plan for the community.

Director of Schools

Work closely with local elementary, middle, and high schools to encourage food donations. Contact each of the schools regularly to offer support, fun ideas, and retrieval of any food donations. Create and distribute informational packet for schools and parents. Work closely with the Logistics team to coordinate barrels at schools.

Director of Community Events

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all community events in collaboration with the Vice President of Community Involvement to ensure successful engagement.

Logistics

Vice President of Logistics

Responsible for all barrel logistics including barrel inventory, barrel preparation (paint, flyers, etc.), barrel placements, barrel assignments, and barrel deliveries.

Director of Food Bank

Liaison between BABH and the food bank. Coordinate when BABH staff serves at the food bank. In charge of coordinating all volunteer activities. Plan and execute the Week of Service that occurs mid-drive. Plans weekly food bank volunteering sessions before, during, and after the drive.

3 Co-Directors of Locations

Responsible for assigning staff members barrels to check on, empty content, and deliver to the WAFB throughout the drive. Work to ensure full barrels are being emptied and delivered throughout the drive. Work closely with all sectors to maintain accurate inventory, locations, and delivery of barrels and donations. Preferable for directors to have a car. Schools: Communicate with and oversee barrel-tracking and food collection regarding local schools.

  • Schools: Communicate with and oversee barrel-tracking and food collection regarding local schools.
  • UA Campus:  Communicate with and oversee barrel-tracking and food collection regarding the UA campus.
  • Community: Communicate with and oversee barrel-tracking and food collection regarding the local community and community partners.

Marketing

Vice President of Marketing

Responsible for all marketing and communication efforts for all BABH sectors. Oversee and publish social media posts, shooting and editing of photos/videos, and designing of graphics. Ensure the website is updated with current information, upcoming events, and staff photos. Oversee and publish staff newsletter every week.

Director of Photography and Videography

Develop multiple photography campaigns to be used on social media and other marketing efforts. Oversee Photography Staff members who will be assigned to all BABH events to take pictures and share in the BABH folder. Photography experience and access equipment required. Lead the planning, development, and creation of multiple videos to be used on social media, the online giving platform, and the website. These videos include promotional, educational, and fun videos to promote donations and events. Videography and editing experience required.

Director of Graphic Design

Create all graphics necessary for the BABH campaign including educational infographics, event graphics, weekly goal announcements, and more. Work closely with the Marketing ATL to ensure all posts are created and shared in a timely manner. Create a form for graphic submission requests to be shared with all sectors. Design and editing experience needed; skills in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.

Director of Merchandise

Oversee all designing and development of BABH merchandise in order to collect profits that will count toward the overall goal. Serve as the main point of contact for any suppliers and printing companies for the design and setup of merchandise. Work closely with these suppliers to ensure on-time arrival of all products and contact all customers who purchase BABH merchandise to ensure they receive products in a timely manner. Work closely with the marketing team for design.

Outreach

Vice President of Outreach

Lead and coordinate events throughout BABH including Kickoff, Homecoming, Hunger Banquet, Push Week, and Community events. Oversee four Directors and staff members to plan events and tabling efforts throughout the campaign. Responsible for planning, scheduling, and registering all weekly tabling dates and times throughout the drive.

Director of Events

Work collaboratively alongside the Outreach ATL to oversee the outreach committee and help plan events throughout the campaign. These events include:

  • Kickoff: Collaborate with VP of outreach on operations, planning, and logistics for the BABH Kickoff event.
  • Homecoming: Responsible for finding and creating opportunities for BABH to advertise and collect donations during the week of Homecoming and help coordinate the parade.
  • Hunger Banquet: Collaborate with VP of outreach on the Hunger Banquet, an educational event in which students are able to see the direct effect of income on a dinner plate.

Director(s) of Tabling

Responsible for handling logistics of scheduling staff and the creation of weekly unique tabling events (ex. Push Week, Tell Hunger to Suck It, etc.) Tabling includes setting up the table with tablecloth, decorations, and flyers; handing out flyers to educate, encourage donations, and promote events. Directors are also expected to help with other tabling events with Bama Dining and housing.

Internal Operations

Vice President of Internal Operations

Responsible for opening and maintaining modes of communication with all staff and directors regarding weekly events and opportunities. They will also oversee the staff newsletter, internal calendar, full staff meetings, and points system. In addition, the Vice President of Internal Operations will provide opportunities for cause connection for staff members.

Director of Membership

Manage the point system set in place for membership in BABH. Hold members accountable for attending meetings, events, and fundraising. Responsible for communication with staff members regarding the point system.

Director of Internal Communications

Responsible for collaborating with the internal and marketing teams to create and maintain the weekly staff newsletter. Be a point of contact for staff members regarding the drive. Assisting in other internal operations as needed.

Director of Advocacy

Direct awareness to issues related to food insecurity at the local, state, and national levels. Gather articles and factual information to distribute to the community regarding food insecurity via social media and in-person events. Serve as a knowledgeable resource to the BABH team and community.