2024 HR STARS Sponsor Brochure

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2024 HR STARS Sponsorship Guide

HR STAR Awards and Gala

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DallasHR celebrates the North Texas HR community’s achievements during an annual awards gala honoring service to the HR community. The inspirational evening includes a reception, dinner, entertainment, and awards presentation. Eleven awards will be presented throughout the evening, including the industry’s best HR Executive of the Year for small, medium, and large companies, the coveted HR Team of the Year Award, DEI Leader of the Year, and more.

HR STARS Awards ....................................................... 02

Gala Details ................................................................. 03

Award Sponsorships (executive of the year) ......... 04

Award Sponsorships (individual leaders) ............... 05

Award Sponsorships (team leaders) ........................ 06

Award Sponsorship Benefits Package ..................... 07

Event Sponsorships ............................................ 08 - 09

Event Sponsorship Benefits ....................................... 10

Table Options................................................................. 11

Gala Details

HR STARS Gala 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday, February 23, 2024 Frisco Hall, Frisco

Audience Profile

Anticipated Group Size – 300 - 350 Human Resource professionals and HR service providers from North Texas.

Gala Program Schedule

Venue

At Frisco Hall, we understand the importance of creating an unforgettable experience that captivates and engages your audience. Frisco Hall offers premium amenities, ample space, excellent in-house catering, and event services to cover of your whole corporate event from start to finish.

Reception and Entertainment

Dinner Service

Welcoming Remarks

Awards Presentations

Intermission

Awards Presentations continue

Closing Remarks

Bars open for a night cap

Schedule is s ubject to Change

Award Sponsorships

HR Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards

$2,500

HR Executive Large Company 500+ employees

HR Executive Small Company Up to 99 employees

HR Executive Medium Company 100 - 499 employees

Lifetime Achievement

The Executive of the Year Award recognizes a human resources leader from a small, medium, or large company who has made outstanding contributions to their organization, who exemplifies the increasingly strategic role of HR today, and who gives back to their community.

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes one person that has devoted his or her professional life to making a difference in the HR community. This nominee has performed extraordinary service and has demonstrated commitment to the HR profession and DallasHR through numerous years of dedicated service.

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Award Sponsorships

Individual Leader of the Year Awards

$2,500

Emerging HR Leader

DEI Leader

Recruiting Leader

The Emerging HR Leader of the Year Award recognizes an HR game changer of the future who has five or fewer years of HR experience or is 35 years of age or younger and whose dedication to HR has made an impact both in the HR community and at his or her company.

The DEI Leader of the Year Award r ecognizes an individual who has made great strides in developing and leading diversity initiatives over the last 12 months and who has garnered visible CEO and C- suite commitment.

The Recruiting Leader of the Year Award recognizes someone who has made outstanding contribution to their organization, who exemplifies the increasingly strategic role of HR today, and who gives back to the HR community.

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Award Sponsorships

Individual and Team leader of the Year Awards

$2,500

HR Student Leader

The Change Champion Leader of the Year Award recognizes an individual or Change Champion Leader or Team

Recruiting Team

The HR Student Leader of the Year Award i s given to an officer in a SHRM student chapter for the prior school year. The

The Recruiting Leader of the Year Award recognizes a talent acquisition leader who has made outstanding contributions to their organization, who exemplifies the increasingly strategic role of HR today, and who gives back to their community. organization’s

team who has made impactful strides in

nominees must be a current member of a

changing the way business is done. The impact may be a result of changing business conditions, the impact of the pandemic, the “Great Resignation”, or other factors.

SHRM Affiliated Student Chapter (or recent grad) and must have been enrolled full-time at their university during the entire prior school year.

recruitment and hiring strategies and results.

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Event Sponsorships

Gala Evening Sponsorships

$2,000

Entertainment Welcome guests to the reception as they mingle

Reception Kick off the evening by welcoming guests with an open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsor provides logoed napkins to be used throughout the reception for extra brand exposure.

Cork Pull Sponsor this fund raiser for the DallasHR Chapter Grant Fund. Gala guests will have the opportunity to pay $25 to pull a wine cork TIP: Sponsor can provide logoed wine bags and/or other related items to provide cork pull participants (with DallasHR approval).

to the reception entertainment.

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Sponsors work with DallasHR for ideas and approval of any upgraded amenities

Event Sponsorships

Gala Evening Sponsorships

$2,000

Heads or Tails Game Energize the crowd in this fast paced and fun game to help raise money for the Chapter Grant Fund. Held during intermission, your representative helps raise money for the Chapter Grant Fund and conducts the game. Sponsor provides a prize to the winner.

Swag Bag Each gets receives a “swag bag” after the event. Provide the bag and a custom gift to help attendees remember this fantastic evening.

Dessert Curb attendees’ evening sweet tooth during the program intermission with the dessert bar. TIP: provide logoed napkins or extra sweet treats for extra brand recognition.

Table Wine Gift each dining table with two bottles of wine during dinner service and programming. TIP: Add your logo to the bottles or provide wine bottle charms for each table guest.

ADD ON Swag Bag Item

$200 + gift for bag All attendees will receive a parting gift bag to commemorate the evening. Provide a high end logoed gift to be remembered. I A minimum of 350 items must be ordered. Items must be at the DallasHR Office no later than February 1, 2024.

Sponsors work with DallasHR for ideas and approval of any upgraded amenities

Sponsor Benefits

Your sponsorship includes these benefits. All sponsors have first right of refusal until February 29, 2025

Brand Exposure

Specific to Award Sponsors Company representative introduces nominees, and announces recipient of the sponsored award. Four (4) complimentary HRSTARS Gala tickets (discount provided on eight additional tickets to make a full reserved table or $1,000 additional) Specific to Gala Event Sponsors Two (2) complimentary HRSTARS Gala tickets (discount provided on eight additional tickets to make a full reserved table or $1,250 additional)

Company logo appears on HR STARS email footer

Logo in print and digital promotion (when applicable)

Logo on DallasHR Education Event walk-in slides

Logo on HR STARS promotional signage at the 2024 HRSouthwest Conference Company logo HR STARS webpages, award nomination, partner and nominee pages Company logo included in evening HR STARS Gala Program, on signage, in presentation, and verbally when introduced to present the award.

Recognition on event website as past sponsor for lifetime of award

Tables and Tickets

Show your support by sponsoring a table in your company’s name. Bring your HR Team or Top Clients! (limited number available)