Mid-Year Meeting
Membership Presentation
By James Nestmann
State Membership Director
Importance of Recruitment
• Sustain viability of membership in councils
• Average age in Sask. is 64.3
• More members: More Charitable Works
• Evangelize
Setting Goals:
• State Goals:
Intake----325 136 by Nov. 30th –Projected 120 by Nov.30th
Net 225 70 to date
20 Star Councils—30 possibilities identified
5 Reactivations- PSD Brian----5 identified- target-Dec. 31st
50 Roundtables– Roundtable Chairman Al---55 by Dec.8th
1 New Council---N.C.D Chairman Angel George—Syro-Malabar
Regina—process started---Target—Feb. 1st
Online– 60 members----Adam Desa 40- N. Sask.- Chris
Church Drives---1 per district/each 1/4 for first 3 1/4s--84
1st Quarter-14 2nd Quarter- Oct./Nov.- 24 Dec.-13
Ethnic Recruitment- councils identified
Admission Degrees– 36 to date 118 by June 30th
Team Approach
• We need a culture of accountability at all levels
• We are all part of the team
• We all need to contribute to our mission
• Cluster Leaders---cluster quota
• District Deputies---district quotas
• Councils---council quotas
• Agency—General Agent Mark- goal for each agent
• State leaders-Team Challenge
• Online quota----Adam
• Ethnic quota---Cultural Diversity Chairman MarteWe Need A Commitment From Each Member Of The Team.
Membership Plan:
We will use a variety of techniques and approaches:a. Church Drives j. Team Challenge
b. Father Needs You/Working with the Parish Priest k. Reactivations/Reinstatements
c. Online Membership l. Assistance from Agency
d. Scheduling Degrees m. State Leader paired with DD
e. Ethnic Recruitment n. Shining Armor and VIP Club
f. Northern Saskatchewan Initiatives o. Incentives
g. Inactive Insurance Members---phoning drives p. Young Adult Opportunities
h. Phoning Non-Recruiting Councils- Bob Ennis q. Canada Cup Challenge
i. Former Members List r. Second Quarter Plan
++ More Information To Follow On Each of These Ideas:-- if all these of ideas would help get
2 members, that would be 36/month.
Membership Experience
Membership Engagement From The Time Of Joining
• We all need to focus on creating a best-in-class membership experience. • Begin and end with the member in mind.• Need to give clear, consistent value to the member.• Admissions Committee• Retention Committee- DGK & trustees• Shining Armor Award/Mentors
Ideas on Membership Engagement will also be provided in the Retention Report.
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How To Run A Church Drive
• Talk to your Pastor for permission and support• Follow the “Smart Drive Plan• Hand out Fr. McGivney Cards and Online Cards Before Mass• Pulpit Announcement- pick the right person• Ask Father for his words of Support• Ask the right questions.• Capture name, number and email address.• Follow up within 2 weeks
Names sent to SMD and SD • See the handout in your membership package.
Working With Your Pastor
• Father is the key to everything. Engage with him.
• Put yourself in his shoes. Know what he’s thinking.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• Talk to him about Faith in Action.
• Be in service to him and the parish.
• Father Needs You Campaign—letter provided—talk to
Father, Identify Prospects, Deliver Letters, Arrange for
Visits To Prospects
Faith In Action• Make Implementing Faith In Action in all of your councils a top priority!
• Good programs lead to healthy councils, strong membership growth, and great
retention.
• Have your DDs sure track and report on council program participation!
• State Program Director implements a program tracker using a mock SP-7 report.
• Make it a priority to have councils submit their Annual Survey of Fraternal
Activities on time. *SP7 and Annual Survey Forms—in Eugene’s Report
• Keep an eye out for an upcoming webinar this December on how to complete
the new Annual Survey.
Ethnic Growth and
Development
• DDs To Identify Ethnic Possibilities
• Engage With Ethnic Communities
• NCD ---Syro-Malabar Community—Regina- 20-30 new members
• Cultural Diversity Chairman—Meetings With Ethnic Groups
• Ethnic Chairman in Each Council
• Clearly demonstrate that this is a priority. Convene a dedicated
meeting on ethnic growth by the end of the year.
• State Warden Marte will have more information on this topic.
Young Adult Growth and
Development
• Two College Councils---STM and Campion College
• Plan is to have Supreme Young Adult Coordinator come to Campion College and
STM in Jan. or Feb.
• College Council Coordinator appointed by Jan. 1st—and a job description
• Young adult team members (decided)- 1 per diocese and a job description
• Identify two events specifically for young adults that we will promote
and provide membership information and materials
Bob Ennis, Supreme Director of Canadian Growth will have more information in his
report.
Creating A Prospecting Culture
In Your Districts
• Church Drive Training
• Train your councils how to prospect at events.
• Get them to request a prospect landing page- info has been
sent to councils.
• Use the landing pages at council events See the hand handout on setting a landing page-----in your package
Ceremonials – What’s Your
Magic Number
• How many Admission Degrees do we need till June 30th to Achieve
Our Goals?
• SCD Denis will present the numbers we need in his presentation.
• DDs need to ensure that Admission Degrees are planned in each
District---recruit to the degrees
State Ceremonials Director Denis Will Have More Information In His Report.
Northern Sask. Initiatives
• Conference call with Archbishop Chatlain held on Oct. 12th to
discuss Faith in Action, Online Membership and the Marion Prayer
Program.
• Offered Honorary Online Membership to all Priests in the
Keewatin-Le Pas Archdiocese---3 have already joined
• Father Jojji wants a council at Wollaston Lake—late Feb., March
• Conference call—SD, SC, and Archbishop Murray Chatlain -held
on Nov. 27th with all the priests in Keewatin- Le Pas
• Online Church Drives planned- 1 in a community –Jan.-April
• Goal is to get the Online Members active in their church
Incentives• State has the following Incentives:
Individual recruiters- Rosaries, Golf Shirts
and K of C Watches—list in package
DD and Council Incentives
Supreme Incentives:
VIP Points, Winter Blast Incentives, Trips
Lists on State Website---www.kofcsask.com
Membership Second ¼ Plan• DD Identify 1 Church Drive
• Schedule First Degree
• Incentives:
Church Drive and Degree by Nov. 30th with a minimum of 3
members- draw for a Kof C golf shirt.---1 entry/new member
2 Church drives and degree by Dec 31st –minimum of 8 members-
draw for 1 of 3 watches- one entry per new member
• Conference Call with All DDs was held.
• Phone Non- Recruiting Councils—Bob Ennis
1. Follow- up- statistics were kept, phone calls made
2. See the 2nd quarter plan sheets in your package
AGENCY
• Involve The Agency:
They are a great resource:
General Agent Mark has set recruitment goals
with all his agents and has an incentive for each
agent who achieves the set goal.
Canada Cup Competition• A Competition among the Canadian Provinces for the First Annual
Membership Canada Cup.
• The Canadian Jurisdiction that accumulates the most points by
June 30th will win and get to keep the cup for a year. The cup
would travel to different parts of Sask. for celebrations and photos.
• Sask. competes against another provinces each month.
• In Sept.,Sask.beat New Brunswick, Nova Scotia in Oct. and
Ontario in Nov. We are up against PEI in Dec, Quebec in Jan.
• Five points/win plus 5 more points if on par. We need 136 to be on
par at the end of Nov. We are at 115.
• For complete details, go to www.kofcsask.com
Other Jurisdiction Initiatives• Reactivations/Reinstatements---Former members List
Contact some of these members to welcome them back
State Generic Letter will be provided to DDS and Councils
• Inactive Insurance Members-- will be phoned.
Scripted message to be prepared for those who phone
• VIP Club---Certificate and VIP pin for 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75,
100, etc. We have the list and will recognize those with 25+
• Shining Armor Award- Certificate and pin for meeting criteria
• Team challenge– 10 teams compete; stats on website
Summary
• Let us know how the State Officers and the State
Membership Team can help.
• We are committed to helping you grow – and achieve
your goals in both programming and membership.
Districts- Finish Strong
• Remember - no matter where you are
now, it’s how you finish that counts!
Thanks!
Thanks for all you do – everyday – to grow the
Order in Programming and Membership to keep the
Dream of Fr. McGivney alive!