Ensuring an Even Greater Future

Foundation for Membership Growth

• Momentum• Recruitment• Programs• Charity & Service• Insurance

How do we increase Membership Growth?

The Power of One

• One New Member per Council per Month

• One First Degree per District per Month

• One STAR Council per District per Year

• One ……break it down Monthly

• Knight Life Audio• Sacred Heart Video• Break into pairs and share Why’s• Hear from the Group

• Communicate 4-More’s: – Why be a Knight?

• Star Councils• Double Star Councils • Reactivate Councils & Members

• Grow your Council• Grow the Iowa Jurisdiction• Grow our Order

• Promote “One Member, Per Council, Per Month.”

• Promote Star Councils• Promote Round Tables• Promote Frequent Degrees• Promote Intentional Recruiting

• Say it over and over again:• “One Member, Per Council, Per Month”• Star Council

– Promotes Membership– Promotes Programs– Report Activities

• Charitable Dollars Donated• Hours of Volunteer Service

– Promotes Insurance

• 10 Keys to Success– Membership 24 / 7 / 365– Ceremonials

• Frequent 2nd and 3rd Degrees.• District Deputies

– Accountable leadership– Hold 1st Degrees monthly– Plan Degree Schedule & communicate to District, State

• Expect councils to bring a new member to each 1st Degree.– Programs– Reports– Incentives

• Supreme• State (Beans or Steak?)

– General and Field Agents– Training & Membership Seminars

• A Guide to Membership Recruitment– One Member, Per Council, Per Month

• Use your Fraternal Productivity Planner– Order wide Church Drives - October– Columbus Day Degrees

• Strategy: Power of One• Tactics: Identify Prospects, Make Lists,

Assign Follow Up, Keep Tracking• NO = I need more information – be

persistent & positive• “We have a moral obligation to ask

every Catholic Man to join our Order.”

ACA – All Councils (membership) Active

• Round Tables– One Member, Per Council, Per Month– One New Council, Per Diocese, Per Year

• Council Reactivation

• District Deputy– Must be accountable for 1st Degree– Encourage councils to hold monthly 1st Degrees– Schedule at least one 1st Degree each month in his

district– DD will be accountable to promote and communicate – No schedule is NO Plan– Report all degrees with form 450– Field of Dreams: Schedule it and they will come

• Star Council– Goal is one STAR council per District

• Minimum – groom all councils• Identify target council now• Columbian Report SP-7 must have active focus

– State Incentive for District Deputies• July to October Growth Program

– Beans to Steak (you will see)• Bounty for Degrees and members during Columbus Week• No members, no 450 report no bounty

• Membership– “One Member, Per Council, Per Month”

• Promote Membership July 1 to June 30.• Promote Planning, Tracking, Scheduling• Accountability = Follow up: Visits, Calls, Emails• Communicate – Communicate - Communicate• Find a story to promote membership:

– Why are you a Knight of Columbus?• This is your year – Make a positive record.• These members are not just numbers –

– “THEY ARE OUR FUTURE.”

• 4-Mores– MORE Brother Knights bring– MORE Helping Hands to Perform – MORE Charitable Works (funds & service &

evangelization) for – MORE People in Need.

Making a Difference One Member at a Time

One Member Per Council Per Month

Why do we recruit?

Why more members?

We can grow in faith.

We can do more good.

We can be a better council.

Why more members?

To defend life.

To defend marriage.

To defend our priests.

To change the World!

“GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE"To Proclaim the Gospel

Ensuring an Even Greater Future