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Grand Lodge Leadership Committee Presentation

Grand Lodge Leadership Committee Presentation. 10 Steps to Lodge Renewal. Plan, Program, Prepare Attract New Members Spice up Lodge Meetings Family Involvement Community Involvement/Visibility Initiate a major fundraiser (for the Lodge or Community) Membership retention/Utilization

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Grand Lodge Leadership Committee Presentation

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  1. Grand Lodge Leadership Committee Presentation

  2. 10 Steps to Lodge Renewal • Plan, Program, Prepare • Attract New Members • Spice up Lodge Meetings • Family Involvement • Community Involvement/Visibility • Initiate a major fundraiser (for the Lodge or Community) • Membership retention/Utilization • Publicize your Lodge (Internal/External) • Lodge Appearance • Ritual

  3. Plan, Program and Prepare • Calendar of events • Print off and make available to general membership • Publish an online calendar and allow members to subscribe • Continue to advertise your plans throughout the year • Be prepared to execute your plans • Follow through • Sometimes you have to push and pull to get people motivated

  4. Attract new members • Identify who your prospective members may be and approach them about joining the Fraternity • Smaller community this may be city officials, farmers, teachers or college students • Larger community this should be an open canvas • Identify how you can be relevant in your community • What do you offer to your current membership? Is it enough to keep them actively involved? • What can you offer to a potential new member? • Fundraisers for a local event • Charities • Volunteer work

  5. Spice up Lodge Meetings • Keep their attention!!! • Men don't join the Fraternity just to be part of a memorization club • Members need to feel like they are contributing to something • Is their participation in Masonic events needed and important? • Why should they spend their time at Lodge? • Every Lodge is different • Older membership • Dinner at the Lodge including the spouses may be appropriate • Younger membership • If they have kids at home most likely their spouse is not going to be able to attend • Leadership is identifying these types of things and making changes when necessary • You've been doing the same thing for years, is it working? Doritos Commercial

  6. Family Involvement • This should be self explanatory, but: • Be aware of who your Masonic Lodge is comprised of. • Single parent families, single, divorced, married, widowed, young, old. • Identify what can bring everyone together: • Coordinate a family Husker game • If there are a lot of young children, then plan a movie night at the Lodge • Game night

  7. Community Involvement • Again self explanatory, get involved in your community, but: • Are you getting any visibility from the community for your efforts? • Wear Masonic clothing (shirts, hats, etc.,) - Remember while you're working, you're advertising • Take pictures and post them to your Lodge website and/or facebook

  8. Initiate a Major Fundraiser • This can be as big or small as you are willing to tackle • Look at raising money for something important to the community • Combine your efforts with other local organizations, this cuts your cost and further exposes the Fraternity in the community

  9. Membership Retention/Utilization • Keeping your membership is extremely important • Utilizing them appropriately can be just as important • Look at the unique talent within the Lodge, this is one of your most abundant resources Towel Boy clip

  10. Publicize your Lodge (Internal/External)

  11. Lodge Appearance • Be honest, which picture is closer to your lodge appearance? • Keep your facility in good repair • If your building is crumbling, what does that say about your Lodge?

  12. Ritual • We must maintain a high level of proficiency when performing the Ritual • 1st, it is required by Grand Lodge to do this • 2nd, this separates us from the Elks and Moose Lodges • 3rd, and maybe the most important; the Ritual is a choreographed play for the benefit of the candidate (if you do this poorly, don't expect your new members to return to Lodge) "Never mind the Ritual book. We'll do it my way"

  13. Summary 10 Steps to Lodge Renewal • Plan, Program, Prepare • Attract New Members • Spice up Lodge Meetings • Family Involvement • Community Involvement/Visibility • Initiate a major fundraiser (for the Lodge or Community) • Membership retention/Utilization • Publicize your Lodge (Internal/External) • Lodge Appearance • Ritual

  14. References • Grand Lodge of Nebraska website (forms & publications) http://www.glne.org/Resources/FormsandPublications.aspx • 10 Steps to Lodge Renewal http://www.glne.org/Portals/glne/pdfs/LodgeRenewal.pdf • Lodge Leadership Manual http://www.glne.org/Portals/glne/pdfs/LodgeLeadership.pdf • Lodge Planning Guide (WM Elects) http://www.glne.org/Portals/glne/pdfs/LodgePlan.pdf • Looking Toward the East (Senior Wardens) http://www.glne.org/Portals/glne/pdfs/LookingEast.pdf • Grand Lodge Officers • Lodge Leadership Committee

  15. Questions This briefing is available to any Lodge upon request

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