2011 minnesota masonic membership seminar david kampf - pm cataract lodge #2 minneapolis organize,...
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2011 MinnesotaMasonic Membership Seminar
David Kampf - PM Cataract Lodge #2
Minneapolis
Organize, Communicate, Motivate
Membership
• Attract and retain members
• No Generalities... we want specifics
• But before I start, – I will cover a lot of material ...
• Copies of this Powerpoint presentation and all the template items I’m going to discuss will be available via email.
Membership
• Attract and retain members
• No Generalities... we want specifics
• But before I start, – I will cover a lot of material ...
• Copies of this Powerpoint presentation and all the template items I’m going to discuss will be available via email.
– The opinions expressed ...
Membership
• Attract and retain Members– Keeping – and engaging – a current member
is as valuable as bringing a new Entered Apprentice into the Fraternity.
• Leadership– What impact can good leadership have on
attracting and retaining members?
Leadership Conference
• What Do Men Want ... – Fraternity– To Be Useful– A Sense of Accomplishment– Respect for Time
Respect for Time
• What does it mean to be respectful of someone else’s time?– We’re all busy– This isn’t like the old days in Masonry
Respect for Time
• What does it mean to be respectful of someone else’s time?– We’re all busy– This isn’t like the old days in Masonry– Members – old and new – are balancing
many, many priorities.
Respect for Time
• What does it mean to be respectful of someone else’s time?– We’re all busy– This isn’t like the old days in Masonry– Members – old and new – are balancing
many, many priorities. – Being respectful of someone else’s time is
important to me because my time is valuable. So is yours!
Dreaded Words
• The most dreaded four and a half words in the English vocabulary?
–“Let’s have a meeting!!!”
Meetings Are Important
• Mass Communication– The efficiency of many people coming
together to share information and ideas, solve problems and create opportunities.
• Manage expectations
• Initiate new members
• Run the business of our Lodge
The Worst
• 30 minutes of meeting material ...– ... jammed into 90 minutes of rambling,
perhaps disassociated conversations.
The Best
• “Hey – That was a good Meeting!”– 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, all day– A good meeting:
• a purpose• a goal• we were focused• and we got something done
– How long does it take to have a good meeting?
• That depends!!
Good Lodge Meetings
• Organization and Communication – Fundamentals of Good Leadership
• Meetings:– Stated Communications – the monthly
business meeting of your Lodge.– Officers Meetings– Degree Meetings – EA, FC and MM.– Other Lodge Meetings
Some Help
Minnesota Masonic Manual
ORDER OF BUSINESSSubject to the By-Laws of the Lodge and the will and pleasure of the Master, the suggested order of business at Stated Communications is as follows:
a. Ritualistic opening and pledge of allegianceb. Greetings and announcements by the Masterc. Introductions of visiting brothers - Senior Deacond. Community and social events - Junior Wardene. Opportunities for relief and assistance - Senior Wardenf. Program of Masonic Instruction - Lodge Education Officerg. Final comments and closing
Balloting, committee reports and other required business matters may be inserted at the Worshipful Master’s will and pleasure.
Masonic Meeting Leadership
• Meeting agenda– Officers meeting– Stated meeting
• Calendar template
• Degree night meeting templates– Some Lodges use Degree Directors, and
these templates & communication / organization tips might be helpful to them
Make It Work for Your Lodge
• Meetings will be different for every lodge and may change for a lodge over time– Outreach and community giving– Pay the bills– Consent agenda items– What’s going on in the appended Masonic
bodies.
Make It Work for Your Lodge
• The important work will be to tailor the agenda outline for your lodge
• Communicate to your membership about the meeting concept.– Get them engaged
• Coordinate / Integrate / Communicate calendar with Web site, news letter and other communication tools used in your Lodge
Change is Difficult
• And it’s not just about having the agenda or maybe even following it
• Set the tempo– Set the expectation that the meetings will start on
time, run on time and then be done. – Keep to one meeting, minimize and control side
discussions. – That’s what leadership is about.
• When the meeting is done, move on to the social, fraternal or brotherly attention issues, or retire to the outer lodge
Change is Difficult
• Some of these things are difficult, neigh on to frightening to some.
• But worthwhile in engaging your membership, old and new.
Materials
• Contact me: [email protected]
– Will provide you with copies of the PowerPoint and the draft agenda’s, calendar
– And pdf documents.