Richard V' Siejack State Deputy

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Richard V. SiejackState Deputy
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Grand Knight College 2009-2010
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• Membership Theme

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RISE and TAKE AIM

• Recruiting
• Individuals
• Serves
• Everyone

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RISE and TAKE AIM

• Turn
• All
• Knights
• Everywhere into
• Actively
• Involved
• Members

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• Membership Team
• Organization

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• The State Membership Team

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The StateMembership Team

• Our responsibility is to facilitate a team
  management approach for recruiting, retention,
  reactivation of inactive members, establishment
  of new councils, and the promotion of members
  through degrees.

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Role of the Grand Knight

• As Grand Knight you are responsible for the
  supervision, growth, and expansion of your
  Council and for the Orders success
• Represent Knights of Columbus in your Church and
  in your community

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Grand KnightMembership Responsibilities

• Work with your District Deputy to accomplish your
  membership goals
• Ensure your Councils Membership Team is
  functioning properly
• Establishing an active year round recruitment
  program

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Grand Knight Retention Responsibilities

• The Grand Knight must have an active retention
  committee because
• The best recruitment efforts are worthless if a
  council can't keep its current members

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• Every Member Counts!

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Letter From a Member

• May 4, 2008
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• Mr. Charles P. Springmann, Grand Knight
• Mr. James J. Seidlock, Trustee
• Mr. Edward J. Walsh, Trustee
• Mr. Richard N. Boehm, Trustee
• Sacred Heart Council 2577
• 6111 Columbian Way
• Bowie, Maryland 20715
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• Gentlemen
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• Reference is made to your letter of February 29
  in which you point out that my dues are 30 days
  or more in arrears. This is intentional on my
  part. I apologize for failing to inform the
  council that I did not intend to renew my
  membership.
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• Through the auspices of Mr. Frank Hebert, I
  joined the council last year for a number of
  reasons, not the least of which was the hope of
  establishing friendships among like-minded
  individuals. Having fairly recently lost my wife,
  in addition to being new to the area, this was a
  definite need on my part. Sadly, this turned out
  to be a forlorn hope. Over the course of
  attendance at five meetings, exactly one person,
  other than Frank, exhibited any interest in my
  appearance on the scene by coming up to me,
  introducing themselves and engaging me in
  conversation. When I attempted to insert myself
  into a group, no effort was made to welcome me
  and no attempt to make the newcomer feel a part
  of the organization. I formed the definite
  impression that the council was composed of a
  number of established cliques not really
  interested in widening their membership.
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• This letter is in no way an attempt to elicit
  pity or create animosity. I call this matter to
  your attention solely in the hope of generating a
  positive effort in the future to make new members
  feel more at home.
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• With all best wishes for future success of the
  council, I am,

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Letter From a Member

• I (do) not intend to renew my membership
• Over the course of attendance at five meetings,
  exactly one person, other than Frank, exhibited
  any interest in my appearance on the scene by
  coming up to me, introducing themselves and
  engaging me in conversation. When I attempted to
  insert myself into a group, no effort was made to
  welcome me and no attempt to make the newcomer
  feel a part of the organization. I formed the
  definite impression that the council was composed
  of a number of established cliques not really
  interested in widening their membership.

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Tips for Success

• Both recruitment and retention begin the first
  moment a prospective member is introduced to a
  Knight of Columbus.
• You never get the chance to make a second
  impression first impressions last a lifetime so
  make yours the very best.

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• When Retention Fails

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When Retention Fails

• The Maryland State Councils suspension policy
  is the same as the Supreme Council's. There is no
  cutoff date for suspensions.

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State Suspension Guidelines

• Each Council MUST have a Recruitment Plan to
  replace lost members
• No 1845s are to be submitted to Supreme unless a
  copy is sent to the State Membership Director
  with the State Retention Worksheet
• Do not submit 1845s for members less than 12
  months in arrears
• Please process suspensions early in the Columbian
  Year

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State Suspension Guidelines

• 5) Councils should clean their books of deceased
  members and process the paperwork for disabled
  members.
• 6) Remember The State Membership Director MUST
  receive your 1845 with a copy of the Retention
  Worksheet OR the 1845 will be returned by Supreme.

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Grand Knight Report

• Each Grand Knight receives a monthly report which
  includes
• monthly and year-to-date results of your
  Councils recruitment efforts
• council totals

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MEMBERSHIP AWARDS

11/11/2009
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Overview of Topics

• Procedures Because YOU need to know Martin,
  Thom Dale
• Meeting Recruiting Steve Don
• Retention Gil Rich
• Keeping a Member Active Ed George