Transcript Revitalizing Classic Clubs Kiwanis Now

Alan Penn
Kiwanis International Trustee
Our Kiwanis Family
of Volunteer Opportunities
Key Leader
CKI
Key Club
Next
1 Million
Classic
Volunteers
K-Kids
Builders Club
AKtion
Kiwanis Vision 2015
 Have one million members worldwide
 Solve a global issue facing children.
 Create a new way of connecting
volunteers with the needs of children.
 Be viewed as experts in building
service leaders
Kiwanis is Great
 Good People sharing their
Time, Talent, and Treasure
by doing Great things
within their Communities
Good to Great
“The true enemy of
greatness is just being
content to be good.”
Alan Penn
Our Future is Bright
Flexibility Amendment
1. Efficient and effective
2. Financial strength to power growth
3. Decreasing governance & administration
4. Increasing growth, technology,
education, branding, & member support
5. No dues increase
Our Challenge is Change
• 15-Year Decline in Classic Kiwanis
Membership
• Wide-Open Back Door
• Don’t Need to Join to Volunteer
• Next Generation Not As Interested
Kiwanis Classic
• Build on our foundation of success
• Embrace the best practices of the past
• Abandon things that are not helping us
• Refresh things that need to be updated
• Invite others to join us
Membership & Growth
Initiatives
Pilot Projects
 All are a part of the Kiwanis Brand
 Can be replicated in all parts of the
globe
 All Focus on Service, Fun,
Fellowship, and our Mission
Pilot Projects
 Any Club or District can adopt
these ideas for membership
 All it takes is a vote of the Club and
District to change your by laws
 Dues and fees are negotiable
Pilot Projects
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Company-Based Memberships
Family Memberships
Service Leadership Program Memberships
Club Satellites
Internet Based Clubs
Affiliate Clubs
Young Professional Clubs
 Company-Based Clubs
 Other ??????
Company-Based Memberships
 Recruit & retain corporate support,
while building loyalty to Kiwanis.
 When a Corporate Manager is
transferred, their “seat” is held for
someone else in the company.
 Club’s Board is ultimate decisionmaker on membership.
Company-Based Memberships
 One member pays full dues –
others pay a lesser amount
determined by club
 All can be on committees
 Primary member can hold office
 All can perform service
Family Memberships
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All adult members of a family may
belong
One member pays full dues – others
pay a lesser amount determined by
club
All can be on committees
Primary member can hold office
All can perform service
SLP Memberships
 When an individual joins Kiwanis at any SLP level
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they are assigned a member number and card which
follows them through their K-Family experience
No need to reapply to join next level – just show your
membership card – a continuum of service
Web based SLP club to which High school or college
graduates may belong until they move on to a more
Classic or Kiwanis Next club option
Allow Circle K members to have joint membership in
Kiwanis clubs
86,000 potential members per year
Club Satellites
 Kiwanis members that meet together but are
associated with a larger “host” club.
 Grouped by geography, common-interest,
similar work schedules etc…
 Allows a mature club to “birth” & support a
new club in a neighboring town.
 Allows a struggling club to connect with a
strong club - they can continue to do service
 Allows for growth within a community
without a competing club.
Club Satellites
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Example A: a group of moms in Town A
would join the Kiwanis club in Town B as a
satellite. They could be called the Moms
Club Kiwanis Chapter or the Kiwanis Moms
of Town A. They pay dues to the Town B
Kiwanis Club and the two groups meet from
time to time. Town B Kiwanis reports the
Town A group as club members and manages
their operation. This will help grow Kiwanis
clubs that serve special groups.
Club Satellites
 Example B: a Kiwanis club is failing in membership. They only
have 8 members on their roster. They have two choices. They can
close and fold or become a club satellite of the Kiwanis Club in a
neighboring town. They transfer their membership to this
Kiwanis club who in turn reports them on their roster. They can
still meet in their community and use their original name only
they must indicate they are a Kiwanis chapter or sub club of the
main club. Once they get 25 members they can return to charter
strength and reform their old club. We can save Kiwanis clubs
that are under strength and have the potential to close by
networking them as satellites. This has the potential to save all of
our under 25 clubs. We will never have to close a club in Kiwanis.
Club Satellites
 Example C: Seville Kiwanis Club has 30 members but
they are having difficulty attracting members from
Westfield Center and Lodi. Under the club satellite
provision they can now form satellites in both towns
of 5-10 members. In Lodi they could be the Kiwanis of
Lodi and in Westfield they could be the Westfield
Kiwanis chapter. These two groups would be
members of the Seville club but now there is a
presence in two area towns. Eventually they may have
enough members in these satellites for two fully
chartered clubs.
Internet based Classic Club
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Members meet on line for meetings
Club based web site for information and
meetings
Board meetings can be online or face to face
Good for travelling members
Good for home bound members
Good for working moms and dads and younger
members
Flexibility of meeting times
Lower dues – no meal cost
Can still do service
Internet for Classic Clubs
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Club sets up an on line Skype or web chat room
for meetings
Club based web site for information
Board and committee meetings can be online
or face to face
Good for travelling members
Good for home bound members
Good for working moms and dads and younger
and older members
With WiFi this is a new option for Classic Clubs
Affiliate Clubs
 Clubs organized in areas with no
district support, RSC or infrastructure.
 Annual club fee rather than individual
member dues.
 Support delivered electronically or
thru the purchase of supplies and
programs
Young Professionals Club
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Target group is 18 to 35
Whole family is involved
Flexible meeting times
No formal program
Focused on Service, Networking, and Fellowship
Lower cost
No formal officer or committee structure
Communicate by email, Facebook, Plaxo Plus,
text messaging, etc.
Company-Based Clubs
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Kiwanis club made up of employees of one
company, meeting on-site.
Annual dues paid by the company
A percentage of the annual dues will be rebated
to the District
Guidelines for member or club participation in
District events will be determined by the
District
Pilot sites to be tested in 08-09
Kiwanis Next
• Attractive to the next generation
• True to the Objects of Kiwanis
• Designed by them, to fit their lifestyles
• Focused on Service, Fun, Fellowship, Networking,
Leadership, Community
Kiwanis Next
 What is on the Horizon for Kiwanis? Are these options
viable?
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Web Based Kiwanis Leadership Institute
Catalyst – 18 years of age or older
Parents of SLP’s Associations – PTA Kiwanis
Circle K Alumni
Kiwanis Golf Group – Kiwanis Harley Club – Kiwanis Book Club
Metro Area Service Group – Metro Community Associations
AmeriCorps & VISTA Alumni – sponsored by Kiwanis
Service Learning Support Teams – HS & Adult partners
Internet Based Clubs – Facebook, My Space, Plaxo ???
Are there other Options?
Help us Design
Kiwanis Next
because it is
Kiwanis Now!
For more information contact:
Alan Penn
[email protected]