Membership Recruitment

• Senior Round Up
• How to ....Succeed at Membership
• Experience of A Lifetime
• Membership Prospect List
• Membership Prospect List (Excel Format)
• "Wrap" Program
• "Wrap" Order Form
• "Wrap" Report Form
• "Wrap" Report Form (Excel Format) 
• New Member's Survey

Membership Retention

New Council Development

• New Council Development

Membership Tools

• Membership Recruitment Workshop (PDF)
• Membership Speech
• Pulpit Announcement
• Pulpit Announcement
• Pulpit Announcement

WHAT’S BETTER THAN A KNIGHT RECRUITING A NEW MEMBER?
TWO – ON – ONE RECRUITING

In sports, the team with a two-on-one advantage will prevail. Bringing twice the energy, twice the persistence to any situation will doubtlessly make your endeavor successful. You can use this same advantage as your council recruits new Knights. Just follow this easy ten-step process to two-on-one recruiting and make your council’s recruitment efforts a success.

#1 – SET GOALS AND QUOTAS During this fraternal year, strive to: Achieve associate and insurance membership quotas… Attain Star Council status… Win a Century Club Award with a net gain of 100 members or more. There are 20 million Catholic men eligible for membership and many aren’t Knights simply because no one has thought to ask them. Let’s ask them now!

#2 – ORGANIZE YOUR CAMPAIGN It’s important to get the right man for the job. Look around your council and select the very best recruiters to serve on your council’s membership committee. Pick those men who are enthusiastic, motivated, competitive and who know the Order. Arm them with some of the many informational and promotional materials from the Supreme Council office so they will be well prepared and convinced of the advantages and benefits the Order offers to any man and his family. The more the recruiters know about the Knights of Columbus programs and charitable work, the better they’ll be able to explain and promote the Order.

#3 – SET UP RECRUITING TEAMS Two-on-one recruiting works best. Organize the recruiters you’ve selected into teams of two members. Conduct training sessions for the teams. Ask you Knights of Columbus insurance agent to serve as an instructor. He’s a professional who knows the Order and can offer suggestions on how to “sell” the Knights of Columbus.

#4 – DEVELOP PROSPECT LISTS Work with your pastor and ask him to suggest prospects from within your parish. Prospects can be relatives, friends, co-workers, neighbors, clergy, military personnel, police, professionals, seminarians, delivery people, local store owners and businesspeople – virtually anyone you talk to. Don’t overlook high school graduates and college students and current or former Columbian Squires. Everyone in your council will know of prospective Knights – ask them to provide names, addresses and phone numbers. The key is that prospects won’t ask you to join…YOU have to ask them!

#5 – START TEAM RECRUITING Divide your prospect list into assignments for the recruitment teams. Challenge your teams to see who can recruit the most prospects. Supply each team with plenty of membership documents and promotional materials that explain the Order. These items, free from the Supreme Council Supply Department, are excellent supplementary materials.

#6 –VISIT PROSPECTS PERSONALLY Recruiting must always be done in person and in the prospect’s home if possible. Arrange for your visit beforehand and be punctual. Look sharp – wear a coat and tie and don’t forget your Knights lapel pin. The Knights of Columbus is a family organization, so invite the prospect’s entire family to hear your presentation. Sell only what you can supply – stress the current programs and activities of your council that will appeal to the prospect and his family. Often the most effective approach is the personal one – tell the prospect what makes YOU and your family proud to be a part of the Knights of Columbus.

#7 – SIGN UP PROSPECTS After you’ve told the Knights of Columbus story and answered all his questions, you have to “close the deal.” Go ahead and ask the prospect to join. Be ready when he says “yes” with a Form #100 membership document. Have him fill out that all – important document then and there and include his check to cover initiation fees and dues. Your handshake confirms his commitment.

#8 – ENSURE PROMPT INITIATION Don’t let candidates wait too long for their First Degree exemplification. Scheduling frequent degrees is an important part of every council’s membership plan. Remember, the First Degree can be exemplified for as few as one or two men. Initiate new members promptly.

#9 – COMPLETE PROPOSER DUTIES Proposers should accompany their candidates and introduce them when they appear before the admission committee. They should always be present when a candidate takes his degrees. And a proposer should encourage a candidate to join one of more committees and actively participate with his family in council activities. It is the proposer’s job to see that his prospect is welcomed and introduced. Let him know that he’s an important part of your council.

#10 – RECRUIT ANOTHER MEMBER Don’t stop now! Recruiting is an all-important and ongoing effort. After your team has signed up that first prospect, go back to your list and contact the next prospective member. With each success comes more confidence and more ability, and recruiting another member comes that much easier. Implement these ten steps to promote membership recruitment and the combined efforts will result in new members for your council and the Order. New members will bring new energies, new talents and new enthusiasm to help your council meet its commitment of serving our Church, community and fellowman.

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