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DD and Membership. 2013 WINTER MEETING. Membership Duties of a District Deputy. Promote: Empower: Keep Positive: Rally local Knights to spread the word and recruit Ask councils for progress reports every month (or more ) Communicate. WHY?. Membership is going down
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DD and Membership 2013 WINTER MEETING
Membership Duties of a District Deputy • Promote: • Empower: • Keep Positive: • Rally local Knights to spread the word and recruit • Ask councils for progress reports every month (or more) • Communicate
WHY? • Membership is going down • Getting harder to promote to officers • Getting harder to find District Deputies • Difficult to run ALL programs needed in local councils • No energy in councils not recruiting • Dwindling numbers
Promote • Where to Promote • District meetings • Council visits • Newsletters • Council • District • State Newsletter
Empower • Provide Information • Church drive • How to run one • How often • Recruitment materials • Current materials from Supreme • Make their own
EMPOWER • From Prospect to Member • What is a prospect • What is a candidate • What is a Admission Committee • How often should they have a first degree • How is the first degree team
Empower • First Degrees • How often • Scheduled • When was it scheduled • Did notify anyone • Reporting • Both 450 and 450C • Thank the team • Promote the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree • When was the last time in your district
Keep Positive • Other councils are successful • If we try we will succeed • SMILE • There is help out there • State Officers • General and Field Agents • Membership Coordinators
Rally local Knights • Keep them informed • District • Diocese • State • Keep positive on activities • Nothing works perfect • Do not give up after one try • Try it a different way
Council Reporting • Encourage reporting early • Hold councils accountable for late items • Pester until you get the form • Make sure they know of the form before it is due • ASSUME is not as good as KNOW
Communicate • Lack of communication will cause confusion • Use method they respond to • Phone • E-mail • Text message • Face to face • Mail