Communications & Training

Workshop

2021 Organizational Meeting of State Deputies

New Haven, CT

Agenda

• Supreme Council Communications

• Supreme Council Website

• Best Practices for Communicating with Your Councils

• Training Resources

• Working with your ARGTD

Supreme Council

Communications

Fraternal Leader Advisory (Bimonthly)

• Replaced DD Reminder

• Sent 1st & 3rd Thursday of Month

• Sent in English, French, Spanish and Polish

• State, District and Council Leaders receive

• Sign-Up Online

FLA has a ~50% open rate

State Deputy Weekly Update (Weekly) – Coming Soon

• Weekly snapshot for State Deputies• Saturday morning send

• Includes goal specific dashboard

• Recap of recent fraternal leader emails

• Announcements and news

Emails TO/CC State Deputies

• Fraternal Mission

• Growth (69)

• Operations (26)

• Programs (41)

• Supreme Officer Memos (12)

• Legal/Compliance Memos (6)

Supreme Council

Website

kofc.org/formembers

Fraternal Video Library

kofc.org/webinar

Officer Resources

Best Practices

for Emails

Email Overview & Goals

• Protect Membership Information

• Appoint an email coordinator

• Use “Calls to Action”

• Track Open and Click Rates

Best Practices for Communicating with Members

• Use tools like Flocknote, Constant Contact, etc.

• Always BCC addressees on large emails.

• Clearly show CC’s/BCC’s.

• Include “reply to” details.

Best Practices for Communicating with Members (Cont.)

• Attach PDFs instead of editable documents.

• Use a schedule to plan your emails.

• Any email can be made public.

Online Training

Resources

Online Trainings – Coming This Year

• Officer Specific Trainings

• District Deputy Training

• Grand Knight Training

• Financial Secretary Training

• Council Officer Training

• Leadership Training

• Essentials of Leadership

• KofC Leadership 101

• Communication Skills

Attendance Reports Will Be Available

Fraternal Training Webinars

• Variable topics – Growth, Operations, Programs

• New initiatives, best practices and tips

• Essential for DDs and Grand Knights

• Any council officer or member welcome

• Regularly ~2,000 – 3,000 attendees

• Should be over 13,000 per webinar

• State specific attendance reports available upon request

• 2021-2022 Schedule Forthcoming

Working with

Your ARGTDs

Your Assistant Regional Growth & Training Directors

• US ARGTDs

• Steve Cohen

• Jon Olson

• Darryl Barrios

• Ken White

• CANADA ARGTDs

• Wayne Fink

• Denis Belanger

• Shawn Veters

• Pierre Pelchat

• Francis McKen

Your ARGTDs Will

• Lead in person and virtual trainings

• DD Org Meeting & Mid-Year Meeting, Regional GK Meetings

• Better attendance when you promote/attend

• Coach DDs

• Answer routine questions

• Provide data and analysis on training

• Assist with Church Drives, Exemplifications, etc.

Current Course Catalog

Strategic

• Council Growth: Leaving a Lasting Legacy

• You Are Your Programs

• Membership Engagement

District

• Mid-Year DD Check-In

Topical

• COVID Recovery Program

• New Guidelines for Council Meetings

• Delta Church Drive

• Online Membership

• Candidate Tab

• Working with Your Pastor

Takeaways

Takeaways for State Deputies

• Promote readership of FLA

• Familiarize yourself with Supreme Council online resources

• Develop a state communications plan

• Measure effectiveness of communications, calls to action

• Use Fraternal Mission Field Team