Administration Training

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Lays out key steps in establishing a succession path for your councils, by covering key topics such as: understanding the need for a succession plan; identifying possible successors, and how to approach them; and the best methods for training and onboarding. Succession Planning is one of many tools a council can use to provide longevity and vibrancy for years to come.

Fraternal Year Transition Tips for Councils

A review of best practices for putting the finishing touches on the current Fraternal Year, handing over the administration, operation and leadership to the next team, and preparing for the new Columbian year.

Guidelines for Conducting Council Meetings

Shows councils how to adopt the current guidelines and learn best practices to host an informative, efficient, and effective Council Meeting that will help maintain strong, healthy and engaged membership. Using ‘The Guidelines for Council Meetings’ we will walk you through the steps and procedures of council and officer planning meetings. By highlighting best practices for preparing for and conducting these meetings, this webinar will give you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to prepare and host effective and timely council meetings that will benefit your Council and its members.

Managing the Safe Environment Program

As Knights of Columbus, we share a responsibility to protect those entrusted to our care. Learn how to manage your council's Safe Environment compliance, as required by the Knights of Columbus Office of Youth Protection which leads the Order's initiative to protect children and other vulnerable persons we serve.

Member Management Basics

A how-to on completing Council Administration tasks and edits to member information, including personal, fraternal, family and interests. You will learn to update the officers, directors and chairmen for the current and next Fraternal Years. Also explores the Print Center and Email Tool with lots of helpful tips and examples.

Membership Record Management

Covers the record keeping or management for the membership of the council. We cover member types, the methods to process them, and procedures to perform membership maintenance to our rosters. We will share useful examples to help make this task very easy.

Officers Desk Reference (ODR)

What is the $500 rule? What are the rights and privileges of an Online Member? These questions, and more, can be answered quickly by referring to the Officer Desk Reference (ODR). This webinar shows the processes for accessing and navigating the ODR and what information can be found inside, while helping officers gain a greater understanding of the policies and by-laws of the order.

Online Tools & Resources

The Knights of Columbus offers Officers and Members a variety of online resources to assist them in managing and administrating council duties. The kofc.org website houses all the guides, forms and information any officer or member needs to make their council successful. Join us as we breakdown and analyze the Officers Online and For Members portals found at the kofc.org website.

The Parish Round Table

The Knights of Columbus Parish Round Table is a program that allows Knights to work closely with a specific parish, especially smaller parishes or missions, to provide a Knights of Columbus presence and support the parish's needs. It's a way for Knights, regardless of their council affiliation, to serve their local parish, its priest, and the wider community.

Preparing for and Conducting Council Elections

The election of Officers is an important milestone in a council’s annual cycle. This session looks at procedures and best practices for planning, organizing, and conducting Council Elections. In addition, we cover hosting elections during in-person and virtual/hybrid meetings.

Public Relations and Publicity

Public Relations can be a very useful communications tool to let people know what the Knights of Columbus is about and the good works that our members do. From tips on social media posts to composing a press release. This webinar will offer some essential tools needed to carry out a successful public relations program.

Time Management

For some, the ability to successfully manage their time is a skill that has been honed and refined over years, while for others it's still a work in progress. No matter where you find yourself in your ability to manage the day-to-day operations of a council, this session is an opportunity to learn some best practices for managing everyday tasks and long-term goals when limited time is available.

Working with Your Pastor

We discuss the relationship between the Pastor and the Council. One of the identities we hold as Knights of Columbus is the ‘Strong right arm of the Church.’ This speaks to the necessity of building strong relationships with our pastors, so that we can assist them in strengthening and growing parish communities. In this session we will examine why we need each other, how to work together towards common goals, and how to build strong communication.

Fraternal training

Operations Training