What is Kiwanis?
– We Help Kids.
– Kiwanis is a Youth Oriented Service Organization.
– And we partner with Riley Hospital for Children.
Division leaders guide the clubs in their division through the year, often sharing new member recruiting tips to help clubs thrive. You’re the first person clubs should contact if they have any questions or problems. You are their liaison to the district officers and board.
This leadership guide contains useful information for a variety of division and club leaders. Every Kiwanis club secretary, president and lieutenant governor receives a copy. If other club leaders could use the information in this guide, please feel free to share.
Lt. Governor
Your fellow Kiwanians have elected you to one of the key leadership positions in your district. Just as the club president is the leader of the club, the lieutenant governor is the leader of the division. The lieutenant governor serves as a leader in the district as well, by sharing new member recruiting tips, expanding Kiwanis’ reach through the opening of new Kiwanis clubs and helping clubs improve the value of the club experience.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RESOURCES (Kiwanis International)
Club Coach
Many club coaches have been lieutenant governors or presidents. They have faced many of the issues you’re facing. They’re also specially trained for this position — so they’re ready to offer guidance and links to the resources you need. And because they have the support of fellow club coaches, they can bring ideas and suggestions that have worked for other clubs.
Club Strengthening resources
Coaching resources
Pre-chartering
- Club Opening Tool
- New member orientation checklist
- Types of clubs
- Corporate Membership
- Board of directors sample agenda
- Sample agenda for first organizational meeting (download)
- Inviting new members
- Charter celebration ceremony
- Planning a silent auction
First year resources
Sustaining clubs
- Inviting New Members
- Roster analysis
- Character cards — Sharing Kiwanis with prospective members
- Kiwanis Brand Book
- Signature Project toolkit
- Working Together: Bridging Membership, Partnership & Public Relations Committees
Strengthning clubs
- Inviting New Members
- Character cards — Sharing Kiwanis with prospective members
- New member application
- 3-2-1 club
- Engage current members
Club Opener
As a certified club opener, you have the privilege of sharing the gift of Kiwanis. You bring new opportunities to children in communities where clubs open. You inspire new members to look at their communities with fresh eyes. And you help nurture the next generation.
Working with your division’s club coaches and lieutenant governor, you lead the process of opening new clubs in your division. You’ll identify potential sites, develop strategies and create a timetable for opening new clubs.
YOUR ROLE
CLUB OPENING RESOURCES
- Single emphasis clubs – Area clubs
- Single emphasis clubs – ESL (English as a second language) clubs
- Single emphasis clubs – LGBTQ clubs
- Single emphasis clubs – Literacy clubs
- Single emphasis clubs – Food insecurity clubs
- Resource: Food insecurity Get Started Guide
- Retired teachers and educators – A potential resource for recruitment
PREPARING TO OPEN A CLUB
- Community Exploration: Site Survey
- Share benefits of Kiwanis to community, civic and business leaders
- Quick-start guide to coaching new clubs
- Rediscovering your community
- Club-opening team checklist
- Sponsoring a new club
- Club Openers Guide
- Club Opening Event
OPENING A CLUB
- Inviting new members
- New member application
- Corporate membership
- An introduction to Kiwanis (powerpoint file)
- One minute speech
ORGANIZING TO OPEN
- Charter celebration ceremony
- Planning a silent auction
- Types of clubs
- Community announcement signs
- Sample agenda for first organizational meeting (download)
- Sample agenda for first board of directors (download)
- Form 990 (U.S. clubs only)
- Form 8977 (U.S. clubs only)
