IF YOU DON’T ASK, THEY WON’T JOIN!

Create a prospect list

• Form a welcoming committee to welcome new families to the parish.
• Ask for permission to address the current RCIA class.
• If your parish holds a Men’s Renewal weekend, get a list of the attendees and team members.
• Ask your pastor for a roster and ask if he has any men he would recommend.
• Obtain a list of recent high school graduates.

Recruit in teams

• No more than two men.
• Men with sales experience or good communication skills.
  • Hint: Ask the guys who sell the most Football Frenzy and Super Cash tickets.
• Have a strategy in place – don’t just “wing-it”.
• Include your family – have your wife talk with his wife.
  • If she says yes, you have a win!!!
• Highlight how your faith has been impacted by the Knights.
• Concentrate your discussion about your local council.
• Invite the man and his family to a family function your council is holding.

Use your insurance agent

• He knows how to sell and he knows the Order.

Ask your Pastor for recommendations

• Ask him to talk with potential members.

Ask your Diocesan Membership Director and District Deputy for help

• They have a lot of experience recruiting and they know the Order.

Advertise regularly in your parish bulletin

• Also have the bulletin tell about the great things your council is doing in the parish and the community.

Don’t be afraid to ask – no matter the age

Be respectful of the person’s time

Even if you know he has been asked before, ask again – he can change his mind

Supreme Literature to Aid Your Efforts

• Form 10919 – I am A Knight
  • Small, folded brochure explains who we are.
    
  • 10919 – I am a Knight Preview (PDF)
• Form 10536 – You are invited to put your faith into action
  • Why join – reasons to join the Knights of Columbus.
    
• Form 10395 – Protecting families for generations
  • Explains our view on charity
  • Explains our insurance program
  • Explains our Order
  • Explains who Father McGivney is
  • Explains our family orientation
  • Explains our views on fatherhood
  • Explains the domestic Church
• Form 11141 – Elevator Speech Card
  • Quickly get your message across to prospective Knights.
    
  • 11141 – Elevator Speech for Recruiting Preview (PDF)
• Membership Growth Checklist
• Recruiting Best Practices
• Delta Church Drive

Resources

• Candidate Tab Training (runtime 4.00) video
  • Online Form 100 FAQs (PDF)
• Prospect Tab Training (runtime 3:55) video
• Online Join (runtime 6:14) video
  • Online Membership Guide (PDF)
• Submitting Form 100s
  • Tips for  Submitting Form 100s (PDF)
• How to Inform Supreme of a Death of a Member (PDF)