VISION 2020

STRATEGIC PLANNING BOOTSTRAP SESSION for LODGES

Updated March 28, 2012

These are the materials for conducting a strategic planning session for lodges.  After the Leadership Council meeting, the following changes were made:

  • Moved bumper stickers into the appropriate places in the Sample Pack.
  • Updated Guide for Lecture-Respond-Share format.
  • Minor cosmetic change to Deck.

Materials:

SWOT Diagram



FACILITATORS GUIDESLIDE DECK
WORKBOOK
SAMPLE PACK

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Updated July 29, 2012.  Please make contact with your ADGM if you can host a planning session at your lodge.  Here’s what we have coming up:Schedule

ORIGINAL OVERVIEW

Initial presentation of the Grand Lodge strategic plan VISION 2020 as given to the Craft at the Annual Communication in Salina on March 19, 2010, with M:. W:. Roy T. Sullivan, Jr., Grand Master.
NARRATIVE
SLIDES
TRI-FOLD

The Craft was given an update a year later on the progress of VISION 2020 at the Annual Communication in Salina on March 18, 2011, M:. W:. L. Kent Needham, Grand Master.
NARRATIVE

LEADERSHIP

Short presentation to explain WHY lodges should develop a Strategic Plan as presented in the break-out session at the 2011 Annual Communication in Salina on March 18, 2011 
NARRATIVE – Formatted
NARATIVE – Easy-Reading Version
SLIDE DECK

Links to outside sources for Strategic Planning.  These are links I’ve found that may be helpful.  The links are non-exhaustive and are supplied for reference only.  Grand Lodge is not recommending or endorsing specific sources or products.

Link – Strategic Planning in Three Steps
Link – Strategic Planning in Seven Steps
Link – Strategic Planning in Eight Steps (A business Approach)
Link – Strategic Planning in Ten Steps (and One Day)
Link – Strategic Planning Steps (detailed) with free and commerical Planware software offerings
Link – Strategic Planning Toolkit
Link – How to Do A Presentation (Academic Version)

Master Achievement Award

MASONIC EXPERIENCE

Masonic Experience Lifecycle, March 27, 2011 (Kansas Mason article)

Masonic Journey Card for New Masons, September 17, 2011

Degree Proficiency and B/A/M/U Card Progress Tracker, September 17, 2011

Link to PPLM.  PPLM pin (future)

COMMUNICATION

How to submit items for posting to the GL Web.

Events Calendar

Email Addresses for Grand Lodge Officers, A/DDGMs, Committee Chairmen

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Relighting The Torch

GOALS
By the year 2020, the Grand Lodge of Kansas will be known by the following outstanding traits:

  • RESPECTED AND SOUGHT. Resurgence of interest in an institution that promotes harmony among men, faith in God, non-government charity, returning to the landmark principles of the country’s founding documents, self-rule through self discipline, and free thought without fear of retribution, in a national environment that has taken so much of that away.
  • RECOGNIZED LANDMARK. A Grand Lodge facility in Topeka which is a center of state-wide Masonic support, a showplace to attract prospective members, a media focal-point for positive aspects of Masonry, and an archive of Masonic books and artifacts in a controlled storage environment that our achievements may be known to future generations.
  • GROWING SOCIETY. A 30,000 member institution with a median age well below 60 years of age with 10 new lodges having been formed in high-growth communities throughout the state.
  • BLUE LODGE FOCUS. A friend and enabler to all Blue Lodges so that the local lodges are the centerpiece of community Masonic activities and the core of harmony across all Masonic bodies.

OBJECTIVES

LEADERSHIP
By the time of the Annual Communication in 2013, each lodge will have a sound strategic plan to guide them toward long-term growth, sound financial footing, capital improvement, fresh faces in positions of leadership, and solid reputation in their communities. Measurements will include the overarching plan as well as the components. The latter will provide insight on what support activities need to be stepped up in the years leading up to 2013 in order to make the overall objective.
Grand Lodge Contact: Rick Reichert, GSW
Leadership Resource Page

COMMUNICATIONS
Before the start of the Annual Communication in March 2011, the Grand Lodge will have a comprehensive, coordinated calendar of all district, area, and Grand Lodge events planned for the 2011-2012 year. Schedules will be available via multiple means to reach the entire Craft on demand. Calendar efforts during the execution year then shift to communicating the events to prospective attendees, honorees, and media. This would also allow for sufficient planning and correspondence. Correspondence would include invitations, programs, letters of instruction and appreciation as a minimum.
Grand Lodge Contact: Daren Kellerman, GSD
Communications Resource Page

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By the Annual Communication in 2012, a survey of the non-Masonic population will determine that both the recognition level and the positive impression when they look at the square and compasses, a Mason wearing an apron, a Masonic sign that would be normally seen at the edge of a town, etc,. will have improved by targeted amount.
Grand Lodge Contact: Michael Halleran, GJW
Image Resource Page

MASONIC EXPERIENCE
(Masonic Life Cycle)
By the time of the Annual Communication in 2011, progress towards understanding the needs of our members, from the youngest Entered Apprentice to  the oldest Past Master will be well under way, allowing us to address what the membership wants at all stages of their involvement. Our attempts to identify our members by age group, by geographic area, and other measures as appropriate, will allow us to better serve the fraternity and improve the Masonic experience for all Kansas Masons.
Grand Lodge Contact: Don Newman, DGM
Masonic Life Cycle Resource Page