Toronto East District LRPC Jan 29, 2008. Toronto East District LRPC Jan 29, 2008 Section 1 Lodge...

Toronto East District LRPCJan 29, 2008


Section 1Lodge Vitality SurveyPreliminary Results from the 2007 Toronto East District Lodge Vitality Survey


• Tool developed by Toronto East District Long Range Planning Committee to determine lodge vitality within our own district.

• Conducted from November 2007 to February 2008.

• We now have more than 1,000 responses from Masons in all districts of Ontario.

• The final results and recommendations from the survey are a still a work in progress but should be completed shortly.

Lodge Vitality Survey


Masonic LodgeMembershipExperience



2.1 Does your lodge do enough to create a meaningful experience for newly initiated

members?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 29 72 113 138 277 629 55%

No 12 48 80 154 215 509 45%

Number of Respondants 41 120 193 292 492 1138

Percent of Total 4% 11% 17% 26% 43%

Percent Affirmative 71% 60% 59% 47% 56%

% Affirmative

Responses by Age Group Total Responses

55% 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60

Affirmative Response by Age

PoorBelow

Average Average GoodVery GoodNot sure



2.2 Does your lodge do enough to retain its current members?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 26 64 84 116 207 497 44%

No 15 56 109 176 286 642 56%





44%% Affirmative

PoorBelow


0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


Below Very



2.3 How would you rate the overall quality of social events hosted by your lodge?

Score <30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Very Good 5 8 29 39 52 90 218 19%

Good 4 16 31 56 77 149 329 29%

Average 3 13 30 48 76 111 278 24% Very Good (5)

Below Average 2 3 15 21 47 71 157 14% Good (4)

Poor 1 0 9 20 33 58 120 11% Average (3)

Not sure 0 1 6 9 7 14 37 3% Below Average (2)

Number of Respondants 41 120 193 292 493 1139 Poor (1)

Percent of Total 4% 11% 17% 26% 43% Not sure (0)

Average Score 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.24 4 4 4 4


3.2Mean Response

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60

Disribution of Results by Age

3.2

PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.4 Is your Lodge doing enough to attract new candidates?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 32 72 132 173 333 742 65%

No 9 48 61 119 159 396 35%





65%% Affirmative

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.5 Is your Lodge doing enough to remember the

widows of the Lodge?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 22 56 110 163 285 636 56%

No 5 31 41 76 124 277 24%

Not sure 14 33 41 53 83 224




% Affirmative


56% 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.6 Rate your general level of satisfaction with the quality of your Lodge’s Festive Board

Score <30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Very Good 5 10 45 55 91 143 344 30%

Good 4 22 42 71 94 191 420 37%



Poor 1 0 1 7 10 14 32 3% Average (3)

Number of Respondants 41 120 193 292 493 1139 Below Average (2)

Percent of Total 4% 11% 17% 26% 43% Poor (1)

Average Score 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.94 4 4 4 4 Mean Response


3.9<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


3.9

PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.7 Is your Lodge making effective use of Grand Lodge’s Friend to Friend program?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 12 33 67 79 172 363 32%

No 15 53 89 180 255 592 52%

Don't Know 14 34 36 33 65 182 16%




% Affirmative


32% 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.8 Does your Lodge recognize the exceptional contributions of individual members?

Score <30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Frequently 5 17 39 81 89 126 352 31%

On Occasion 4 21 56 86 161 251 575 50%

Rarely 3 2 17 16 29 94 158 14% Very Good (5)

Never 2 0 1 2 5 6 14 1% Good (4)

Not sure 1 1 7 8 8 16 40 4% Average (3)



Average Score 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.9Mean Response


4.0<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


4.0

Not Sure Never RarelyOn

Occasion

PoorBelow


PoorBelow

Average Average GoodVery Good

Frequently



2.9 Is your lodge making effective use of the Brother to Brother program?

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Yes 14 30 59 76 150 329 29%

No 13 56 91 178 276 614 54%

Don't Know 14 34 42 38 66 194 17%




% Affirmative


29% 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


PoorBelow


PoorBelow




2.10 Do you agree: My Lodge creates opportunities for the families of members to get involved?

Score <30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Strongly agree 5 4 12 14 26 30 366 32%

Agree 4 19 42 68 87 172 1252 110%

Neutral 3 13 25 57 78 145 837 73% Very Good (5)

Disagree 2 5 37 47 81 118 628 55% Good (4)

Stronglee Disagree 1 0 4 6 20 28 88 8% Average (3)





3.4<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


3.4

Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly

Agree

PoorBelow


Strongly Disagree



2.11 How would you rate the overall membership experience in your Lodge?

Score <30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60 Total %

Very Good 5 17 51 88 97 191 444 39%

Good 4 20 41 62 133 174 430 38%



Poor 1 0 5 5 4 14 28 2% Average (3)





4.1<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 >=60


4.1

PoorBelow





Masonic LodgeAdministration &

Leadership


No.

Question Result

3.1 Are you familiar with the Long-Range plan for your Lodge?

34%

3.2 Do you feel that your Lodge financial resources are being properly managed?

83%

3.3 In general, how would you rate the quality of content at your Lodge’s meetings-(4 good, 5 very good)?

3.9Mean

response

3.4 How would you rate the quality and frequency of communication that you receive from your Lodge-(4 good,5 very good)?

4.0Mean

response

3.5 How would you rate the quality and usefulness of your Lodge’s website-(4 good, 5 very good)? ?

3.6Mean

response

3.6 In your opinion, how serious is the issue of long-term viability and sustainability of your Lodge-(2 not serious, 3 serious)?

2.8Mean

response



No. Question Result

3.7 How do you rate the quality of the Masonic temple building which your Lodge meets in-(4 good, 5 very good)?

3.9Mean

Response

3.8 How would you rate the degree of participation by the Past Masters in your Lodge-(4 good, 5 very good)?

3.9Mean

Response

3.9 Do you feel that you are given an opportunity to personally contribute to the success of you Lodge-(4 on occasion, 5 absolutely)?

4.4Mean

Response

3.10 How would you rate the effectiveness of your Lodge’s Committee of General Purposes-(3 fair, 4 good)?

3.3Mean

Response




Craft Stewardship


No. Question Result

4.1 How would you rate the quality of Masonic ritual in your Lodge-(4 good, 5 excellent)?

4.1Mean Result

4.2 How would you rate the level of genuine friendship and camaraderie (Brotherly Love) in your Lodge-(4 good)?

4.1Mean Result

4.3 How would you rate your Lodge in terms of its charitable activity (Relief), both inside and outside the Lodge-(3 average, 4 good)?

3.5Mean Result

4.4 How would you rate your lodges ability to provide deeper Masonic education (Truth) to the brethren within your Lodge-(3 average, 4 good)?

3.5Mean Result

4.5 How effective is the mentoring within your Lodge whereby older brethren act as guides and mentors to new members- (3 average, 4 good)?

3.2Mean Result

4.6 How would you rate your Lodge’s level of involvement in the local communities in which your Lodge operates-(2 below average, 3 average)?

2.7Mean Result




TOP TEN COMMENTS FROM SURVEYComment % Total

Good Work, Congratulations on the Survey etc 7.4%

Issues Related to Officer Progression 7.1%

Need to Increase Our Visibility in the Community 7.1%

Brethren Feeling Insignificant, Unheard, Scared in Lodge 5.1%

Issues Related to Grand Lodge 5.1%

Candidate Selection: Quality Vs Quantity 4.7%

Lodges Need to Hold More Social and Family Events 4.4%

Issues Related to Masonic Temples 4.0%

Improve Education and Mentorship in Lodge 4.0%

The Frequency and Quality of Degree Work 4.0%


What is Lodge Vitality ?


The 2017 Vision


VITALITY 1. The capacity to live and develop 2. Energy or vigor 3. That which distinguishes living from nonliving things

MOMENTUM 1. (physics) the product of a body’s mass and velocity. 2. The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events.

Defining Vitality & Momentum


Or Expressed Another Way….

The Vitality in a Masonic Lodge is like the energy

stored in a battery - it is only effective when we use it to create positive Momentum forward, driving the Lodge

into the future.

Vitality + Momentum = Long Term Sustainability


"A team's spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation." - Roger Staubach


No One Said This Was Going to be Easy

We are recommending that the application of analytics and use of general business management improvement practices along with the collection of empirical data will start a Lodge down the road to long range vitality.

Any long term fitness program always starts with a checkup to determine the current level of health

STEP ONEAssess the current

vitality & momentum level within the Lodge

STEP TWODevelop a tactical plan

to improve the long term Lodge vitality and

momentum


• In light of the fact that no other organization can offer the same product, we have a monopoly.

• Maximizing value, demand will thus eventually meet supply at a high price, given our number of lodges; limiting supply in fact provides a ‘rare stamp’ economic equation, as we can only initiate a fixed number of candidates annually.

• Yet Freemasonry is misunderstood, unfortunately, and so other organizations, such as KofC, suggest they offer a similar experience.

i) Product


The Relevance of the Craft in 2008


The Typical Canadian Family?


We’re Not in Kansas Anymore Toto!


Can You say: “Multi-tasking”?


21st Century Man

What defines ‘Manhood’ and Masculinity’ in 2008?


Where Have All the Role Models Gone ?


“The search after the great man is the dream of youth and the most serious occupation of manhood.… Man can paint, or make, or think, nothing but man. He believes that the great material elements had their origin from his thought.… Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds. Each man seeks those of different quality from his own, and such as are good of his kind; that is, he seeks other men.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson“Uses of Great Men,” Representative Men,


To host annual Ladies nights ?

To provide a succession of officers through the chairs ?

To encourage members to memorize the ritual ?

To sit on committees and try to figure stuff out?

To have a delicious Roast Beef dinner with friends?

The Lodge’s Purpose


When You Became a Freemason


The purpose of a Masonic Lodge is:

We accomplish this:

The Purpose


Freemasonry exists first and foremost to transform men.

Transformation takes place because one is initiated into a fellowship of men.

Within that fellowship that he is introduced to his own path of self improvement — a journey which enables him to harmonize his personal need for fulfillment within a collective well-being.

This pathway is nothing less than the road to mature masculinity.

From Darkness to Light

Robert G. Davis 33


Freemasonry’s Virtues

TemperanceFortitudePrudenceJusticeCharityLabourPurityIndustryDutyEqualityHumanityConfidentialityObedienceCourtesyReasonForgivenessAwarenessAffection

ContemplationIncorruptibilityReverenceLibertyFreedomFidelityConstancyPerseveranceEquityUprightnessAffabilityKindnessGentlenessFaithfulnessLoyaltyHonestyIntegritySincerity

EmpathyGenerosityTolerationStrengthPreparednessCompassionDevotednessOpennessFirmnessFranknessZealPietyBenevolenceFairnessSelf-DenialHeroismPatriotismMorality

ImpartialityJudgmentVigilancesResponsibilitySelf respectSympathyClemencyTruthTrustfulnessLoveChastitySerenityPatiencePunctualityMercyForbearanceVenerationGratitude

ConfidenceEthicsModestyUsefulnessDignityDeterminationNoblenessServiceSacrificeHappinessBalanceWorthinessWisdomPerfectionUnderstandingUprightnessSelf DisciplineKnowledge

Some of the over 102 virtues taught in the degree’s of Freemasonry


John Molson Sam Steele Peter LougheedTommy DouglasSir John A. MacDonald

John Diefenbaker Tim Horton Chief Tecumseh John Ross Robertson

Over 130 Canadian brethren have received the

Victoria Cross

Hero’s and Role Models Within the Craft


Sir Ernest Shackleton Neil Armstrong Winston Churchill Rudyard Kipling Voltaire

Sir Alexander Fleming

Benjamin Franklin Mark Twain Douglas MacArthur Harry S Truman

Hero’s and Role Models Within the Craft


Making Good Men BetterThe task of freemasonry is to not only erect the path toward the mature masculinity, but to make sure that its members are on it themselves; and those who come after them will also be on it.

Our StrengthFreemasonry’s strength lies in the fact that it offers the right model by which men can grow and achieve balance in their human and spiritual lives.

Freemasonry tenders a medium for collective dialogue in the ways of virtue and ethics. It offers the role of patriarchy to men—male role modeling, if you will—which guides younger men from a sort of boyish self centeredness to mature and manly judgment. It does this by leading them back to timeless, ethical, and spiritual traditions which facilitate their own transformation and rebirth into manhood.

The Way ForwardLodges will find their way into a sure and vital twenty first century future by securely anchoring themselves into the lessons and virtues of the past.

Freemasonry’s Mission


Section 4.0

Lodge Vitality RoadmapNavigating our Way to Sustainable Long Term Vitality


What does the road aheadlook like for your Lodge ?


Vitality: From Darkness to Light

The Vital LodgeThe Vital Lodge embraces brotherly love, relief, truth and ritual at its core.

Membership benefits are defined and consistently delivered through processes

The history and richness of Freemasonry is emphasized and protected through Craft Stewardship

Progressive practices are applied to the finances, marketing and administration of the Lodge.

The health of the Lodge is measured and checked on a regular basis with adjustments made as needed.


Lodge Administration

Ensuring that the Lodge runs smoothly and efficiently through

the application of modern management practices to the finances, operations, public

relations, administration and ongoing sustainability of your

vital Masonic Lodge.

Key Components of a Vital Lodge

Engaged Membership

Providing tangible value and a positive experience to current

and new members, their families and to the community at large.

Ensuring that your Lodge constituents have a clear

motivation to contribute and participate in your success.

Craft Stewardship

Perpetuating our Masonic heritage from one generation to

the next. Truly “making good men better” and helping

members to apply the Working Tools in their lives, both in and

outside the Lodge room.


TACTICAL LRPC EVENTS TO BUILD MOMENTUM

LRPC sponsoredNew Mason

Night

LRPCNewsletter/Magazine

LRPCSponsored

Trip or other event

LRPCSponsoredPublicity

Event

LRPCSponsoredEducation

Development the framework and tools for a Lodge Health check and

Lodge Vibrancy Program (LVP)

Testing, revision and application of the LVP on 2-3 lodges within the

Toronto East District

Role out the completed LVP to the District and beyond

DESIGN PHASE6- 9 Months

TESTING & REVISION PHASE12-24 Months

PRODUCTION PHASE8 Years

STRATEGIC LRP DEVELOPMENT

Brotherly Love Relief Truth

KPI’s KPI’s KPI’s

KPI’s

KPI’s

KPI’s

KPI’sKPI’s

KPI’s

18-24 months until full Toronto East District execution of Phase Three

10 Year Lodge Vitality Program (LVP)Part 1 - Strategic LVP Plan Stage 1 to be completed by Sept ‘07 Stage 2 to be completed by Dec ‘08 Stage 3 runs for following 8 years

Part 2 – Tactical LRPC Events Begins by Sept ‘07 or sooner


Get Your Lodge Involved in the Community

Today, any Lodge which is not deeply involved with its community is missing a huge opportunity to drive vitality and build future momentum.

• Future members are in our communities, when they see Mason’s getting involved it gives them an opportunity to see what Freemasonry is all about.•We create opportunities for our current members to get engaged in programs which they feel proud of.•Future members are demanding that any organization they get involved in is active in community outreach.•The community is everyone’s responsibility.• Great way to foster Brotherly Love among the brethren. In order to grow and remain vital, we need to create programs to keep our members involved.


Group Weekly Monthly Annually

1 Brother 1 hour 4 hours 52 hours

Multiplied by 6 Brethren in a Lodge 6 hours 24 hours 312 hours

Multiplied by 15 Lodges in a District 90 Hours 360 hours 4680 hours

The Amazing Impact of 1 Hour a Week of Community Service

• 4680 hours of community service is equivalent to 585 days of full-time work !• How much more could we accomplish if we got even more lodge members involved, along with their spouses and children and extended family.

The key is to get organized, get involved, get busy. Create programs that members care about and want to get involved in.

Enthusiasm X Momentum = BIG Impact

The Vital Lodge in the Community


2008 Community Programs in T.E.D.


Create a Member “Experience”

Individuals today are looking for an experience in everything they do. We need to create a Masonic Experience for our members both inside and outside the Lodge room.

•Stimulating members imaginations is critical to keeping their attention.•Is the content of your Lodge meetings constantly being refreshed?• Dramatic shifts in society require an equally dramatic shift in how we keep members attention. • You don’t need to figure this out on your own, harness the collective genius of your members.• Use the ‘Friend to Friend’ program, but make it an experience for your members and their guest.• Do something different! And keep innovating.


The Lodge Membership Experience



MotorcycleBusiness ?

CoffeeBusiness ?

CircusBusiness ?

LeisureBusiness ?


They are all in the

EXPERIENCE Business



Membership Has Privileges

Do you remember this advertising campaign byAmerican Express in the 1990’s ?

• What are the membership benefits of your Lodge ?• Do all your members feel like valued clients ? • Why would a new candidate choose your Lodge ?• What makes your Lodge unique?• Only your Lodge can answer these questions

Membership Value


2008 ‘Experience’ Initiatives in T.E.D.

Hamilton Bus Trip to Grand Lodge, Niagara No.2 Lodge and Scottish Rite Cathedral for new

Masons

New Master Mason Night exposing our newest

members to the history, intrigue and heritage

of the Craft

New Member Onboarding program designed to

create an ‘experience’ impact in the first year

following initiation.


9-Step Logic Tree Framework

1. Can you measure the vitality of your Lodge ?

2. Do you know what your Lodges root-cause problem is ?

3. What are you currently doing to address it ?

4. Do you have a solution ?5. Do you have the desire and

determination to execute the plan?

6. Do you have the time needed to execute the plan?

7. Do you have the right team and skills to execute the plan?

8. Do you have sufficient funds to execute the plan?


“Back to Basics” Poster Campaign


Showing Your Enthusiasm for Vital Lodges

Vitality for your Lodge starts tonight, with you.


Your Role in the Craft’s Future


For a copy of the 2007 Vitality Survey and the material presented tonight, please send an email to:

[email protected]

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