If your club needs help deciding who to work with in your area, try these ACE tools.
By Tony Knoderer
Partnerships and collaboration are an important way for Kiwanis clubs to reach more kids — and to make our organization better known in the community. But which organizations should you partner with?
If your club is having a hard time making those decisions, don’t wait for somebody else to offer a solution. Start the conversation with club leaders and fellow members. And remind them that help is available from Kiwanis International.
In fact, three of our Achieving Club Excellence (ACE) tools can be particularly useful:
- Community survey. To determine which organizations address the most urgent needs in your community, you have to know what those needs are. Use this tool to find out. Get step-by-step guidance on identifying people to talk to, what to ask them and much more.
- Club vision. How does your club see itself and its influence in the community? This step-by-step tool allows your club to create a vision that guides and inspires — and that helps identify the groups and organizations whose missions align with yours.
- Evaluate your impact. Before you assess potential partners and recipients of support, you might need an objective review of your club’s impact in the community. With an honest and thorough assessment, you and your fellow members can determine the most effective use of the club’s resources.
Don’t forget: These resources can be found on the ACE tools webpage, which includes other common concerns clubs face — and pairs them with tools that help address those issues.