Be a successful Builders Club advisor.
Read on to learn about the 2024-25 Builders Club advisor chats and events. Click on the links to register and receive reminders about events. All events are in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
September 24, 2024, Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET. Builders Club Advisor Chat: Starting strong: An advisor’s checklist.
Learn tips for helping your club start the year strong, how to manage the year’s responsibilities, member recruitment resources, and tips for involving the whole school in your club’s service.
September 27, 2024, Friday, 1 p.m. ET. Global Kickoff 2024 for K-Kids and Builders Clubs.
Kickstart the new year by being inspired by service projects from last year’s distinguished clubs. Learn about Global Service Project 2024, a challenge for K-Kids clubs and Builders Clubs to carry out a health and wellness campaign in your school or community this year.
October 9, 2024, Wednesday, 7 p.m. ET. Understanding Youth Protection, a session for K-Kids and Builders Club advisors
Learn about Kiwanis youth protection policies and how to apply them to your club from Melissa McMann, SLP Education and Training Administrator.
January 23, 2025, Thursday, 7 p.m. ET. Builders Club Advisor Chat: Awards, growth & celebration.
Get tips on participating in awards and contests this year, including how to complete the annual achievement report. Be prepared to share advice with other advisors about how and when to recruit members and celebrate your club’s and members’ accomplishments!
Member Survey Open September 1-30
Remember to add the Builders Club Member Beginning-of-Year Survey 2024-25 to September club activities. Ask members to share their thoughts about Builders Club! The survey takes about 6 minutes. It will be open September 1 – 30. Kiwanis International appreciates your participation that helps us gain insight into club size and structure and members’ interests and experiences! Clubs that participate have a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.
End-of-year Advisor and Member Surveys
We look forward to hearing from advisors and members about the year’s club experiences through end-of-year surveys. Please plan to participate! The surveys will open April 1 and close on May 15.
To see the kind of insights we gather from members and advisors, check out this article about the 2022-23 service year: “Results from last year’s surveys”.
Review what’s offered in this year’s Builders Club program kit. Look through all the resources and share with club members.
Digital Resources
Whether you are a faculty or Kiwanis advisor, click on the links below to watch short videos in this Advisor Training series to learn important things that will help you do your work and guide your club to thrive.
Additional Educational Opportunities
Virtual Tools to conduct club meetings
Faculty advisor
Each Builders Club has a faculty advisor chosen from the faculty, staff or administration of the school. The faculty advisor works closely with both the Builders Club and the sponsoring Kiwanis club. The faculty advisor is familiar with the school’s procedures and acts as liaison between the K-Kids club, Kiwanis club and school administration.
If the Builders Club is a community-based club, then a staff person from the facility should fill this role.
Kiwanis advisor
The Kiwanis advisor’s role is to initiate organization of a Builders Club in accordance with guidelines provided by Kiwanis International, obtain the approval of school officials for its establishment as a school organization, recruit initial members, schedule the organizational meeting, file the Petition for Charter, plan for the charter presentation event and after the club is fully operating, provide continuous coordination, counsel and assistance. The Kiwanis advisor is also responsible for conducting Builders Club officers training to incoming leadership.