Builders Club Advisor 2024-25 Events

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).

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!

Surveys for Builders Club Members and Advisors

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”.

Builders Club program kit items

Review what’s offered in this year’s Builders Club program kit. Look through all the resources and share with club members.

• Program kit flyer
• Advisor Toolkit
• Member and Officer Toolkit
• Service Toolkit
• Icebreakers and Teambuilders
• Member recruitment poster (Large / 4-color)
• Key Club / Key Leader Promotional Flyer
• Pledge/Calendar poster

Digital Resources

• Builders Club promotional video (Download and share with anyone wanting to learn more about Builders Club.)
• Officer name table tents
• Member recruitment poster (Large / grayscale)
• Member recruitment poster (Large / 4-color)
• Member recruitment poster (Small / grayscale)
• Member recruitment poster (Small / 4-color)
• Member recruitment cards 2-up
• Member recruitment cards 4-up
• Fillable member certificate
• Fillable member card
• Permission to participate form
• Consent / photo release form
• Youth Protection Policies and Procedures

Previously Recorded Advisor Events

Recorded Advisor chats/webinars (2024-25)

• 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. 
• Checkout the updated Advisor Checklist referenced in the Builders Club Advisor Chat: Starting strong: An advisor’s checklist.
• 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.   

Recorded Advisor chats/webinars (2023- 2024)

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.

• Wrap up and prepare for next year – 4/2024 (Coming soon!)
• Get Ready for Awards and Contests – 2/2024
• Responsibilities of faculty and Kiwanis advisors
• Club basics
• Resources for clubs
• How-tos of service planning and implementation

Advisor Chats (2022- 2023)

• Advisor Reflections & Sharing – 5/2023
• Advisor Awards and Recognition – 3/2023
• Advisor Season of Giving – 11/2022
• Kickoff the year – 9/12/2022
• Kickoff the year – 9/13/2022

Additional Educational Opportunities

• Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District K-Kids & Builders Club Advisor Training

Virtual Tools to conduct club meetings

• How to conduct Zoom meetings
• Virtual meeting kits

ADVISOR ROLES

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.