AnnualReport2021

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

I ncreasing membership is vital to the Shriners organizations. Despite the pandemic, nobles continued their efforts, especially strengthening the bonds of brotherhood. A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OFFICER This spring marked my one-year anniversary as the fraternity’s chief membership development officer. I certainly never expected to undertake the large and important tasks delegated to me during a global pandemic. But I am pleased and proud to tell you that, as an organization, we have come far. For that, I have to thank the staff of our membership development office. Their hard work produced fantastic wins for Shriners International. And I have to thank everyone we collaborated with, from professionals in other departments to Imperial leaders, and most especially, our temples and nobles. In a year when people were prevented from gathering, our members innovated and persevered, strengthening our bonds of brotherhood. It’s been inspiring. ADAPTING, GROWING AND STILL HAVING FUN

To support this effort, my team and I are focusing on solving challenges and pursuing opportunities, with a strategy of “Promote It, Build It and Teach It.” Successful initiatives such as the Fun and Fellowship Competition and Shriners International Education Foundation’s (SIEF) Noble Academy demonstrate that there is a hunger for these opportunities. » Promote It – A Recruitment Initiative: Members are the lifeblood of Shrinedom. New nobility can offer fresh ideas for events to stay relevant and can reposition the temple to adapt to disruptive changes in the environment. New nobles have a high capacity to recruit friends and family members, become the next generation of leaders, and are ultimately entrusted to carry the legacy and mission of Shriners into the next century. How can we help? By assisting temples, clubs and units to engage in new processes for member recruitment, including how they identify, cultivate and convert prospects into new creations. » Build It – An Events & Activities Initiative: It is through events and activities that nobles engage with the temple, feel the value of membership and achieve fulfillment of our mission of fun, fellowship and philanthropy. How our nobles experience these events largely shapes how they view the organization, and how they

As we build our fraternity to grow and thrive into the next 150 years, it’s critical that we recruit and engage new members. We want to encourage good men to join us because, as Shriners, they will have unique opportunities to experience what it means to be part of a selfless, compassionate brotherhood; to improve the world and their home communities; to make incredible differences in the lives of children; and to have fun. Together we share in the amazing accomplishments of the patients of our unique health care system and in the joys and sorrows of our fraternal brothers. As Shriners, we are a family. We stress membership development because we want to share this life with as many good men as possible.

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