Upcoming Advisor Check-in Chats
Awards & Recognition: Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m., EST: REGISTER
Advisors, join us to learn what your club needs to submit to be considered for recognition and awards, including the criteria to meet for your Annual Achievement Report. Recognition opportunities include Distinguished Club, Honor Club, Distinguished Club Advisor, Distinguished Club Officer and Single Service Award. Also come prepared to share and to hear from other advisors what’s working this year for your club!
Reflections & Sharing: Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m., EST: REGISTER
Advisors, join our team and other club advisors to reflect on the year of service and mentorship of your young leaders! Reflect together about:
View recorded advisor training webinars
Builders Club Surveys for Members and Advisors
End-of-Year Member and Advisor Surveys: In late April through May return to this page for information about the end-of-year surveys for members and advisors. The links to each survey will go live on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Beginning-of-Year Member Survey: Builders Club advisors, thank you for asking your members to take the Builders Club Member Survey. The Beginning-of-Year Survey is now closed. Clubs that completed surveys were entered to win a US $50 Dollar Days gift card. Survey responses are helping us better understand members’ experiences, skills they gain and the topics they learn through Builders Club. It will also help us understand the effectiveness of this year’s new and revised Builders Club materials!
We appreciate you!
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a Builders Club advisor. Your involvement is crucial to the success of Builders Club. And you have various sources of support. Volunteers within the district, known as Builders Club district administrators, are available to answer questions. Additionally, member services staff at Kiwanis International headquarters are also ready to help—they’re just an e-mail or phone call away!
Phone: 1-800-Kiwanis, ext. 411
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.
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.
Educational opportunities
Virtual Tools to conduct club meetings
Virtual resources for club members
Share the club’s community service/fundraising project
Did your club just finish an amazing community service or fundraising project? Don’t keep it a secret, share your story with the Kiwanis world. Other clubs will benefit and might even replicate your project in their school or community.
Submit information through the Share our Builders Club project form.