 | Managing Rental Properties
Many lodges own buildings in the center of town. Some are maintained beautifully, while others are moneypits that are a constant headache for the lodge. What does it take to be a successful Masonic landlord? What tips can you offer to help your fellow lodges stabilize and improve their tenant relations and properties? | 1 | 1 | 22 Jan 2004 11:43 AM
by Jax |
| Building Improvement Strategies
Our Masonic forefathers built impressive lodge halls in cities and towns across America. How did they do it, and how can we embark on such projects? This is the place to discuss building funds, leveraging rental income, bonds and mortgages and real estate issues. | 2 | 2 | 05 Jan 1997 08:13 PM
by Jax |
| Newsletters
What makes your lodge newsletter successful? | 3 | 9 | 21 Sep 2009 04:07 AM
by CTsr |
| The Churchill Lodge Project
Minnesota Masons created two new lodges in 2009. The first was Sir Winston Churchill #351, dedicated to modeling quality lodge operations, and to exhibit the British "Emulation" Work, regularly used in the UK, commonwealth nations and even here in the US in Wisconsin and DC. The group documents its experiences here... | 9 | 24 | 16 Nov 2009 10:54 AM
by Jax |
| Masonic News and Issues
Compare notes with Masons from other jurisdictions in the US, Canada and around the world. | 2 | 7 | 06 Apr 2009 03:05 PM
by Jax |
| Great Quotes
Hundreds of years of masonic scholarship has produced many wonderful quotes to use in our letters and speeches. Literature has gifted us with even more. In keeping with the topic of this website, what are your favorites? | 7 | 41 | 23 Aug 2010 06:13 AM
by Jax |
| Lodge Education Forum
This is the place for those of us who are Masonic Students, or for those of us who have an interest in the many different aspects of Masonic Education, to be able to ask question and to get an answer from the brethren who frequent this forum. Moderated by WB Ed Halpaus. | 50 | 204 | 29 Aug 2010 06:58 PM
by Jax |
| Read any good books lately?
More books have been written about Freemasonry than any other subject except religion. Help us all find a good one. | 14 | 17 | 23 Jun 2009 10:42 AM
by Jax |
| Public Relations
Isn't masonry supposed to be a secret society? Why then do so many successful lodges work hard to develop positive public relations? How do they do it? | 5 | 12 | 18 Jun 2009 06:29 AM
by cemab4y |
| Recruitment
There are hundreds of strategies for finding new members. But which one works best? Arguably, each lodge will have its own answer to this question. What techniques work well at your lodge? | 5 | 17 | 08 Jun 2010 12:51 PM
by Jax |
| Ritual, Form and Protocol
Setting aside the known distinctions in the matter of ritual between grand lodges, a thorny topic best left to another forum, we can still discuss the delivery, teaching and method for conveying the ritual and its lessons as it pertains to lodge improvement. | 5 | 11 | 14 Feb 2009 10:51 AM
by stevebc |
| Member Retention
Even the best recruiting lodges can fall down when it comes to keeping their members. What strategies work best to maintain the good men we've got? | 8 | 16 | 07 Nov 2009 08:10 AM
by Jax |
| Dues
One of the most difficult discussions to manage in lodge is the unavoidable discussion on raising dues. Yet many lodges seem to have worked out a way to raise dues and even incorporate an annual increase. How did they do it? | 6 | 9 | 08 Jun 2010 10:39 AM
by cemab4y |
| Events
What are your most successful lodge events? | 5 | 9 | 22 May 2008 07:38 AM
by harborcop4 |
| Lodge Management Tips
How can we improve the day to day business processes of our lodges? | 3 | 5 | 23 May 2008 03:31 PM
by synergy46 |
| Strategic Planning
Beyond the current year, what is the best way for forward-thinking lodge leaders to build long-term success into their lodge program... By implementing a strategic plan, of course! Tell us how you did it...
| 7 | 8 | 27 Jun 2009 08:58 AM
by cemab4y |
| The "Best" Type of Lodge
The Quality Lodge movement has sparked much excitement within Masonic circles. How does this differ from mainstream US Masonry, and how does it compliment it? What other trends are influencing Masonry in the US today?
| 3 | 8 | 08 Dec 2009 03:00 PM
by Jax |
| Significant Speechs or Essays on the Future of Masonry
No topic generates more interest within Masonic circles as the discussion of the future of the craft. The speeches or essays listed in this discussion thread point the way toward renewal of the Craft from a variety of viewpoints. | 6 | 6 | 17 Nov 2007 10:40 PM
by Ed |
| Leadership Development
One of the key roles for the lodge Master is to ensure that those men who follow him are prepared to lead. How did you make it happen? | 3 | 4 | 01 Oct 2006 01:44 PM
by Ed |
| Old Tiler Talks
In the 1920's thru 1930's, well-known Masonic author Bro. Carl Claudy wrote a monthly column, Old Tiler Talks, in a popular fraternal magazine. In just one or two pages, this crafty fellow invariably taught a valuable lesson to a newly-raised Mason by his gentle badgering and sage advice. | 3 | 12 | 15 Jul 2010 09:43 AM
by Jax |
| Gen X and Gen Y
What does a 70-year-old grandfather have in common with the 30-year-old lad that just moved in next door? As it turns out, plenty! Men under the age of 40 are showing increasing interest in civic and fraternal groups, a piece of the world that their grandfathers built. Let's talk about that connection!
| 4 | 5 | 26 Jan 2009 01:27 PM
by Dave |