1. 2016 Orient Action Items
What’s next?

2. Strategy
“WHY COMMITTEE”

3. Leadership
Each Valley to provide an updated list of the following by October 1st. The individual’s name, address and telephone number to be provided to SGIG. (PR & Secretary)
Membership Chairman
VMAP Chairman
Communications Chairman
DeMolay Chairman
Development Chairman
Finance Chairman
WHY Chairman
Each Chairman will form a functional committee by November 1 (PR & Secretary)
Define Mission and action plan for each by January 1 (PR & Secretary)

4. Membership
Review responses from survey with top 4 officers; create plan to implement ideas and resolve any issues by November 1 (PR & Exec. Sec.)
Add "Who do you recommend as a Scottish Rite Mason?", "Who do you recommend to become a Master Mason?", "Are you a Senior DeMolay?” to the application for membership by September 15 (Valley Membership Chairman)
Reengagement plan by November 1 and the following tasks complete by December 1 (Valley Membership Chairman)
Work with those who are near suspension first
Contact SNPDs from past
Review St. Joseph reinstatement letter and repurpose for your Valley
Form phone-bank to personally call these individuals

5. Membership (cont)
Implementation of Orientation, Engagement, and Retention Plan within 30 days of Fall Reunion (PR, Executive Secretary, and Valley Membership Chairman)

6. Communications
WSB App / “Groupahead”. Aaron to work with Stan Dodd to create initial plan. (Aaron)
Orient to fund initially
Send quality content to Orient Dir. Of Com. on the 1st business day of each month. (Exec. Sec. or Valley Com. Chair)
Review Valley Contact Information page by September 1 (Exec. Sec.)
Publish Survey Results on Resources Page ASAP (Aaron)
Develop Customized Orient WordPress Template (Aaron)

7. Development
$2 per member, per year to HOT to be sent to SRF (PR & Exec. Sec.)
Develop a FINANCIAL MISSION in each Valley by November 1 (PR to ensure this occurs)
Reference Randy’s “Ten Keys to Success” from his presentation at moscottishrite.org/resources/.
Fundraising – We need to reach outsiders. By November 1 (Orient Director of Development)
Develop list of best practices for fundraising to ensure that everything is within IRS and other legal guidelines.
Specifically when it comes to raising funds to endow our buildings.
Establish Endowment and Legacy Plan by November 1 (Valley Development Chairman or PR)

8. Ritual / Reunions Strive to CONFER all 29 degrees (PR & Exec. Sec.)
Incorporate a degree introduction and orientation program (PR & Exec. Sec.)
______ to host Orient-wide reunion in Spring 2017 (Valley PR & Exec. Sec.)
Plan on this also being the inaugural Grand Master’s Scottish Rite Reunion in honor of the sitting MWGM of the Grand Lodge of AF&AM of Missouri.

9. DeMolay
Implement an Advisory Development Program in each Valley by November 1 (Jeff to spearhead)
Implement a Parent Engagement Program in each Valley by November 1 (Jeff to spearhead)
Conversion Reporting by November 1 (Jeff to spearhead)
Invite DeMolay to confer the DeMolay degree and/or Ceremony of Light (PRs)
Joplin to include DeMolay degree in upcoming reunion! WITHOUT FAIL! (Joplin PR)

10. VMAP
First draft of each Valley’s VMAP plan submitted to Orient VMAP Diretor AND SGIG by October 31st
ALL VALLEYS TO COMPLETE IN FULL AND SUBMITTED BEFORE December 31, 2016

11. Tough Mudder
Contact Ben Kenney by September 15th with your list of participants for the event on October 8th.
Don’t forget, members can attend in support of the event even if not participating.