The Three Keys to Everlasting Kiwanis Growth

Kiwanis International adopted a new game plan for membership growth this year called
Build – Nurture – Retain. As your Governor, I immediately embedded this initiative into
the Mighty T-O District because it is a Mighty framework for Mighty growth.

I love Build – Nurture – Retain because the entire Kiwanis experience is embedded in its
DNA.

• Build refers to our district building new clubs in communities where Kids Need Kiwanis.
• Nurture refers to providing every existing club with the resources, advice, and networking they need to fulfill their community mission.
• Retain refers to every cur rent Kiwanis member being actively engaged in their club.

When we build a new Kiwanis Club, Kiwanis drops anchor in a community and brings our
world- class Service Leadership Programs to the schools, local colleges, and special needs
residents. When you gather 15- 20 passionate individuals truly committed to improving
their community one child at a time, give them proven resources to find gaps and fill
them, train them, and then turn them loose, great things happen!

The opportunities for Kiwanis Clubs in new communities are seemingly endless. Over
200 county seats in Texas have no Kiwanis Club, with another 30+ county seat towns in
Oklahoma. The district has some holes in West Texas, Southeast Texas, Eastern
Oklahoma, and in the Rio Grande Valley, where I know Kiwanis can be powerful for
children and families. As long as we have Sponsor Clubs, Club Coaches, and Kiwanian
volunteer time, we can spread pure Kiwanis Goodness for years to come.

No matter the size, every Kiwanis Club needs nurturing from time to time! By nurturing
existing clubs, clubs have the resources to accomplish their mission impactfully
wherever the needs are. Lieutenant governors provide leadership, guidance, and wisdom.
The outstanding Achieving Club Excellence (ACE) tools assist clubs to know where the
needs are in the community and make a robust plan to meet those needs.

By retaining current members, Kiwanians stay engaged in the club’s mission and
activities. Club presidents talk to every member to hear what that person’s interests and
passions are and then look for ways to help them help others. When clubs onboard new
members effectively, when club leaders learn what the members’ skills and talents are,
and when the club connects them with the causes they most support, every Kiwanian
becomes a mission- centered Kiwanian!

Build – Nurture – Retain provides the three keys to everlasting Kiwanis growth in
Oklahoma and Texas. This should be an ongoing, robust, immersive membership growth
strategy for our district. I encourage every Kiwanian to seek your role in building new
clubs, nurturing your club, and retaining your Kiwanis colleagues. Then we remain the
Mighty T-O District!

2024-2025 District Governor Bobby Quinten