1. Dennis L Bosch Arkansas State Webmaster Web Administrator
Knights of Columbus
Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Dennis L Bosch
Arkansas State Webmaster Web Administrator
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

2. What we are going to cover!
Knights of Columbus
Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
What we are going to cover!
How technology can be tool in our mission
What the Uknights System offers to Councils
Council features
Assembly
State features
District Deputy Portal
Implementation & Cost
Questions
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3. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
WHAT IS OUR MISSION?
HELP OUR COUNCILS GROW BY:
Retaining members
Adding new members
Offering meaningful activities
Encouraging growth in the order
The Result should be:
Better Catholic men
A growing Fraternal Order
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4. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION?
We Communicate to Council Leadership:
Methods to add members
Holding exemplifications for new members
Suggesting & encouraging meaningful activities
How do we communicate?:
Phone, personal visits, Twitter, Facebook
Council and State Website
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

5. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
We have a web based Interactive
System which passes data between councils/state and across State boundaries
State
Page
Council
District Deputy
Portal
How technology can help your councils
Degree Program
Posted to State & council Site
State Directory
State deputy Message
11/18/2018
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6. Arkansas State Council How do you create a website?
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
How do you create a website?
You pay someone to develop it ($5,000 up)
You have some volunteer develop it.
You locate a package (Annual fee but no major volunteer time required)
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7. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP FULLFILL OUR MISSION?
Benefits of a website
Help your council, the district and the state with more current information
Allow your council to communicate better to your members
Help you do the needed reporting
Help you recruit new members
Locate degree programs across the state
Allow active members to post events and schedule new ones
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

8. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Major Things to Consider with a Website
Security
Ease of use
Completeness of product
Cost to Utilize
11/18/2018
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9. Arkansas State Council
Knights of Columbus
Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
What is UKnights Interactive?
A Colorado/Texas software company
Owned by a small group of 4th degree knights
Coordinated the package with K of C Supreme
Are very knowledgeable of our reporting and organizational structure
It is the ONLY Knights of Columbus focused package
11/18/2018
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10. Arkansas State Council
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What do You get with Uknights?
A Council Website
An Assembly website
A State website with first council in each state
College Websites are included at no cost
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11. Arkansas State Council
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What About Secruity?
Open access to public pages
Password access for “Members Only” section.
User ID is member number & Password is “Date of birth”
Additional Password need for Administrative access
All members can access and post data with password (User ID is member Number)
Website Administrator & Grand Knight can set up administrative access
11/18/2018
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12. Arkansas State Council
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How technology can help your councils
What the council website offers
Membership list downloaded from Supreme matching Financial Secretary records
center for all council members with .
Event management which replaces paper list also posts to calendar
Automatic posting of degree programs to/from other council and state website
Automatic access for District Deputy to council websites
Automated way to collect hours worked for Form 1728 Volunteer Hours
FREE 4th Degree assembly website
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

13. Arkansas State Council
Knights of Columbus
Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Event Calendar – Replaces passing a list
Officer Names Pictures, phone # & located here
Members Only – Uses birth date & Member number
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

14. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Events Calendar
Lists:
Council events
State Events (From state Website)
Degree events
11/18/2018
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15. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Adding to the Events Calendar
Indicates:
Chairman
Event Type
Time and duration
Location
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16. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Events Calendar
Event Signup
Council event you signed up
Time
Date
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17. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
How technology can help your councils
Restricted Data for members Only
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18. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Elder Statesmen can be set at any value. Council 6419 uses age 75. (48 members)
Restricted Data for members Only
Note State Council Directory Linked from State Website
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

19. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Track Volunteer Hours on Members list or via Smart Phone Application
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

20. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Report Volunteer Hours on Form 1728
11/18/2018
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21. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Degree Programs from other Councils are included
Note 4th Degree from State Website
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

22. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Center
Select all or selected members and outside council individuals
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23. Arkansas State Council
Knights of Columbus
Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Center
Select all or selected members and outside council individuals
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

24. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
What the Assembly website offers
Membership list downloaded from Supreme by council Financial Secretary records
center for all Assembly members with address.
Event management which replaces paper list also posts to calendar
Automatic posting of degree programs to/from other council and state website
Same features as Council website. (News, photos, member list officers etc)
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

25. Arkansas State Council
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How technology can help your councils
Same items on main menu as Council website
Except Addition of Color Corps members
11/18/2018
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26. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Assembly members List
Color Corps members
11/18/2018
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27. Arkansas State Council STATE COUNCIL HOME PAGE
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
STATE COUNCIL HOME PAGE
Note State Deputy Report
(Appears on all Unkights Home in Arkansas)
11/18/2018
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28. Arkansas State Council STATE COUNCIL ADMIN PAGE
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
Note State Convention Site
STATE COUNCIL ADMIN PAGE
Used for modifying organizational structure, and adding changing Admin access
11/18/2018
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29. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
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ADMIN HOME PAGE
Used for changing adding photos, announcements and reports
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

30. Arkansas State Council
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District Deputy Portal Top of Page
DISTRICT DEPUTY PAGE
Used for gaining access to DD Portal
11/18/2018
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31. Arkansas State Council DISTRICT DEPUTY PORTAL
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Used managing councils in the district
DISTRICT DEPUTY PORTAL
District Deputy Center
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

32. Arkansas State Council DISTRICT DEPUTY EMAIL CENTER
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Arkansas State Council
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DISTRICT DEPUTY CENTER
Used to send s to district leadership
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

33. Arkansas State Council
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Arkansas State Council
How technology can help your councils
1 What do we need to Implement?
Have each council :
Assign One person to download membership from Supreme Website. (Probably the Financial Secretary)
Select a second person to become website administrator
Pick a website name (Optional)
Develop a willingness to use the website
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch

34. Arkansas State Council
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2. What is the cost?
Annual cost of each the package:
Each council (Except College Sites) is $150 a year
Total cost/year $8,700 (58 *$150)
11/18/2018
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35. Arkansas State Council
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3. How do we fund the cost?
Have the State Completely or Partial pay by:
Assessing each council $1 per member (7,600 Knights as of 12/1/2016) (Pay for all councils)
Assist weak councils by funding a few sites each year from current State Income.
11/18/2018
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36. Arkansas State Council
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4. How do we fund the cost?
Have each Council
Pay from current dues
Have each council use the Market Center and Amazon link
Amazon link can create up to 4% of gross dollars purchased thru the link ($3,000 =$120 to council)
Market Center uses paid AD’s on Website ($100 to $1,000/AD) Council keeps half
11/18/2018
Prepared by Dennis L Bosch