Advisor Resources for the Club

We are here to support you!

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a K-Kids advisor. Your involvement is crucial to the success of K-Kids. And you have various sources of support. Volunteers within the district, known as K-Kids 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

K-Kids program kit items

Review what’s offered in this year’s K-Kids program kit. Look through resources and share with club members.

• K-Kids Program Kit Flyer

• K-Kids Advisor Guide

• K-Kids Service Guide

• K-Kids Officer Guides

• K-Kids Committee Chair Guide

• K-Kids Icebreakers and Teambuilders Flyer

• K-Kids Member Guide

• Calendar / pledge poster

• Downloadable member recruitment flyer

• Builders Club promotional flyer

Digital Resources

• Icebreakers and Teambuilders (A complete list.)

• K-Kids promotional video (Download and share with others.)

• Club officer name table tents

• Table tents with fillable name and role

• Club member name table tents

• Downloadable member calendar

• Downloadable member recruitment flyer

• Fillable member card

• Fillable member certificate

Online Advisor Training

Recorded Chats / Webinars

Advisor Chats (2023 – 2024)

Whether you are a faculty or Kiwanis advisor, click on the links below to watch short videos in this Advisor Training series to learn important things that will help you do your work and guide  your club to thrive:

• Wrap up and prepare for next year – 4/2024 (Coming soon!)

• Get ready for awards and contests – 1/2024

• Responsibilities of faculty and Kiwanis advisors

• Club basics

• Resources for clubs

• How-tos of service planning and implementation

Advisor Chats (2022 – 2023)

• Advisor Reflections & Sharing – 5/2023

• Advisor Awards and Recognition – 3/2023

• Advisor Season of Giving – 11/2022

• K-Kids Kickoff the Year – 9/12/2022

• K-Kids Kickoff the Year – 9/13/2022

Additional education opportunities

• Youth Protection Training

• Advisor and Club Resources

• Kiwanis Nebraska-Iowa District K-Kids & Builders Club Advisor Training

Virtual club meeting tools

• Using Zoom for meetings

• K-Kids Virtual meeting kits

Advisor roles

Faculty advisor
Each K-Kids club has a faculty advisor chosen from the faculty, staff or administration of the school. The faculty advisor works closely with both the K-Kids 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 K-Kids 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 K-Kids 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 K-Kids club officers training to incoming leadership.

Optional parent advisor
The parent advisor provides support to the faculty advisor and club members. The parent advisor can assist the K-Kids club by reaching out to the school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) or Parent Teacher Association (PTA), educating the parent groups about K-Kids and suggesting ways the K-Kids club and parent groups can work together.

Surveys for K-Kids Member and Advisors

2023-24 Beginning-Of-Year Member Surveys

Thank you to advisors for having your club officers complete the Beginning-Of-Year Member Survey. The fall survey closed on November 1. The end-of-year advisor and member surveys will open on April 1. This article shows the insights we gather from members and advisors “What we learned from surveys about last year’s K-Kids clubs”.

2023-24 End-Of-Year Member Survey

Thank you to advisors for having your club officers and members complete the End-Of-Year Member Survey in May. Results from this survey will be shared soon.