Academy – Kiwanis Europe

Event type: In person training

  • EUROPEAN YOUNG KIWANIS SUMMIT

    1–3 MAY 2026 | Location to be decided

    If you are a Kiwanian up to 40 and want to contribute to defining the future of Kiwanis, save the date for the European Young Kiwanis Summit.

    ABOUT

    The average age of Kiwanis members is 64, a year older than last year, and if we do nothing it will keep increasing every year. Now is the time to rejuvenate!

    GOAL

    The goal of this summit is to hear our younger members, to explore how they see the future of Kiwanis and how they plan to ensure succession and a bright future for our organization.

  • LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS SUMMIT | GENT

    Get ready for the second European edition of the must-attend event for future lieutenant governors and leaders!

  • Train the Trainers (TTT)

    The “Train the Trainers” (TTT) event will take place from January 23 to 25, 2025. Location to be decided.

  • Membership and PR/BMC Coordinators Training

    MEMBERSHIP TRAINING

    This “residential” part of the Membership training aims to translate key concepts from earlier sessions into real-world application. The focus is on equipping districts with capable growth coordinators, strengthening clubs and divisions, and fostering awareness of both current challenges and untapped potential. It also serves as a platform to anchor and pass on growth strategies from KI, KE, and KI-E to the grassroots level.

    • Rejuvenation & understanding needs of members, and finding out what potential new (/younger) members want and need;
    • Developing actions for build-nurture-retain:
      1. Action plan for necessary changes to support rejuvenation;
      2. Organize a meetup;
      3. Plan the “2for2” initiative;
      4. Action plan for admission procedures and removing other obstacles;
      5. To-do list for fostering teamwork across boundaries.

    PR/BMC TRAINING

    This “residential” part of the PR/BMC training aims at putting into practice the theory presented during the webinar on 8 September, concentrating efforts in gaining Kiwanis brand awareness through the use of correct corporate branding:

    • Practise to become the “influencer” towards clubs;
    • Practise that “perception is reality” and provide tools and tips for forging a good image and reputation;
    • Practise the do’s and don’ts, risks and chances you have on (social) media;
    • Discuss and share solutions about the difference between who we are, what we do and who we say we are and do; how we think people see us… and how people really perceive us. Assess and seek solutions to inappropriate ways of presenting Kiwanis;
    • Get comfortable with counselling and speak up when seeing that someone or something is being communicated in an inappropriate manner.

  • Membership and PR/BMC Coordinators Training

     

    Membership and BMC Training will be held in-person in Ghent, Belgium from the 25th to the 27th October 2024. All further details will be announced soon.

  • EUROPEAN GOVERNORS-ELECT EDUCATION WEEKEND

     

    Goal / idea

    The main aim of this education weekend is to actively participate by working on skills and sharing experiences, in the spirit of cooperation between the Governors-elect (team 2024-25).

    Objectives

    • To build a team of the Governors-elect that cooperates closely with the KIE president-elect.
    • To enable participants to become acquainted with useful membership tools for club opening and club strengthening.
    • To enable participants to discuss their membership plans with concrete actions.
    • To enable participants to become acquainted with useful BMC tools to improve the potential on social media and district websites.
    • To enable participants to make a BMC action plan and practice their skills on effective communication.
    • To enable participants to make the difference between leadership by position and leadership by service.
    • To enable participants to discuss about social projects and how to increase their visibility.

    Target audience

    Language

    European Governors-elect (team 2024-25)

    The event will be held in English. Interpreting is foreseen for participants who don’t master English adequately. We urge you to request in advance an interpreter for the language of your choice.

    Conditions

    This event is by invitation only. 

    Programme

    FRIDAY, 01 MARCH 2024
    • Arrivals before 18:00
    • 18:00: Introduction
    Welcome drink and greetings
    Overview of the programme
    Quiz about KI, KI-E, KE
    • Dinner at the hotel
    SATURDAY, 02 MARCH 2024
    • 9:00-12:30: Membership tool fair / Membership work session
    • Lunch
    • 14:00-17:30: BMC tool fair / BMC work session
    • Short time for reflection in groups
    • Dinner in town
    SUNDAY, 03 MARCH 2024
    • 9:00-11:30: Service, the backbone of Kiwanis
    • 11:30-12:00: Wrap-up, evaluation, follow-up and closure
    • Departures
     

  • KE District Membership Coordinator Training

    Goal / idea

    Train the District Membership Coordinators about their role and tasks, concerning new club opening, club strengthening, member retention and rejuvenation.

    Key learnings

    • Exploring different types of club
    • Understanding the importance of a Membership plan/Game plan
    • Strengthening and spreading Kiwanis impact through MeetUps
    • What obstacles are existing clubs imposing to growth
    • How can we make it easy for new members to join Kiwanis Clubs
    • How growth and branding work hand in hand to increase Kiwanis footprint

    Conditions

    This training is by invitation only. If you feel that you should be included in this event, we invite you to send an email to Kiwanis Academy expressing your motivation.

  • KE PR/BMC Coordinator Training

    Goal / idea

    Train the chairs of branding, marketing and communication about their role and tasks.

    Key learnings

    • Corporate communication: Corporate identity, useful resources, district challenges
    • Communication plan: Audience, Key messages, timing, tools
    • Social media & emailing: Best practices, dos and don’ts
    • Working with local media: Understanding press requirements to build image and credibility at local level
    • How growth and branding work hand in hand to increase Kiwanis footprint

    Conditions

    This training is by invitation only. If you feel that you should be included in this event, we invite you to send an email to Kiwanis Academy expressing your motivation.

  • Training for trainers

     

    Goal

    The main aim of this course is to enable participants that are STARTING trainers to competently prepare, run and evaluate training activities.

    Objectives

    • To enable participants to articulate and assess trainer competencies and find areas for personal and professional development
    • To enable participants to see logic of training methodology and to build it in a training(session)
    • To raise awareness about, and to provide a framework for learning and training styles
    • To share and to discuss about methods and techniques
    • To raise awareness about different types of trainers and to understand one’s own style

    Target audience

    Language

    Young(er) Kiwanians who run or want to run training activities in/for their districts.

    Note: this training is not intended for expert trainers or professional facilitators/trainers. 

    • English (No interpreting is foreseen)

    Conditions

    • Understand and speak English
    • Be able to attend for the full duration of the programme
    • Be able to implement learnings in the district training sessions

    Programme

    FRIDAY, 10 MARCH 2023
    • Arrivals before 16:00
    • 16:30: Introduction
    Welcome & Getting to know each other
    Needs and expectations
    Aims and objectives
    Group building
    • Dinner at the hotel
    SATURDAY, 11 MARCH 2023
    • 9:00-12:30: Developing training/educational activities
    • Lunch
    • 14:00-17:30: Training methodology (learning styles, educational approaches and training styles)
    • Dinner in town
    SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2023
    • 9:00-12:00: Trainers’ competencies (European Training Strategy), styles and performances
    • 12:00-12:30: Wrap-up, evaluation, follow-up and closure
    • Optional lunch
    • Departures
     
    I’m interested and want to be informed

  • Membership and PR/BMC Coordinators Training

    Ghent, Class Room