Is your lodge active in the community? Community involvement is a terrific way to recruit potential members and to engage current members at the same time. Give one of these tips a try and connect with both your members and neighbors. Participate in Project Framtid. Do you have members interested in working with young people? Project Framtid is an ideal choice [...]
Is your lodge looking to increase youth membership? Heritage and Unge Venner members bring an excitement and energy to a lodge and help get a new generation interested in their heritage. Consider some of these ideas to engage younger members! Utilize the Youth Cultural Skills Program. Program is an easy way to get Unger Venner and Heritage members to try Norwegian [...]
In Norway, June 23rd marks the celebration of Midsummer. Some of the most popular traditional ways to celebrate include building bonfires, eating and dancing, which are also very popular with Sons of Norway members. Thanks to resources available from Sons of Norway Headquarters, attending a Midsummer lodge event can be a highlight of your members' summer! The most iconic part of [...]
Take advantage of the Local Lodge Partnership Grants to expand a lodge event. This grant provides a matching dollar amount ($1 from your lodge + $1 from the Foundation) for lodges wanting to make a program or event special. Looking for ideas of what can be funded? Check out what some lodges have done with the funds they received through this [...]
Is your lodge looking to make a splash in the community? Consider applying for a General Heritage & Culture Grant through the Sons of Norway Foundation. This grant is for lodges looking for financial help to create a community-wide event. Being awarded a General Heritage Grant provides two great recruitment benefits for your lodge. First, your lodge gets the financial assistance [...]
