Odd Fellows News and Information
The Best Qualities of Odd Fellows
Every organization, including Odd Fellows Lodges, have members who are very involved and dedicate a substantial amount of their time and energy to the organization.
Achieving Growth in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Since 2004, the Davis Lodge has grown from less than 30 members to 350 today. Growth in membership. Every. Single. Year.
Revisiting Something Worthwhile – Odd Fellows Membership
About twenty-five years ago, I wrote an article offering a method to attract new members. A method which worked for my Odd Fellows lodge.
No Lodge is an Island
Dear Dedicated Members for Change, Every Odd Fellows Lodge in every jurisdiction of our Order has...
The Quiet Successes in a Declining Organization
Wake Up! Before our members go blind with rage, “DECLINING” this is the reality that the DMC has been talking about for over a decade.
Change: Common Thread in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Early on in our existence, we asked to use a meeting room during Grand Lodge sessions. The Grand Master at the time denied us even the use of a room. We had to go down the street to a Mexican restaurant to have our meeting.
A Great Day in the History of the Odd Fellows
Dear Dedicated Members for Change, Today was the day that I was planning to send out my last DMC...
The Elephant in the Odd Fellows Room
Dear Dedicated Members for Change, There is an elephant in the Odd Fellows' Lodge room. We're all...
At Any Given Time in the Odd Fellows
Dear Dedicated Members for Change, At any given time in our history, there are always three...
Analysis of Membership Projections
2 years ago, my initial projection for the future of the IOOF in America, as it existed at that time, was a 9-year future. This was not based upon a guess, but rather an analysis of several inter-related figures. Some figures can be changed but others are unalterable.
Sovereign Grand Lodge: A Report
This report is a draft written by one of California’s Grand Representatives. It allows the...
A Troubling Pattern of Behavior
It's Just Math Too many Lodges find themselves standing pat on members - that is, years go by and...