Since our last update we have been busy working under the hood improving code efficiency and preparing the code base for a number of feature updates.  We just wanted to take a couple of minutes to tell you about some new features, tools, and design elements we have implemented this past summer.

You may have already noticed some these features in your Council Website Dashboard as we have been soft launching them for the last couple of of months.

New Features

• Add Custom Images to Homepage...

With the introduction of Faith in Action as a replacement for Surge in Service some updates to council sites were neccessary. We have now completed these updates and the Programs page of our Knights Hosting Platform now reflects the new Supreme programs.

Additionally, the Fraternal Activities Survey has been updated to reflect the changes made to it by Supreme as a result of the change to Faith in Action.

Completing the Annual Survey of Fraternal Activities is an important part of council administration. Collecting data from your members can be tedious and time-consuming.

Our Knights Hosting Platform now includes a built-in Member Submission form for the fraternal activities survey. From your members’ area, they can submit the survey. Your Grand Knight receives notification of the submission. Authorized members can access the aggregated results by year from your site’s dashboard.

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One thing clients often question is the wisdom of collecting membership dues online.

Why should we give away 3% to the credit card company?

Why pay when checks don’t cost us a thing?

Why make things more difficult?

We believe the benefits of accepting dues payments online far outweigh the costs.  One of the first councils to use our payments system had excellent results.  Top amongst them were:

• Collected more than one year of arrears from 6 members
• Received prompt payment from several member...