Knights of Columbus Council Hosting
Our custom built council website system was designed and built by a Past Grand Knight with every council's needs in mind. Built on the Wordpress platform, our council sites are stable, secure, reliable, and packed with features specially designed for councils.
Live Demo
Please visit our live demo council site. It is fully functional and ready for your review.
Plans and Pricing
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- This plan includes a ready made Knights Site without a custom domain name.
- 30 Day Free Trial
- Monthly Plans Available
- Instant Setup
- Easy Management
- Collect Dues Online*
- Event and Tickets System*
- Private Members Area
- Powerful Forms System
- Automatic Daily Backups
- Secure SSL Certificate**
- Use our knights.church domain
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- Best Value
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- This plan also includes a free custom domain name or transfer and 2 email boxes.
- Initiate Plan plus...
- Free Custom Domain
- 2 Free Email Boxes***
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- This plan upgrades your email service to Google's G-Suite email and document service.
- Shield Plan plus...
- 2 Free Email Boxes
- Google Suite Email and Apps (1 User)
- Additional G-Suite users for $49USD each
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Turn Key Council Site
Designed and developed by a Past Grand Knight, your ready out of the box site is designed specifically for Knights of Columbus Councils.
*Members area requires import of members' names, emails, and membership numbers.
**Payment services are provided by Stripe. A separate account will be required. Instructions for opening an account can be found in our help section.
Powerful Hosting
Secure
Our servers run on the most recent platforms and are update daily. All websites are secured with a free SSL Certificate to protect your confidential data. QualysSSL Labs gave us an A.
Fast and Powerful
Built on cloud technology our servers are both fast and powerful. They are also scalable to so we can increase resources during peak times.
Backups
Our system has multiple backup procedures. Each site and server is backed up at least once every 24 hours. Backups are stored in multiple locations for maximum redundancy.
Monitored
Our servers are monitored 24/7 for uptime, and security issues. We are notified within 2 minutes of any decrease in availability.
Payment System
The ability to sell tickets and collect dues online greatly enhances any council's ability to serve their community.
Dues Payments
Your members can pay their annual membership dues quickly and easily online. They receive a receipt, and your Financial Secretary receives the payment notification.
Tickets
You can sell tickets to dinners, breakfasts, carnivals, and any other event your council hosts. Guests receive a printable ticket and you receive a master list.
Deposits
All payments received are batched together and deposited weekly into your council bank account. All fees are deducted before the deposit is made.
Stripe is a secure online payments platform that is integrated into your council web platform. You will need to open a separate account with Stripe before you can begin accepting payments online. Our dashboard will walk you through this process.
Processing Fees
Stripe charges $0.30+2.9% per transaction. - If you refund a charge, 100% of the fees are refunded to you.
Grassroots Hosting collects an additional 0.1% on dues payments and 0.5% on ticket sales. These fees cover our costs in maintaining the security and functionality of the system.
No Setup or Monthly Fees.
All fees are subject to change at any time.
Dashboard
Easy to Use
Add news items, create events, update your executive officers' information and much more with just a few simple steps.
Multiple Users
You control who has the ability to update, add, or edit content on your site. Designate as many members as editors or administrators as you wish.
Beautiful Design
The dashboard is a bright, vibrant, and intuitive system. It will help you do what you need to do quickly and efficiently.
Managed Template
Each site runs off of our powerful template system. If we make a change, correction, or update, your site will automatically be updated.
Your dashboard includes a getting started guide and we have a comprehensive help guide available.
Council Web Address
Free 30 Day Trial
Still not sure? Give our complete system a try for 30 days free. If you are not satisfied or ready to commit just cancel before the end of your trial and your credit card will not be charged.
Important Trial Information
- Your credit card is required when ordering a free trial for identity verification purposes. However, it will not be charged until 5 days before your first paid month, or when you upgrade you plan. If you cancel after the charge but before the 30 day trial ends the charge will be refunded.
- You can upgrade your account in three ways: 1. Do nothing and your account will continue to be billed and charged monthly. 2. Change your billing cycle to quarterly, semiannually, or annually, but stay on the Initiate Plan. 3. Upgrade to the Shield or Supreme annual plans.
- Your credit card will be charged as at the time of upgrade.
- Your free trial discount will not show until you view your shopping cart after selecting a billing period. You must select monthly to receive the trial.
*15% signup discount applies to the base plan price. Any add-ons such as additional email users do not qualify. Must be a new client signup to qualify.
Coming Soon
We are always working to improve our Council Website system. Here is a preview of some new features we plan to introduce.
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