You invest time and effort into creating and updating your club or district website. How is it working for you? You can find out using Google Analytics! By using the data collected by this traffic tracking tool, you can determine how and when visitors are finding your site, how long they are staying and what content is most popular and sought after.

This how-to guide, compiled by the Kiwanis International Web team, will help you set up your free Google Analytics account, install the application code on your club or district website and use the data collected to make the most of your web traffic.

Support and feedback for the KiwanisOne.org website just got a little easier to find, request and submit.

Click the “Submit Question or Idea” link in the top left corner of www.KiwanisOne.org to reveal a captcha code entry box (our spam-killer). Input the letters and numbers exactly as shown. The user support form that appears after the code entry is short–only 7 fields asking for basic contact information and provides a large text box for your request or feedback.

The Kiwanis International Web team invites members to ask questions, request help using the member’s site resources, provide feedback and make suggestions. Questions and thoughts regarding online reporting and the club management system are also welcome and encouraged.

Care to share your thoughts with us? After you've read through the latest issue of KIWANIS magazine, go to www.kiwanismagazine.org to take a quick survey and give us your input. We'd love to hear from you!

Start planning to join fellow Kiwanians on the trip of a lifetime—to the 2011 Kiwanis International Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. Visit the Geneva convention website at www.KiwanisOne.org/Geneva —available in English, French and German—and sign up now to receive convention updates via e-mail. Mark your calendars with these important steps:

August 1: Make your hotel reservations in Geneva and sign up for exciting tours of the area. Tours will take you to local attractions in the fabulous city of Geneva, give you a taste of Switzerland’s many famous cities or let you explore many European countries, including Italy, France and Germany, to name a few.

October 1: Register for the 2011 convention and get the early bird rate.

July 7-10, 2011: See you in Geneva!

The club locator on the Kiwanis.org website is one of its most used functions. Prospective members and current members who are relocating use the search function to find a club in their area. But if your club doesn’t have a valid postal address, site visitors won’t be able to find you. Don’t get left off the map! Club secretaries, make sure your club’s address is valid and up to date via the Secretary dashboard at wwwKiwanisOne.org/login. 

Lots of valuable resources and ideas were shared at the workshops during the recent Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas. And the learning doesn’t have to stop just because the convention is past. Join us for “What did I miss in Vegas?” a Webinar hosted July 22 at 8 p.m. (available archived for replay soon after). You can also browse the workshop topics presented in Las Vegas and download handouts and PowerPoints from those sessions at www.KiwanisOne.org/Vegas (go to Downloads).

Have you seen the new www.keyclub.org? Key Club International launched its new website on June 25 and is leading the way with a new style that models the changes planned for all Service Leadership Programs' websites. Inspired by mtv.com's expanding navigation, the redesigned and reorganized site now makes it easier to find what you're looking for in a fewer number of clicks. Other updates include:

• a Key Club news blog where you can discuss updates and announcements with other members
• social media linking capabilities
• fundraising and service project ideas to inspire your club or district
• a GIVE NOW option (goes to an online giving form)
• district map you can enlarge to view (under Discover > How Key Club Works)
• interactive history and timeline (under Discover)
• dues and reports (in top nav)

Go to www.keyclub.org and browse around the new face of Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs online.

Spread the word about the 2010 Circle K International Convention on social media. Here’s how:

• Facebook updates—Post your convention updates on the official Facebook page so other attendees and CKI members at home know what’s happening. See what others have to say and join the conversation at www.facebook.com/circlekintnl.
• Twitter—Please use hash tag #ckiICON to discuss the 2010 Circle K International Convention on Twitter. Follow @circlekintnl.
• Flickr—Check out convention photos and share yours at www.flickr.com/circlekinternational.

Check out www.circlek.org/convention for more details. Stay tuned for more ways social media will be used at the Circle K International Convention.

The 66th Annual Key Club International Convention is getting a little more social and tech-savvy. Here's how:

Text updates-Convention attendees (and those at home) can text "ICON" to 68398 to get convention updates sent to their phones. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Text polls-At the start of each day's schedule, Key Club members who attend the convention will see a question in their convention program and have a chance to enter the daily text poll.

Live streaming-those who can't make it to convention can still watch each day's session streaming live at www.livestream.com/keyclub. All times are CDT.

Opening Session
Thursday, July 8
7-9 p.m. CDT

Recognition Session
Friday, July 9
6-8:30 p.m. CDT

Farewell Session
Saturday, July 10
7-9 p.m. CDT

Facebook updates- Post your convention updates on the official Facebook page so other attendees and Key Club members at home know what's happening. See what others have to say and join the conversation at www.facebook.com.keyclubintnl.
Twitter-Please use hash tag #keyclubICON to discuss the 2010 Key Club International Convention on Twitter. Follow @keyclub.
Blog-Read what's happening, see photos and watch videos on the Key Club official blog at www.keyclub.org.
Flickr-Check out convention photos and share yours at www.flickr.com/keyclubintnl.
E-mail-Sign up to receive Key Club International news at www.keyclub.org/email.

Check out www.keyclub.org/convention for more details.

June 23, 2010 in the Press Republican
http://pressrepublican.com/0200_opinion/x336267002/EDITORIAL-Dozer-Day-an-unusual-intriguing-event

Call it the ultimate sandbox.

It was the fourth annual Dozer Day at Airborne Speedway June 12. For those unfamiliar with the event, local contractors bring just about every piece of modern earth-moving equipment used in the North Country to the local speedway to push and dig dirt for the day. And it's just for kids. What an experience.

Coordinated by the Plattsburgh Breakfast Kiwanis Club and co-sponsored by Nortrax Equipment and Graymont Materials, the event annually attracts 3,000 or more people. This most recent one was no exception, despite overcast skies.

With professional operators at the controls, kids were able to drive bulldozers and push dirt, dig holes with backhoes, sit in cement trucks, tiny tractors and dump trucks, along with a haul truck and rock drill. They were also able take the 110-foot-high ride on the boom of a line truck. There were lines of kids to try out the activities all day.

Also at the site were firetrucks, U.S. Army vehicles and a Homeland Security helicopter for kids to clamor onto. Takeoffs and landings of the chopper were well attended by wide-eyed youngsters.

Airborne Speedway officials provided a concession stand, along with the venue to hold the event, and let kids and adults drive the go-karts. For two years, Dozer Day was held at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, but the move to Airborne in South Plattsburgh last year pushed attendance to the 3,000 mark, obviously a good move.

And drivers from Huntley Trucking were responsible for hauling all the dirt that was pushed around that day and the construction equipment to and from the speedway, a yeoman task.

Dozer Day was not only a fun, family-oriented activity, all the proceeds of the event will benefit local children's charities, such as the CVPH Mental Health Unit for Children and Adults, Clinton County Child Advocacy and the Ted K Center in Plattsburgh. Following last year's event, CVPH charities were the beneficiaries of the $14,000 raised at the event. This year, $16,000 will be doled out to the selected agencies.

Events like Dozer Day, where volunteers, businesspeople and local organizations come together to put on a real family day to benefit special agencies serving local people, is what the North Country is all about. We've seen it time and time again. And this event broadens the menu of activities North Country residents and visitors can enjoy, very likely for the first time.

We look forward to next year's edition with much anticipation. And for those who didn't make it this year, plan on it for 2011. For those who did, your kids won't let you forget when it is.

A new member’s first two years are crucial and will determine whether he or she becomes a longtime or even lifelong member. Members are more and likely to remain committed if they understand the mission, values and goals of the club. Read the perfect recipes these Kiwanis clubs use to keep their members returning for more.

Learn how to grow and build your club.
For more recruitment ideas, explore the Membership Development Manual.

LINK: http://www.kiwanisone.org/Pages/Resources/default.aspx?PageID=464

Get more ideas you can use from the June issue of Kiwanis magazine.

The Kiwanis International Foundation website at www.kiwanis.org/foundation has a new look. Visitors to the site will find inspiration and information in a freshly organized format. Search planned giving opportunities that suit your lifestyle and recognition programs that allow you to leave a legacy. Click on “Donor Stories” to read about the servant leaders so generously giving from their hearts. Make a contribution securely online, or print out a donor form.

Coming soon … the foundation site will feature a more robust planned giving section that helps you calculate and manage personal finances, enabling you to feel comfortable about your level of philanthropic giving.

Visually impaired members now can experience Kiwanis magazine in an audio edition. Learn more at www.kiwanismagazine.org. You can also order a free audio disc.

Even if you can't make it to Vegas this year, you can still benefit from Kiwanis International convention workshops. After July 1, order CDs of workshops and forums. Don't forget to tune in for the announcement of Kiwanis' next Worldwide Service Project streaming live on June 24 at www.kiwanis.org/wsp.

Learn more about convention workshops now.

Get the scoop on what's happening in Vegas.

Delegates to the 2010 Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas should read over some new supplemental information about voting and amendments before the Business Session on Friday, June 25.

This supplement offers clarification and additional information for amendments 1, 2, 3 and 6, as well as instructions and tips on using the keypad voting devices.

Unable to attend the 2010 Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas? Don’t worry. You don’t have to miss out on the announcement of the next Kiwanis Worldwide Service Project—it will be streamed online LIVE on June 24 at 3:15 p.m. PDT at www.kiwanis.org/wsp. The broadcast will be offered in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

Spread the word. Get your club members together for a viewing party. Join Kiwanians from around the world to experience another defining moment in Kiwanis history.

And don’t miss out on updates. Subscribe to receive Kiwanis Worldwide Service Project news straight to your inbox.

Interested in getting off the Strip during your stay in Las Vegas? Book a tour to one or more of the hot spots.

Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, a city highlights tour and a bird's-eye view of the city are just a few of the options available.

To learn more and to book your choices, check out our tours.

There are now four different ways to view a Kiwanis video.

1. View our more popular videos online at www.youtube.com/kiwanisinternational.
2. Embed one of our videos directly into a club or district website. Easy instructions at www.KiwanisOne.org/videos.
3. Download a video to your own computer from our Google Docs video library at www.KiwanisOne.org/getvideos.
4. Request a hard copy CD or DVD via videos@kiwanis.org.
 
All requests for videos or questions about the ways to access a video should use the following e-mail address: videos@kiwanis.org.

A few notes about this new process
Kiwanis International videos with a high demand for download will be available in a Google Docs video library at http://www.KiwanisOne.org/getvideos. The videos in this library will be available for download as .mov format only. This format helps reduce the time and cost associated with producing multiple versions. You can download a free .mov video player here (compatible with either Mac or PC): http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

If a Kiwanis International video is neither on YouTube nor in Google Docs download, then a third option is to request a CD (data file) or DVD (plays in a DVD player). This may incur a cost to cover production and materials, plus shipping and handling. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks from initial contact to receipt of video. Inquire at videos@kiwanis.org.