Task guide
Send dues notices
Prepare dues communication from the real member roll and the Lodge's actual rules, not from memory or assumption.
Use this when dues season is approaching and you need to prepare, review, or send notices without creating avoidable confusion.
Start here
Keep the whole thing small. Do the next few steps in order, then move into the deeper path only if it actually helps.
Why this next: Dues work goes sideways when the roll, the by-laws, and the communication rhythm are all treated as separate problems.
What it opens: Once those parts are tied together, notices become a repeatable yearly process instead of a source of unnecessary friction.
Account status
You can start this in public, but you will need an account to complete the full path here.
Create accountThe first few steps
- 1. Learn
Read the Secretary office background
Use the dedicated dues notices lesson first, then the Secretary path so the office, its communication duty, and its relation to the by-laws are clear.
- 2. Plan
Confirm the by-laws and the member roll
Check what the by-laws say about dues, timing, and status, then compare that against the actual current roll and contact information.
- 3. Do
Draft the notices in plain language
Make the amount, timing, and next step clear. Avoid custom language that assumes every brother already knows the process.
- 4. Reflect
Notice what questions the notices created
The questions brothers ask after dues notices tell you where the process or wording is still muddy.
- 5. Use
Set the follow-up schedule now
Use the Dues Notice Wizard to choose the lodge, review the roll and the by-laws, tighten the wording, and leave with a clearer follow-up plan before the first notice goes out.
Needs an account to complete here
First lesson
Dues Notices and the Member Roll
Start with the dedicated dues notices lesson, then use the Secretary path to keep the office and by-laws context around it.
Open the lessonDeeper study path
Serve well as a Lodge Secretary
The Secretary goal gives the by-laws and office background that dues season depends on.
Open the pathGuided tool
Dues Notice Wizard
The wizard is the doing layer once the dues and correspondence lessons are in place.
Open the wizardRelated task guides
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Handle Lodge correspondence
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Record minutes and preserve Lodge records
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