Resources from The Working Tools

News & System Updates

What are The Working Tools in Freemasonry? 07-02-2024

In the grand tapestry of Freemasonry, the term "The Working Tools" holds a special place, embodying the rich heritage and profound moral teachings that have guided Freemasons for centuries. These tools, originally used by operative masons to shape and craft stone, have been adopted symbolically by Freemasonry to impart ethical lessons and values. They serve as metaphors for the tools we need to build our lives with integrity, harmony, and purpose.
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Transitioning from Stone Tablets to The Working Tools 25-10-2023

If you're inheriting your Lodge's Secretary role from an Admin Dinosaur, here's some advice for you!
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What Working Tools can help streamline your workflow? 09-09-2022

Everyone in our fraternity has their fair share of unique tasks and challenges, and it’s very important to manage them properly. The challenge here is that all of this takes a lot of time. That’s why many freemasons seek to improve the process and implement an adequate solution, which is where software like The Working Tools comes into play. But what kind of masonic tools do you need?
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What is The Working Tools and why should you use it? 24-08-2022

Becoming a member of the Freemasons is a privilege, but for some it also comes with its fair share of duties. Every masonic lodge feels the burden of administrative duties that can be very challenging and time-consuming. Which is why The Working Tools were created, to provide you with the best masonic secretary software that you can find on the market right now.
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The Complete Lodge Secretary - Review 14-03-2022

When a Freemason first considers the idea of becoming a Secretary, it’s not too far into a Google Search before he comes across ‘The Complete Lodge Secretary’, by Gordon Hunt.
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Supporting Masonic Education 01-03-2022

From 2022, we're exceptionally proud to be sponsoring The Masonic Circle - a group dedicated to sharing Masonic Education.
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Don't let your Admin stay in the Dark Ages 07-02-2022

We have tools available that our paper-based predecessors couldn't dream of. As Freemasons we must embrace change, but only in our admin.
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We're Live! 08-06-2021

After lots of hard work, and input from our amazing community - we're finally LIVE!
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System Update; Even More New Features 18-03-2021

After another big week we're releasing even more new features ready for our launch!
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System Update; New Features 11-03-2021

We're right on the brink of launching The Working Tools to the wider world, but in the meantime we have a whole bunch of new features to try!
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Advice for new Masonic Secretaries 07-03-2021

We asked a group of current Masonic Secretaries to give us their advice and top tips for new Secretaries.
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Beta Update 3 31-12-2020

As we draw 2020 to a close, I wanted to give you a quick update of some new features and amendments to the system...
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Closing the BETA 30-12-2020

We've had an amazing response to our Beta, with some great feedback and brilliant ideas from brothers who've taken part. We're now not accepting any more Users on the Beta while we implement some of those ideas and make our preparations to launch. A huge thank you to everyone who's taken part!
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Launching the Event Planner 17-12-2020

When creating a Summons and Minutes, they're often two sides of the same coin. Rather than having a separate Summons Creator and Minutes Creator in the Documents section, we've merged them together under Events.
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Beta Update 2 01-12-2020

Another week of updates and improvements to the system, with more on the way
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Beta Update 1 24-11-2020

Following a successful first week, we've made loads of changes and improvements!
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BETA Launch 18-11-2020

It feels like it’s been a long time in the planning and building, but we’ve finally opened registration to our Beta testers!
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BETA Overload! 13-09-2020

We've been amazed about how many Brothers have come forward to offer their help in testing our system. We want to say a HUGE thank-you to everyone... and to let you know the wait is almost over!

COVID-19: The Corona-coaster 10-08-2020

Despite the turmoil out there at the moment, we're still pressing on! We've decided to take this time, especially while most people's Masonic lives are on hold, to completely overhaul the system. We've got some early feedback from users and they've had some amazing ideas, so we're building those right into the core of The Working Tools.

Progress Update 23-03-2020

Just a quick update to let everyone know that the system is progressing well - we've already got some Beta Testers lined up and we're pushing onto the final phases before testing!

This Website is Live! 19-11-2019

We're proud to be making headway with the development of The Working Tools software, so it seemed like a good time to get the promotional website live.
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Preparing our Ashlar

The Working Tools is an active project that is constantly improving and developing. Being a cloud-based application, we're able to constantly introduce new features to assist our Secretaries.

Here you'll find updates on the development, but we also welcome ideas from our community.

If you'd like to be part of the community, sign up for a free 30 day trial!

Secretary Tools

  • Create & Manage Events
  • Track Attendances
  • Create Table Plans
  • Generate Summons, Minutes & more Easily
  • Track Your Expenses

Lodge Tools

  • Manage Members & Contacts
  • Incoming Candidate Tracker
  • Treasurer's Cash Book
  • Almoner's List
  • DC's Ceremony Planner

Data & Security

  • Business Level Reporting
  • Fully Backed-Up
  • Secure & Encrypted
  • Cloud Based for easy access
  • Mobile Friendly

Lodge Management

  • 90 Day Forward Planner
  • Track Lodge Assets
  • Easy Handover to a successor
  • Assign Delegates to assist
  • Set & Receive Reminders

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