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What is Rotary?
• Have you ever been asked what Rotary is all
about?
• What do you tell them?
• What is the purpose of Rotary?
Mission of Rotary International
• To provide service to others
• To promote high ethical standards
• To advance world understanding, goodwill,
and peace
• All through its fellowship of business,
professional, and community leaders
– Strategic plan, June 2007
Object of Rotary
• To encourage and foster the idea of service as
a basis of worthy enterprise
• And, in particular, to encourage and foster
– Service
– Ethics
– Fellowship
– World Peace
Priorities of Strategic Plan
• Eradicate Polio
• Advance the internal and external recognition and public
image of Rotary
• Increase Rotary’s capacity to provide service to others
• Expand membership globally in both numbers and quality
• Emphasize Rotary’s unique vocational service commitment
• Optimize the use and development of leadership talents
within RI
• Fully implement the strategic planning process to ensure
continuity and consistency throughout the organization
Rotary Motto
Our Complex Rotary Organization
• Rotary Club (Member of Rotary International)
– District Governor, AG’s, District Committees,
• Rotary Zone Director, Membership and Foundation
coordinators
– Board of Directors of RI, President of RI, RI Secretary, RI Staff
– District Foundation Chair, Committees (GSE, Polio
Plus, Scholarships, Youth Exchange, Grants), Area
Foundation Reps
• Regional Foundation Coordinators
– Trustees of the Rotary Foundation, RI Staff
The district exists to support the club
“The activities and organization of a Rotary
district shall exist solely to help the individual
Rotary club advance the Object of Rotary.”
Manual of Procedure
Your District Support Team
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District Governor
DGE
DGN
AG
Foundation Rep
Membership Chair
Four Elements of Effective Clubs
Club Leadership Plan
Club Board
Club
Administration
Club Public
Relations
Membership
Service
Projects
The Rotary
Foundation
Club Leadership Plan
Club Board
Club
Administration
Club Public
Relations
Membership
Service
Projects
Four Avenues of Service
The Rotary
Foundation
Club, Vocational, Community, and International Service
Four Avenues of Service
• Vocational
• Club
• Community
• International Service
The Rotary Foundation
Every Rotarian, Every Year
Rotary Foundation Funding
District
Designated
Fund
(DDF)
Rotarian
Contributions
SHARE
World Fund
Investment
Earnings
TRF
Program
Funding
Humanitarian Grants Program
• Matching Grants-support international service
projects involving clubs in two or more countries
• Volunteer Service Grants-subsidize travel for
humanitarian service in Rotary countries
• District Simplified Grants-support short-term
humanitarian projects that benefit the community
• Health, Hunger, and Humanity Grants (3-H)fund long-term, self-help, and grassroots
development projects
Educational Programs
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Group Study Exchange
Ambassadorial Scholarships
Rotary Centers for International Studies
Rotary Grants for University Teachers
Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program
Areas of Focus
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Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
Are These Service Projects?
• Sponsoring a youth exchange student
(inbound or outbound)
• Planting flowers and picking up trash in the
park
• Hosting a dinner program with a polio speaker
• Giving money to the local scouting program
• The annual pancake supper
District Foundation Projects
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GSE
Ambassadorial Scholars
Matching Grant Projects
District Simplified Grant projects
Polio Eradication Commitment
Achieving your Foundation Goal
• Club’s Foundation Committee
• Club Contribution
– Specific Fundraisers for TRF
• Individual Contributions
– Paul Harris Fellow
– Paul Harris Society
– Major Donors
– Benefactors
Membership Ideas
• Recruitment
• Retention
• Member Education
THE MEMBERSHIP PROCESS
FIND THEM
Qualifications
•Adult of good character
•Proprietor, partner, officer, manager, or
•Discretionary position in business/
profession, or
•Retired from above
(Article V, Section 2, Rotary Constitution)
•Membership Profile
Where to Look
•Classification Survey
•Friends / Family Members
•Business Contacts
•New / Existing Businesses
•Places of Worship
•Former
Rotaractors
GSE team members
RYLA awardees
Youth Exchange participants
Ambassadorial Scholars
•Other
Creating Awareness
•Advertising
•Public Relations
•Brochures
BRING THEM IN
Initial Contact
•Personal
•Phone
•Mail
Information
•District Brochure
•Club Brochure
•This is Rotary
•Potential Projects
Approvals
•Submit Proposal Form
(to Membership Chair)
•Board Approval
•Inform Club Members
(10 days for comments)
Club Visit
•Cost
•Introduction
•Follow-up
•Record
Pre-Induction
•Benefits
•Responsibilities
•Cost
•Opportunities
•Further Information
•Prospect Information
Induction
•Formal Ceremony
•Invite Family
•New Member Packet
KEEP THEM INTERESTED
Get Them Involved
•Red Badge Program
•Assign a Mentor
•New Member Forums
•Committee Assignment
•New Project Participation
•Act as Greeters
•Attend Fireside Chats
Address Resigning Members
•Conduct Exit Interviews
•Offer to forward contact information
and dates of membership to
another club
REMEMBER: The key to retention
is an active club with:
good meetings,
great programs, and
lots of activities,
in which all members are involved!
In all of the above it is critical to get buy in from the club on goals and to identify who is responsible for each activity.
HMH Rev.
8/25/04