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Learn about Membership Types, Meeting Flexibility, and Satellite Clubs to expand club membership. Discover ways for strong Rotary clubs to stay engaged, assess club health, set goals, recruit members, and mentor newcomers effectively. Explore the flexibility in membership types, meetings, and clubs to enhance Rotary experiences. Access valuable resources for successful club operations.
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RECRUIT AND MENTOR CLUB MEMBERS • DAC District 9101 • March 20, 2019 • PP Vicki Cooper-Enchia
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Participants will be more informed about: • Membership Types • Meeting Flexibility • Satellite Clubs
Strong Rotary Clubs - Flexible • Membership Requirement • An adult, demonstrated good character, integrity, and leadership • A good reputation in their business, profession, and community • Willing to make a positive difference in their community and around the world.
Strong Rotary Clubs – Strategic Plans • 3 year plans • Provide focus • Clear offer to new members • Ready plan for incoming presidents
Strong Rotary Clubs – Stay Engaged • Service – Projects keep members • Club Committees – Club Admin, Foundation, PR, Youth Services, etc • Community – Speakers at meetings, vocational visits, creative engagement • Fellowship – Fun, celebrations, outings with families and friends outside Rotary
Assess Your Club • Do a Club Health Check • Your Club Experience • Service & Socials • Members • 2540_rotary_club_health_check_en.pdf • Image • Business & Operations
Set Membership Goals • Review results of Health Check • Set membership goals • Aligned with strategic plan • Diversity in members & classification • Reflect committee capabilities and club interests. • Shared, measurable, challenging, achievable, and time-specific
Recruiting Members • Responsibility of all Rotarians • Appropriate members to engage prospective members • Follow membership leads from My Rotary • Hold events for prospective members to introduce to Rotary • Encourage Rotactors to join Rotary
Mentoring New Members • Understand service interest of new members • Assign a strong and active Rotarian mentor to • Share professional expertise, community knowledge and Rotary information • Give new member responsibility in area of service interest and/or assign to an active club committee • Guide to other Rotarians who may enhance Rotary experience
Flexibility in Rotary - Membership Types • Active and Honorary • Active • Regular • Associate • Corporate • Family • Rule of 85 • Dual – Rotaract • Clubs can add others
Flexibility in Rotary - Meetings • Clubs free to determine how to conduct their meeting • Best day and time for their meetings • Change or cancel a meeting • Count service projects or social events as meetings • Can meet in person or online, alternate between meeting types, or even to use both formats at the same time
Flexibility in Rotary - Meetings • Clubs can: • Amend bylaws to change attendance requirements and termination policies involving members with poor attendance • Reduce meeting frequency, as long as they meet in some way at least twice a month. • E-clubs and Rotary clubs • No RI distinction between e-clubs and traditional clubs.
Flexibility in Rotary - Clubs • Satellite Club • Short-term, transitional step on the way to becoming a full, independent Rotary club • Interested persons become Rotarians of Sponsor club and only 8 persons required for Satellite Club • Meetings considered for make-up by other Rotarians
Flexibility in Rotary – SatelliteClubs • Sponsor & satellite club agree on how members are added and included in both Bylaws • Rotaract Clubs can be converted into Satellite Clubs • No timeframe for conversion to full Rotary Club • Names would be: • Rotary Satellite Club of Bo Sunset • Rotary Satellite Club of Banjul Boulevard
Flexibility in Rotary – SatelliteClubs • Have a Chair and not President • Chair should have position on Board of Sponsor Club • Have separate Boards and Bylaws • Set own meeting place and time • Determine dues structure – invoiced with sponsor club
Resources • www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/rotary-club-health-check • https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/learn-role/president