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Club Visioning. Charting a five-year strategic plan for the Rotary Club of La Crosse. Today’s agenda. Define “Visioning” Share overview of process Report common themes Summarize focus areas/priorities Communicate next steps. Visioning, defined. Rotary International initiative.
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Club Visioning Charting a five-year strategic plan for the Rotary Club of La Crosse
Today’s agenda • Define “Visioning” • Share overview of process • Report common themes • Summarize focus areas/priorities • Communicate next steps
Visioning, defined • Rotary International initiative
Visioning, defined • Rotary International initiative • Free-form brainstorming session to assess our priorities
Visioning, defined • Rotary International initiative • Free-form brainstorming session to assess our priorities • Consequential, forward-thinking
Visioning, defined “Skating to where the puck is going to be …” – Gretzky
The Process By the numbers: Who? What? Plusses and minuses
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • 4 Rotary-trained facilitators
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • 4 Rotary-trained facilitators • 4 and one-half hours
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • Four Rotary-trained facilitators • Four and one-half hours • 12 focus areas
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • Four Rotary-trained facilitators • Four and one-half hours • 12 focus areas • 246 unique ideas
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • Four Rotary-trained facilitators • Four and one-half hours • 12 focus areas • 246 unique ideas • 2,160 sticky dots
One dark and lonely night … • 30 volunteers • Four Rotary-trained facilitators • Four and one-half hours • 12 focus areas • 246 unique ideas • 2160 dots • And 48 flip charts …
One dark and lonely night … … converged in a nebulous swirl from which emerged several common themes.
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged Positive attributes • Three simple words define our purpose: Service Above Self
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged Positive attributes • Three simple words define our purpose: Service Above Self • We are the area’s premier service club
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged Positive attributes • Three simple words define our purpose: Service Above Self • We are the area’s premier service club • Serving underserved and vulnerable people/populations is at the core of our work
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged Positive attributes • Rotarians are difference-makers, locally and internationally
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged Positive attributes • Rotarians are difference-makers, locally and internationally • We are not a club of check-writers, but of doers
Key learnings (and what we already knew), abridged The Minnesota Vikings are the best.
Key learnings(and what we already knew), abridged Negative attributes: • We are rich, old and white
Key learnings(and what we already knew), abridged Negative attributes: • We are rich, old and white • We are always asking for money
Key learnings(and what we already knew), abridged Negative attributes: • We are rich, old and white • We are always asking for money • Our members know little about the Rotary Foundation and how monies are allocated
Key learnings(and what we already knew), abridged Negative attributes: • We could do more to recruit, attract and retain younger members (<35)
Key learnings(and what we already knew), abridged Negative attributes: • We do little to recruit, attract and retain younger members (<30) • Opportunities for fellowship during meetings have diminished
Outcomes Summary of focus areas
Next Steps On our marks, get set …
Next steps • Review and assimilate the information
Next steps • Review and assimilate the information • Reconfigure/merge/terminate and/or create new committees as needed
Next steps • Review and assimilate the information • Reconfigure/merge/terminate and create new committees as needed • Meet with committee chairs to lay the foundation for our efforts
Next steps • Establish qualitative and quantitative methods to chart our progress, identify what is and isn’t working, and adjust our sights as needed to achieve our goals
Next steps • Establish qualitative and quantitative methods to chart our progress, identify what is and isn’t working, and adjust our sights as needed to achieve our goals • Receive constant, unvarnished feedback from every member who wishes to share
Next steps HAVE FUN!
Change is good! Change is my friend! Change comes bearing gifts!
In sum Visioning provides the opportunity to be the change we wish to see in the world
In its essence, Visioning is about STRATEGY