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Rotary District 7910. A Guide To Increase Membership. Outline. A Strong Foundation Rotary Value Proposition Why Add New Members Attracting New Members Managing The Process A Final Note. A Strong Foundation. Consensus Amongst Members Well Articulated Community Service
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Rotary District 7910 A Guide To Increase Membership
Outline • A Strong Foundation • Rotary Value Proposition • Why Add New Members • Attracting New Members • Managing The Process • A Final Note
A Strong Foundation • Consensus Amongst Members • Well Articulated Community Service • Focus on Youth, Elderly, Disadvantaged • Committee Chair and Members • Meet and Greet Types • Rotary Value Proposition – “Elevator Speech” • Effective Induction & Integration Process • Early Engagement of New Members • A Continual, Consistent and Sustainable Process!
Rotary Value Proposition • Better World Citizen by Helping Neediest • Professional Networking • Fellowship, Fun, Entertainment, Family • Prestige, Pride & Cultural Awareness • Personal Growth and Leadership • Continued Education, Public Speaking • Thousands of Local and International Humanitarian Projects
Rotary Value Proposition • Community Development Projects • Youth Development – Interact, Rotaract, RYLA, ESSEX, Scholarships, Dictionaries • And Much More – Welcomed anywhere in the world in 34,000 Clubs in 200 Countries! • How Will You Add to the Rotary Value Proposition?
Why Add New Members? • More Members = More Good Projects • Long Term Survival & growth • Fresh Ideas in Technology and Community Service • Recognize and Respond to Changing Community Needs • Resource Community Projects and Youth Programs
Attracting New Members • No Silver Bullet – No Single Answer • Members Engaged in Service Projects Leads To Rotary Pride Leads to Member Attraction • It Is Basically a Marketing Job • We Translate Our Good Works Into Strong Selling Points – Our Value Proposition • Rotary Membership is a Reflection or What We Believe, How We Act and All We Do
Managing The Process • Appoint an Energetic Chair and Committee • Set Goal, Develop Strategy and Monitor • Target List of Prospects & Track Progress • News Media Ads and Press Releases • Develop “Elevator Speech” • Develop “Meet and Greet” Info Strategy • Have Library of Rotary Info
Managing The Process • Develop Effective/Timely Approval, Induction and Integration Process • Ensure Immediate Engagement of New Members • Develop Mentoring Process. • Repeat Steps 1 – 10!
A Final Note - ASK! • You Have to Ask! • Repeat After Me: • “Hello. My name is Tom and I am a member of the Rotary Club of Weston-Wayland. It was suggested by our members that I call you and ask you to join us as our guest to learn about Rotary and what we do to improve our community and the world. We would be delighted to have you join us.”