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The Importance of Rotary’s Public Image. Pauline Leung Assistant General Coordinator RI Public Image Resource Group 2006-07. RI Public Image Resource Group ( PIRG). General Coordinator – Bob Aitken (Australia) Asst. Gen Coordinator – Pauline Leung (Taiwan) Area Coordinators:
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The Importance of Rotary’s Public Image Pauline Leung Assistant General Coordinator RI Public Image Resource Group 2006-07
RI Public Image Resource Group ( PIRG) General Coordinator – Bob Aitken (Australia) Asst. Gen Coordinator – Pauline Leung (Taiwan) Area Coordinators: Australia – Loryn Clark Brazil – Fernando Quintella USA - William Tubbs Scotland – Bob Lenzie South Africa – Shirley Selzer-Downie Japan – Hisao Taoka
Improving Rotary’s Public Image • Major membership concern • Surveyed 23,320 Rotarians in 2002 • Improving public image was a top priority • One of Strategic Plan’s top seven goals: Enhance The Public Image of Rotary
Image Target Audience
Visibility Awareness Perception Response
Various Attitudes of Public • Interested • Not interested • Indifferent • Prejudiced • Ignorant • Hostile
Attitude Transfer • Ignorant Understanding • Indifferent Interested • Prejudiced Acceptance • Hostile Support • Interested Action A good public image is able to generate positive attitudes and response to our messages
Three Conditions of Public Image • People saying good things about you • People saying bad things about you • People not talking about you
Creating Rotary’s Public Image Core values Behavioral Image Visual Image
Core Values of Rotary Service Above Self Integrity Tolerance Four-way Tests
What to do? • Behavior of Rotarians in the community • Public Services • Core Values • Cooperation with other organizations • Image & Message Exposure • Crisis Management
The Role of Clubs and Districts • Conduct a public relations campaign in your community • Tap into local talents or connections to seek free placements for Rotary materials • Work with local media and provide them with preproduced RI materials
Rotary. Humanity in Motion III • Third year: focus on polio eradication, literacy, water, youth, hunger, international education and peace • Materials “regionalized” by PIRG
Public Relations Grant: An Overview & Success Stories PDG Jason Yeung Area Coordinator RI Public Image Resource Group 29th November, 2007
Public Relations Grant New for the 2007-2008 Rotary year: • Only districts are eligible and only one application will be considered (submitted by the district governor). • Districts must contribute a minimum of one-third of the total PR Grant amount requested. • Districts encouraged to utilize Humanity in Motion and seek in-kind contribution
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A good public image for Rotary helps: • Creating a favorable environment for Rotary to achieve its goals • Building of a sustainable organization
Thank You TerimaKasih Salamat