Membership webinar

July 28, 2014District 6040

Cassy Venters, Governor

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Governor Cassy

Membership is our #1 priority

SOAR

Share with otherschallenge your members to share

Rotary withfamilyfriendsfellow professionalsnew members to

community

Share with others

The club needs to have and use a valid sharing plan, such as a Five for One plan

Sharing plan The Rotary Club of __________ hereby adopts and implements a sharing plan:

the “Five for One” plan.  The President, consulting with the Membership chair, shall appoint as members of the membership committee one of every five Rotarians in the club.  Each committee member shall serve as the leader of a team of five. The other four members shall be appointed by the President, Membership chair, or randomly assigned [choose one]. Thus, our club will have ___ teams. Each team will have a goal to recruit at least one new member during the Rotary year (July-June). At the discretion of the President and Membership chair, after consulting with the Board, a contest between the teams may be organized during the Rotary year (July-June).  

Adopted this ___day of ______, 2014, by the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of _________________.  ___________________ Attest: ___________________President Secretary

Share electronically

put your club on Facebookattach link in emails/text messages

http://serviceaboveself.casite quickly answers “What is Rotary?” & “Why join Rotary?”

Orient and mentor

Treat a new member as the most important member in the club.

Adapt to them. Don’t make them adapt to the club.

A Plan for orientation/mentoring

1. President appoints Membership chair. 

2. Chair holds information session with new member. (Mentor should be present at information session.)

 

3. President performs induction ceremony at club meeting.

 

4. Mentor, appointed by President, assists new member for first few months.

Orientation information session“off the shelf”

• A 25-slide session is on the district website. “Orientation in PDF format.”

• Detailed text is the next entry on website. “Rotarian Orientation – Slide Notes.”

• District website also has “Prospective and Current Member Interest Finder.”

Induction Ceremony

• The district website has eight different induction ceremonies, word-for word.

• Invite the family of the new member. Make it special!

___________ Rotary ClubNew Member Service Orientation

Name_____________________________ Mentor ____________________________

Attend New Member information session ________________(Mentor) Attend 3 meetings per month for 3 months ________________(Mentor) Attend another Rotary Club with mentor, sponsor or another member, and receive 1 month credit for attendance goal _______________(Mentor)

Date Mentor Serve as Greeter four times ________ ____________

________ ____________ ________ _____________ ________ _____________

Participate in club activity or social ________ ___________________

Join one committee: _____________________ ________ ____________________

Give a vocational talk ________ ____________________

Invite one prospective member, guest, or family member to a club meeting ________ ___________________

Rotarian’s Signature ____________________________________________________

Mentor’s Signature _____________________________________________________

Upon completion, turn in to the Membership Chair.

Attract to Rotary• Club meetings have great fellowship and

stimulating programs

• Club sends weekly newsletter to all members – either electronically or hard copy

• Club (current) Website shows membership, programs, projects, and achievements

For the Presidential Citation, a club must

involve each member in leadership (a committee)

Induct spouse of a member Induct one or more RI/Rotary

Foundation program alumni, or Rotaractor

Increase diversity with 2 new members (e.g., classification, gender, age, ethnicity)

Sustain the growthPresidential Citation for 2014-15

❑ minimum net gain of at least one member between 1 July 2014 and 1 March 2015

more points for more members, and Governor’s goal

Rotary documents

Club Membership manualhttps://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/531

Membership Development Resource guidehttps://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/573

get organizedwhowhatwhenwherewhyhow

Governor Cassy asks each president to :

• Get organized on sharing with others and attracting to Rotary.

The Cycle of Growth

Value

Engagement

Retention

Attraction

Attract

Engage

Value

Retain

QUESTIONS?

Any time, any way, let Sandra and Duane know how they can help you.