Creating Dynamic Clubs

Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll understand. -- Confucious
(Excerpts from a post by Joe Brownlee, Manager, RI Strategic Planning)

"Rotary Coordinators are key to helping clubs and districts understand the connection between their success and the organization’s mission and vision." Following are a few of our goals where we can use your ideas and assistance:

Find clubs with innovative programs and activities and share what you’ve learned with RI and with the clubs and districts you visit. Send your "Best Practices" to Zone 25 RC Judi - judi5110@comcast.net or Zone 26 RC Don Kremer - dekremer@pacbell.net

Promote club planning so that clubs can see how what they do connects to a strategic priority or goal

Engage clubs in understanding what “signature” projects and activities are. What does a club do best? Can they do it better? Are they known in the community for what they are passionate about?

Encourage district leaders to help clubs collaborate, encourage planning and public relations efforts so they can learn from each other

How a club interprets the priorities will vary by geography. There is no “right way” but the one that fits best with a club’s community.

The strategic planning web page provides information and resources. E-learning modules on the strategic priorities are being prepared to help clubs and districts find their focus, offer ideas and ways to become bigger, bolder and better.

Contact the Strategic Planning Office at SPO@Rotary.org for more information.

The Measurement of a Rotarian

"I don’t have to tell you that the measure of a Rotarian is not calculated in dollars and cents but rather on a more finely tuned scale.Character. Values. Commitment. Achievement. Experience. Passion
These are the traits, which set Rotarians apart."

Paraphrased from a book on copy-writing by Denny Hatch.

Membership Best Practices

During the last days as President of RC Eugene Delta, I stumbled across a link on the Rotary International web site. It provides a listing of terminated members - by club. Might I suggest that the current president and/or secretary of each club, download and print page by page this list. Give it to the membership committee and have them contact these ex-members. The printout provides reasons for termination. Many of them left Rotary because of business or personal time conflict(s). I suspect that there are several people wanting to come back to Rotary - just need the ask. If your club's meeting day and time do not support the person, suggest an alternate club(s). Below are the directs to get to the list mentioned.

Go to: http://rotary.org/en/selfservice/Pages/login.aspx

-> login
-> click on Update Membership Data
-> click on Terminated members,
-> Print it out, one page at a time.

Thanks to AG David Klindt, D5110 for this idea!

Rotary Coordinator News from Southern Africa!

Great ideas and thoughts come from around the Rotary World! In an effort to share as much of this as possible, I will be posting links to other blogs that I think are relevant and helpful to us here in Zones 25 and 26. One such blog is from Zone 20A (South) which comprises the five districts of southern Africa, which includes Angola, Botswana,Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland! Wow! That's a huge zone!

You will notice that two of the posts have been written by Rotarians from our own Zones - RID John Blount and PDG Ron Sekkel. You see -- Collaboration of ideas and best practices happens all over the Rotary universe! That's just part of what we hope to encourage among our clubs, districts and committees as we work together to help our clubs be stronger -- BIGGER, BETTER, BOLDER!

Take a look -- http://rczone20asouth.blogspot.com/

Note also that the title of this blog has a temporary title change as we move into the more expanded role of Rotary Coordinator. Soon, the blog will be hosted by the Zone 25-26 website, but until then, your subscription here should continue to bring you back for more good info.

Hope your summer is going well!

Judi

Rotary Leader e-News Available

This is a great new RI on-line publication. You might want to subscribe if you're not already receiving it!

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6be59928#/6be59928/8

Kick-Off Bigger, Better, Bolder!

The July 2010 edition of Membership Matters is ready for downloading from the Zone 24/32 website or you can copy and paste the link below.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/zonedata/22/html/855/Membership%20Matters%20July%202010.pdf

Excellent articles in this edition that apply directly to creating more effective clubs!

The NEW Rotary Year!

RI Strategic Plan Goes Into Effect

Rotary International News -- 2 July 2010

With the start of the new Rotary year, Rotary International’s revised Strategic Plan officially goes into effect.

The plan comprises three priorities, all of equal importance to Rotary's future: support and strengthen clubs, focus and increase humanitarian service, and enhance public image and awareness. These priorities stem from Rotary’s core values of service, leadership, diversity, integrity, and fellowship.

Rotary clubs can use the priorities in the RI Strategic Plan as a basis for developing their own plans, tailored to their size of their club, the skills of their members, and the needs of the communities they serve.

The revised RI Strategic Plan (PDF) is available for download, along with Rotary's core values (PDF) , a PowerPoint presentation that explains the RI Strategic Plan, an RI Strategic Plan poster (PDF), and other resources. See http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/GeneralInformation/Announcements/Pages/2july10_annc_strategic_plan.aspx?tw for links to the documents.

The RI Board of Directors adopted the revised plan at its November meeting and refined it in January.