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Suggested Topics for Rotary Institutes In 1998/99
The Board suggests that, where applicable, the following topics be included in
the agenda for 1998/99 Rotary Institutes, for presentation, discussion and report back to the Board.
We are only highlighting topics pertinent to the Membership Task
Force
- Membership development is vital to Rotary's future. The Board has established
the Rotary International Membership Development and Extension Award program which will begin with the 1998-99 Rotary
year. Do the clubs in your district have a plan in place to enhance membership development? Have the clubs used
the membership ideas from other clubs and districts which are avaialble to them on the Rotary web page?
- The District Leadership Plan provides assistance for district governors. With
the new District Leadership Plan available to districts, are new club extension efforts increasing in your district?
Is there a general feeling that districts can increase in size without becoming unmanagable?
- What are some resources your club or district can use to promote its work in
the community? How important is it for your club to maintain a public profile? What can a strong public relations
club committee do to support the efforts of the club?
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How To Increase Membership
More ideas on How to Increase Membership
- To overcome cost of Rotary meetings, consider "high tea" meetings
or even the possibilities of not having a meal .
- To reward sponsors of new members, how about a free trip to the District Conference?
- To reward sponsors of new members, how about making a $100 contribution to the
Rotary Foundation in the person's name?
- Search alumni for potential members: GSE team members, Ambassadorial Scholars,
RYLA, Interactors, Rotaractors, Youth Exchange, etc.
- Review past club bulletins for speakers who might be good candidates.
- Put a "mark" on the badge of every member who has not proposed a new
member.
- Add a "star" on the member's badge for every member he has proposed
to join the club.
- Deterrent to membership growth are attitudes and inertia. Change them. Beware
of Rotarians who profess "our club is getting too big", or "we are quite happy as we are, why should
we bring in more strangers to spoil our fellowship"
- Publicize your club and its projects.
- If a club determines it is at the size it wants to be, it has the responsibility
to share Rotary by starting a new club.
- Admit women into your club, if you haven't already done so.
- Have you ever considered that there may be a segment of the population who may
be uncomfortable with the language used in your regular club meeting? Why not make your club meetings multi-lingual?
- If your club does not want to grow, recruit members for near by clubs.
- If a recruit just cannot make it to a lunch club, suggest a breakfast or dinner
or high-tea club which he/she might join.
- Form a Past Presidents' Council and give them the responsibility of recruiting
new members.
- Add another requirement that newly recruited members should bring in another
member within a year or two.
- Hold a club reunion for former members. They may decide to re-join.
- Encourage Rotary spouses to be actively involved in your club's activities.
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Matters To Be Discussed At Your Membership
Seminar
At the July meeting of the Board of directors, a decision from the 1998
Council On Legislation was referred to the Membership Task Force for study and report to the Board at its June
1999 meeting. The decision reads as follows:-
Decision: The Board
refers Council Resolution 98-269 ("To consider advantages and disadvantages of deleting all references to
the territorial limits of Rotary clubs from the constitutional documents of RI and if deemed beneficial, to bring
appropriate legislation to the next Council on Legislation") to the Membership Task Force for study and report
to the Board at its June 1999 meeting.
Please put the above item in the agenda as a topic of discussion at your Membership Seminar and report back to
me as soon as possible.(Before January 15 1999)
Full text of Resolution 98-269 is as follows:
" To request the Board of Rotary International to consider deleting references to club territorial limits
in the RI constitutional documents and proposing legislation pertaining to territorial limits."
WHEREAS, there
are many Rotary clubs throughout the world which, through a misunderstanding of Article II of the bylaws of Rotary
International, share part of their territories with other Rotary clubs, and have done so for many years, and
WHEREAS, such partial
sharing is contrary to the policy of the Board of Directors and Article II of the bylaws of Rotary International,
and
WHEREAS, it would
be impractical to require all such territories to be redefined
IT IS RESOLVED by
Rotary International that the Board of Directors of Rotary International shall consider the advantages and disadvantages
of deleting all references to the territorial limits of Rotary clubs from the Standard Rotary Club Constitution
and the Constitution and Bylaws of Rotary International and shall, if beneficial to the Rotary movement, bring
forward appropriate legislation to the next Council on Legislation.
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