Rotary District 6780
NEW ROTARIAN MEMBERSHIP PACKET
• ROTARY MEMBER CERTIFICATE• ABC’S OF ROTARY• ROUND ROTARY EMBLEM MAGNET• LIST OF REQUIREMENTS TO GO FROM RED TO
BLUE BADGE• CLUB DIRECTORY• CLUB BROCHURE
PERIODIC ORIENTATION
• AN ONGOING EDUCATION OF THE NEW ROTARIAN
• INVOLVE NEW AND CURRENT ROTARIANS IN THE PRESENTATION
• DISTRICT HAS GENERIC PRESENTATION THAT CAN BE PERSONALIZED FOR YOU CLUB
EDUCATION
• SOME MEMBERS LEAVE OUR CLUBS BECAUSE THE WERE NEVER REALLY ROTARIANS IN THE FIRST PLACE
• IF YOU CAN ENCOURAGE THE NEW MEMBER TO GET INVOLVED, THE EDUCATION BEGINS
• INVOLVEMENT LEADS TO SOLID MEMBERSHIP
RED TO BLUE BADGE
• GIVE A 2-3 MINUTE BIO TO THE MEMBERSHIP DURING A REGULAR MEETING
• BE A GREETER FOR 3 WEEKS• ATTEND A BOARD MEETING• MAKE UP ONE MEETING AT ANOTHER CLUB• BECOME AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER OF ONE
COMMITTEE• PROPOSE A NEW MEMBER
RED TO BLUE BADGE
• ATTEND NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION MEETING
• READ TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKLETSo GETTING STARTED IN ROTARYo THE ABC’S OF ROTARYo THE ROTARY FOUNDATION FACT BOOKo HISTORICAL REVIEW OF ROTARY
RED TO BLUE BADGE
• DISPLAY THE OBJECT OF ROTARY OR THE 4-WAY TEST AT YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS
• ATTEND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CLUB FUNCTIONSo FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITYo BOARD MEETINGo COMMITTEE MEETINGo PROJECT ACTIVITY
CALCULATE YOUR RETENTIONRATE
• DETERMINE YOUR CLUB’S RETENTION RATEo HELPS ESTABLISH YOUR CLUB’S RETENTION
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSESo ESTABLISHES HOW LONG THE ROTARIAN WAS IN
YOUR CLUB AT RESIGNATION
MEMBER ACTIVITY METRIC
• WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER TODAY• ESTABLISHES HOW ACTIVE EACH MEMBER
IS IN SEVERAL AREAS• CAN PROVIDE AN ACTION PLAN FOR YOUR
RETENTION/DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ROTARY CLUB BASICS
FOR RETENTION
• PLEASANT MEETING PLACE• GOOD PROGRAMS• GOOD FOOD• OPEN, FRIENDLY, CARING EXCITED MEMBERS
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONOPPORTUNITIES
• REGULAR CLUB ASSEMBLIES TO DISCUSS CLUB ACTIVITIES
• ANNUAL GOALS, PLANS AND STRATEGIES• IMPORTANCE OF NEW MEMBERS AND
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES• SEVERAL CLUB PROGRAMS A YEAR FOCUSED ON
ROTARY, ITS HISTORY, OBJECT, SCOPE AND ACTIVITIES
SUMMARY
• USE ROTARY RESOURCES• INVOLVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN RETENTION• USE ROTARY DISTRICT 6780 MEMBERSHIP
COMMITTEE MEMBERS• MEASURE YOUR CLUB RETENTION RATE• MEASURE YOUR CLUB MEMBER ACTIVITY MATRIX• HAVE ALL YOUR CLUB MEMBERS INVOLVED
