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RI Strategic Plan2008-09 Zone Institutes

April 22, 2023

“What Rotary will be one hundred years hence, none living can imagine. There is nothing impossible to Rotary now.”

Paul Harris, Feb. 1915

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Integrated Planning Efforts

RI & RI & BoardBoard

RI & RI & BoardBoard

RI Committees, Coordinators and Senior Leaders

RI Committees, Coordinators and Senior Leaders

Rotary Clubs & DistrictsRotary Clubs & Districts

Impacting Local and International CommunitiesImpacting Local and International CommunitiesImpacting Local and International CommunitiesImpacting Local and International Communities

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Endorsed Mission & Vision

…to provide service to others, promote high ethical standards, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders

…universally recognized for our commitment to Service Above Self to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace.

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DiversityDiversity

FellowshipFellowship IntegrityIntegrity

ServiceService

LeadershipLeadership

Rotarian Core

Values

Rotarian Core

Values

Definitions at www.rotary.org

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Endorsed Priorities Eradicate Polio

Advance recognition and public image of RI

Increase capacity to serve others

Expand membership globally

Emphasize unique vocational service commitment

Optimize leadership talents within RI

Implement strategic planning process throughout organization

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Highlights & Successes Polio eradication grant from Gates

Promote Rotarian and general giving www.rotary.org/endpolio

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Highlights & Successes Continued focus

on public relations

Make Dreams Real through Membership

Public relations grants (due 1 Oct)

Leadership Development Guide online

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Highlights & Successes E-Learning Ce

nter Governance

structure committing to Strategic Plan

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Highlights & Successes

Future Vision Plan progress

Dissemination of plan via web, articles, brochures, presentations

…to enable Rotarians to

advance world

understanding, goodwill,

and peace through the

improvement of health, the

support of education, and

the alleviation of poverty

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Next Steps

Survey of Rotary world

Review of Governance Practices

Update on Progress / Actions

Continue Promotion & Communication of Plan

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Major Challenges & Opportunities Qualified membership development and retention Successful, interesting meetings to attract and

retain members Involvement in all Four Avenues of Service Reaching outside of the Family of Rotary for

membership opportunities Improve continuity and consistency—utilize the

concepts in the Club Leadership Plan What’s in it for me? Addressing the needs of

tomorrow’s business, professional and community leaders

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Together We Can Achieve Our Mission

Promote the plan

Inform your fellow Rotarians

Align your club and district plans accordingly

Learn more at www.rotary.org

“Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.”

Paul Harris, Message to 1914 RI Convention, Houston, Texas, USA