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Membership Retention and Recruitment
Rotary Club Nassau Sunrise
Step 1 - Identify
Identify well-qualified members of our community. These individuals should be professional or community leaders of strong character who have a commitment to service. Ask them to be your guest at a Rotary club meeting.
Step 2 - Introduce
Introduce prospective members to Rotary by informing them about Rotary International’s programs and your club’s service projects.
Step 3 - Invite
Invite prospective members Invite prospective members to join RCNS. Highlight potential areas of involvement in the club and RI based on the prospective member’s personal interests.
Step 4 - Induct
Induct new members in a dignified and meaningful manner. Invite spouses, partners, and family members to attend.
Step 5 – Inform & Orient
Inform new members about your club and RI by focusing on:
• Opportunities for Service• Rotary policies and Procedures• Rotary history and achievements
Consider distributing the New Member Information Kit (426-EN) to new members.
Red Ribbon Removal
We have assigned Arnold Bain to track and help persons with red ribbons to remove their ribbons.
If you need a red ribbon removal tracking form you can any one of us on
the Membership Committee. Our objective is to help new members get rid of their red ribbons sooner.
Criteria for Red Ribbon Removal
Introduce a guest speaker Give a Vote of thanks Attend 3 different Rotary Club
Meetings (other than Nassau Sunrise)
Give the Toast Recite the prayer Introduce the visiting Rotarians
Sponsor Involvement
Sponsors will now be provided with special pins once you sponsor a new member.
Sponsors will be invited to assist with the red ribbon removal process.
Step 6 - Involve
Immediately involve new members in: Club committees Service projects Weekly club meetings Social activitiesFamily of Rotary
Family of Rotary
Family of Rotary Announcements – Births and deaths – fruit baskets.
Raffle for Anniversaries Birthday Club Anniversary Wedding Anniversary
Birthday Donations – start again in January 2011
Family of Rotary Events 2010 August 22, 2010 – Backpack Give-A-Way for children in the
community of St. Matthews Union Baptist Church, The Grove August 28, 2010 – Backpack Give-A-Way Kids in the
Community near Seashells Café Arundel Street. September 2010 - Coastal Clean Up (Date, venue and time
TBA) October 30, 2010 - Project Lend-A-Hand – Venue TBA November 6, 2010 – Creating ornaments for the Jesse Tree -
Venue TBA December 18, 2010 – Presentation of gifts at Hawaiian Luau. April 30, 2011 – Easter Egg Hunt, BNT May 14, 2011 – Project Lend-A-Hand with the Inner Wheel
Club – Venue TBA June 25, 2011 – Beach Picnic at Blackbeard’s Cay
Step 7 - Educate
There are two approaches a new member can take to acquire a Rotary education: self-education and continuing education offered by the club.
Continuing Education
A continuing education plan offered by the club includes
• Frequent communication of Rotary newsand information
• Rotary Minute• Club training programs focused on
continuing education • RLI
2010/2011 Club Training
Subject matter experts will be invited to present to the club.
Orientation sessions Sponsor Training Club Runner Training Rotary Topics and Rotary Minutes
Self-Education
Self-education activities include:
Informational reading such as –The ABC’s of Rotary–Rotary Foundation Facts–THE ROTARIAN or regional magazines–Exploring club, district, and RI Web sites
Attending a board or committee meetingAttending a district meeting, such as a Rotary Foundation Seminar
Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) The RLI seeks to have Rotary Clubs in member
districts identify those Rotarians who seem to have the POTENTIAL for future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and
leadership skills for voluntary organizations. Cost $95.00 Nassau Session: October 2 & 3, 2010
Membership Committee Chairs
Yvette Bethel – Membership Director Emericka Robinson – Family of Rotary
Chair Arnold Bain – Red Ribbon Removal
Chair Yvette Bethel – Club Training
Coordinator We need volunteers – Recruitment
and Retention Chair(s)
How to get involved
Approach the committee chair A committee chair may approach
you The President of RCNS may approach
you
Thank You