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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ZONE 8bROTARY INTERNATIONAL ZONE 8b
“NZ MEMBERSHIP
MATTERS”
N.Z. Membership Matters as definedby the RI Membership Zone Committee
duringtheir “Link~Up” Seminars with the Six
Rotary Districts in August–September 2005 Special thanks to
PDG Jim Rayner & PDG Ken Hayman for material handed on to us.
**** RRIMC Trish O’Reilly RIMZC Lyn Holmes RIMZC Ross Murray RIMZC Andrew Meek
Membership
Organizing New Clubs
Recruitment
Retention
Membership DevelopmentRetention
A Marketing Approach
Aims & Objectives To Reach an Understanding of:-To Reach an Understanding of:-1. How to develop our Rotary Clubs into the
best of Service Organizations
2. How Rotary provides opportunities and makes Rotarians better people!
3. Why every qualified person deserves the opportunity to share in the magic of
Rotary
4. How to find these people and invite them to join and share Rotary with us!
5. How to market the story of Rotary!
6. How we keep them excited about Rotary so they won’t LEAVE
Membership DevelopmentMembership DevelopmentMembership DevelopmentMembership Development
Rotary’s Membership Goal
Each Club to have net increase of at least ONE member
Each Club to take attrition into account
What should we expect What should we expect from our Rotary from our Rotary
Membership?Membership?
Value for Time & Money
We should expect from Rotary
Fun Friendship Social Interaction Entertainment Education Opportunities
Our Rotary Club should be:A place where we feel better
about ourselves
Warm, caring, supportive, considerate, interested and interesting members
A place where we feel we belong
A place where we say
“Wow! I’m pleased I came!”
People really want to join good clubs!
~People don’t leave good
Rotary Clubs!
We need to practice and be proactive about what
we do in Rotary and what we get from our
Rotary membership
It must be a quality production – if we want to
be cheap, look cheap!
If we want to be professional, we must look professional!
PLAN TO SUCCEED~
SET A TIMETABLE
AVOID THE “ANY PERSON WILL DO”
SYNDROME
IDENTIFYINFORMINDUCT
Why is educating potential members important at this stage?
What information does your club provide to potential members?
How does your club communicate this information to potential members?
What club and/or district events does your club use as educational opportunities for new members?
What to do to keep members!What to do to keep members!
RetentionRetention
And, when we examine reasonswhy people leave,
NOT ALL ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL
1%
43%
7%5%5%
17%
5%
12%
5%Disinterest
Rotary Not Living upto ExpectationOther
Deceased
Health/Personal
Business & FamilyPressureAttendance
Moved
Business Transfer
Make them feel WANTED!Each new member should have a mentor
Clubs should have a method of mixing members at meal tables
Involve them (Don’t waste their time)Ask their opinionMake them feel SPECIAL, NEEDED &
APPRECIATEDPersonally invite them to Rotary functionsInvolve their family
““The Club Minders”The Club Minders”Watch over new members
Identify members at risk
Watch over deceased members families
Promote Fireside Meetings
Encourage & inform President
The friendliest friends in the club
How do we define a How do we define a
“Good Rotary “Good Rotary club”?club”?
Well run, Professional, exciting, Well run, Professional, exciting, enthusiastic!enthusiastic!
Venue & Meal meet the members Venue & Meal meet the members standards!standards!
Interesting & balanced programmeInteresting & balanced programme
A good mix of peopleA good mix of people
Everyone knows what’s going onEveryone knows what’s going on
Opportunities to develop Opportunities to develop leadership skills leadership skills
How to change the Culture
of a Club!Must be majority decision! Club visit to a club which is known to be
delivering the goods!Do a club evaluation/assessmentA team of enthusiastic members to plan a
strategy and sell the concept to the restHow to approach the older member
opposition to change syndrome.
Have patience & tolerance
Key Points!New Members are important for the
health of the clubMembers leave because Rotary does
not live up to their expectationsTarget prospective members to match
your club cultureMake new members feel wantedBe prepared to change the club cultureProud Rotarians attract new membersMembers join for WIIFMMarket (Don’t sell) Rotary
Attributes of Top Rotary Clubs
1 Attitude2 Preparation3 Contact4 Care
A Marketing ApproachA Marketing ApproachA Marketing ApproachA Marketing Approach
SELLING IS FLOGGING OFF WHAT YOU’VE GOT!
~MARKETING IS HAVING
WHAT THEY WANT!
SWOT ANALYSIS
SStrengthstrengthsWWeaknesseseaknessesOOpportunitiepportunitiessTThreatshreats
STRENGTHS
We have a great product Rotary is a quality organisation A range of programmes to be proud of A 100 year history Possibilities limited only by the
breadth of our vision
WEAKNESSESWEAKNESSES Rotary membership in NZ is staticRotary membership in NZ is static The average age of Rotarians is increasing90% of Rotarians have not proposed 90% of Rotarians have not proposed a a new member new member 11% of women members in NZ11% of women members in NZ Complacency & apathy are an issueComplacency & apathy are an issue Some members are slow to accept Some members are slow to accept
changechange
90% of Rotarians have not proposed a new member
Membership Growth in clubs is generally the result of one or two members!
11% of members in NZ are women Older members are slow to accept
change Complacency & Apathy are issues
Some more Some more butsbuts……………..……………..
““The best clubs have new The best clubs have new members”members”
OPPORTUNITIES
The way forward – a clue
New Members Bring
VISION VITALITY ENTHUSIASM CONTINUITY ENERGY
Why Join Rotary?
We know that close to 90% of Rotarians join Rotary for:
WIIFM “What’s In It For Me”
Does YOUR Club provide-Opportunities
Networking
Social Interaction
Personal Development
Excitement
Lend a Hand
Too busy
It costs too much
Boring
Poorly run meetings
Other Service clubs
Sports/social clubs
Why NOT join ?Threats
Where do we find new members?
Opportunities
WORKSHOPWORKSHOP Club AssessmentClub Assessment
Who is the ideal member of our Who is the ideal member of our club?club?
Why would the ideal person join Why would the ideal person join our club?our club?
How do they find out about our How do they find out about our club?club?
OBSERVATIONSExplode the myth – that women
have to be inducted as a groupIts been proven that enthusiastic
leadership can change a club eg Wanaka, Wellington –all driven by
a small group of enthusiastsSocial programme is the GLUE that
binds a club together
Have variety and surprises – not the same old stodgeRound dinner tables proved better
than rectangle- some clubs remove top table
Review Sergeants session – watch for sexist remarks
- beware of “in house jokes” – new members may feel excluded
- define time limit – maybe a “Happy Dollar” session
is better
Ensure to have 2 Rotarian Hosts at the Door to “Meet & Greet” plus your Treasurer
Each new member to have a “Mentor” for their first yearSpecial Orientation/Family of Rotary nights eg Family within a familyChange words – “Fireside” “Fellowship”
if your club is bored with these words
Some clubs do not like singingHave Vocational Service nights
Quality members – Rotary needs leaders and leadership
Build pride in our ClubsMake our Clubs more dynamicMore Female Rotarians-4% in the
worldInvite younger Professionals eg Rotaractors aged 30+
RIP Carl-Wilhelm’s Goals
25% clubs have less than 20 membersRemember we are all VolunteersRaise our horizons What is our productWhat do we enjoyInspire new members not enforceInspire, inform, induct, and do not
ignore
RIP Carl-Wilhelm’s Goals
WORKSHOPClub Assessment
In our club, what are the things we want to:
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For further information please email:-
RRIMC Trish O’Reilly - [email protected] Lyn Holmes – [email protected] Andrew Meek – [email protected] Ross Murray – [email protected]
Think Big and your Deeds will Grow
Think Small and you’ll fall behindThink that you Can and you Will
It’s all a State of Mind