2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Solving the Club Meeting:

Bringing Value to your members

Haresh L. Ramchandani, DGN

Rotary District 7020

Rotary Club of Montego Bay East, Jamaica

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Let’s start at the beginning….

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• Classification Principle

– We all bring something to the table

• Attendance rules

– Is it still valid?

– Do we scare off potential members?

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• Why Join?

• Why Stay?

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SURVEY RESULTS

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Professional networking/

THE PRIMARY REASONS PEOPLE JOIN ROTARY…

Why did you initially join Rotary?

To positively impact my community

Friendship and fellowship

30%

business development opportunities

To have a positive impact globally 20%

Potential for personal/

professional recognition

Development and 10% training opportunities

0%

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…ARE THE SAME REASONS THEY STAY ROTARIANS

Why do you stay with Rotary?

To positively impact my community

Friendship and fellowship

30% Professional networking/ business development opportunities

To have a positive impact globally 20%

Potential for personal/

professional recognition

Development and 10% training opportunities

0%

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• Over 67,000 Rotarians asked to

participate

• 15% responded

• Response statistically valid

• Results accurately reflected Rotarian

–Geography

–Age

–Gender

–Role in Rotary

ROTARIAN SURVEY RESULTS - 2014

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• Great Fellowship

• Great Speakers

• Networking

• Personal Development

• Professional Development

• Giving Back, making a difference

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• Not enjoying the meetings

• Personality Profiles

• Different Generations

• Difference of opinions

• Joined for THEIR their reasons, not yours

• Feel Neglected / Unwanted

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Communicate with your members!

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ATTRACT YOUNGER MEMBERS

• Challenging and meaningful

• Flexible

• Family friendly

• Fun projects, social events

• Networking

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• Go beyond the club – Conventions, Conferences, Assembies

• Understand their needs:

• What they say they need

• What they don’t say they need.

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When was the 4 way test created

1905 1932

1987 1917

ROTARY’s

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Rotary

JEOPARDY

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Foundation’s

Largest

Program

Funds &

Programs Short For…

Close

To Home Challenge

100 100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400

500 500 500 500 500

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Rotary

In

Jamaica

Paul

Harris

Fellow

Rotary

Community

Corps

Club

Twinning

Group Study

Exchange

Programme

200 200 200 200 200

400 400 400 400 400

600 600 600 600 600

800 800 800 800 800

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

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Foundation’s Largest Program 100

This program provides funding for

mass immunization campaigns

A: What is Polio Plus?

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The Rotary

Wheel of Fortune

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Wheel of Fortune

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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C A N ‘ T B U Y

M E L O V E

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• Interclub Assembly

• Rotaractors(or interactors) in charge

• Spouses or Kids run meeting

• “Do it different today” meeting

• President of the week

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Club Visioning

1. Plan-Long range (strategic)

2. Annual goals (Actions and plans)

3. Continuity in projects/decision making

4. Consensus for decision making

5. Club members know “what we stand for”

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The Benefits of Club Visioning

6. Larger/stronger field of club leaders

7. Succession planning for club leadership

8. Involve all members in club activities

9. Membership Development

– Vision is what we recruit and retain to

10. Relevance to the community

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Wife Swap

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President Swap

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REUNION

Meetings

Welcome back!

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Interview

Style:

Rotary & Me

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THANK YOU

Meetings Thank

you!

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DID YOU KNOW?

Meetings I didn’t know

that! I want to

learn

more.

I have so

many

questions.

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I am going to ask you 2 questions, for

each question I will give 3 options.

Please applaud for the option you

think is the answer!

We are going to have some FUN with a ‘Did you

know?’ meeting right now!

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What Rotary memorabilia was left on the

Moon’s surface?

• Rotary Flag

• Rotary Wheel

• 4-Way test Pin

• Polio Plus Banner

• Paul Harris’s Bust

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The correct answer is:

A FOUR WAY TEST PIN!

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Which one of these famous people was

NOT a Rotarian?

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The correct answer is:

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill!

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