Membership Goals

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2009 - 2010 Membership & Extension
Objectives, Strategy & Recognition

Jim Devlin, District Membership Committee Chair

Rotary Club of Tullahoma

Phone: 931-455-8619
Cell 931-580-6764
email: devlin@cafes.net

Patty Daughtrey Co-Chair

Rotary Club of Farragut

Phone 865-693-8463                               
Cell 812-344-2923
email volpat1@aol.com

Objectives

Membership Goal (required)

Achieve a net increase of one member by 31 March 2010. This is requested by Rotary President John Kenney and our District Governor Carol Foster

Extension Goal

The District objective for extension is the chartering of 1 new club in the 2009-2010 year.

Here is a 4-page list of Classifications you can use.

Strategies

The strategies for membership growth are: Have at least 20 % of club members each bring a potential candidate for membership as a guest to a club meeting. Recruit at least 1 R.I. or Rotary Foundation Alumni. Increase the diversity of your club’s membership by selecting two new members, who belong to a group that is underrepresented in the club. Recruit at least two new members, who have experience in community, vocational, or international service work.

Recognition

Recognition of membership growth can take place at both the club and the district level. At the club level, present every member who sponsors a new member with a Rotary pin that incorporates the "SPONSOR ribbon" on the pin. Also present members that have sponsored multiple new members with the addition to the Rotary pin that designates their sponsorship of 2, 3, 4, etc., new members. Club can order pins from vendors.

District recognition will be presented at the District Conference for the clubs that have the highest net increase in membership, the highest percentage increase in membership, and the Rotarian who sponsors the most new members.

Rotary International's Membership Development Recognition Program will recognize clubs in our District as follows:

• Up to three clubs will be recognized by Governor Carol Foster  for developing a proactive, creative, long-term strategy for:
  1. Promotion of member retention
  2. Identification and recruitment of new members
  3. Organization of new clubs
• To be considered, clubs must submit a one-page detailed explanation of their strategy to District Membership Chair PDG Jim Devlin at devlin@cafes.net or fax 931-455-2301
• District Membership Chair PDG Jim Devlin  will forward the names of the clubs recommended for recognition to RI by May 15.

A certificate, signed by the RI President, will be awarded to each club chosen.
Rotary International's President's Award includes a requirement for membership strategy and success as shown in the 2008-2009 Presidential Citation brochure.

Membership Criteria for Presidential Citation 2009-2010

• Ensure that a club member attends the district membership development seminar.
• Have 10 percent or more of the membership, other than the club president, bring in new members by 31 March 2009.
• Ensure that a club member attends a regional presidential membership conference.
• Recruit at least one alumnus from Foundation programs (Ambassadorial Scholars, Group Study Exchange team members, Rotary World Peace Fellows) or RI programs (former Youth Exchange students, Rotaract or Interact members) into membership by 31 March 2009.
• Give formal recognition to any club member who recruits more than one new member by 31 March 2009.
• Encourage diversity of membership, and promote a balanced membership. Induct new members from demographic groups not currently represented in your club.
• Conduct an analysis of qualified professional and business leaders within the community to identify prospective members, and invite them into membership.
• Retain members in Rotary by helping relocated Rotarians join clubs in their new communities.
• Report new members monthly to RI by using Member Access at www.rotary.org.

Source: Presidential Citation