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To Make A Difference Takes

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• Focus on your personal and club goals.

• Commitment : Ignite Pin: Bring in one new member.

• Every Member Has A Role– Inviter– Sponsor >>>>>>>>>>>>>– Mentor– Friend– Trainer– ?

Ignite is a Membership Program

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• Not every member is going to invite a prospect, but members can

– Be hosts at the meeting– Be mentors to new members– Follow up with special guests– Be a welcoming greeter – Keep records

• Make sure that each member knows their role and responsibilities

Every Member Has an Important Role

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• The Ignite Pin is given to a club member who has made a personal commitment to the club to bring in a new member during the year.

• It is a one-on-one personal interaction between the member and the club president on behalf of the club

• The commitment is subject to the Four Way Test

Earning an Ignite Pin

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• Proposal Card: Make it easy for shy members to suggest prospects for others to invite.

• Friends of the Club President

• Simultaneous Inductees

• Former members

• Community Projects

• Share the Gift of Rotary: Six-Month Goal for each new member to bring in a new member.

15 Tips For Increasing Membership

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• Teams of Five each bring in One Member • Rotary Guest Day• Invite Prospects for needed Classifications • Club Forum-Assembly (brainstorm sessions)• Increase Diversity• Encourage members to keep a diary and prospect… • Contest • Bring A Friend Day • Your Own Ideas (e.g. Common Interests)

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• Identify a Need

• Inform & Inspire

• Invite: Simply Ask

• Orient & Prepare

• Induct with Dignity

• Educate & Mentor

• Involve and Engage

Good Recruitment results in Retention

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• Seek out well-qualified members of the community

• Work with other organizations in the community

• Identify target populations in your community and develop a plan for interacting with them

Identify: Rotary Fills A Need

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• Develop and distribute a club profile

• Follow up with each visitor to the club – including speakers

• Establish a public relations plan

• Keep prospective members on your mailing list

• Don’t let a prospective member leave your meeting empty handed

Inform: Maintain Contact

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• Educate club members regarding the procedures for extending an invitation to a prospective member.

• Build supportive membership teams

• Invite prospects to service projects and special events.

• Recognize members who invite & propose members

• Maintain statistics on membership efforts

Invite: Involvement Precedes Membership

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• Establish a formal pre-induction process

• Understand the prospective new member’s interests

• Ensure that new members can provide feedback

Orient: Prepare Prospects for Rotary

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• Establish an induction ceremony– Invite family members and colleagues– Recognition of the New Member’s Sponsor– Member obligations– Commitment by the new member to share their skills and resources– Assignment of the new members to a club committee

• Present a New Member Information Kit – RI Materials: Four Way Test Plaque/Badge/Literature/Member Access– Club Materials: Club Shirt/Mentor/Web Site Info– Certificate of Membership

Induct: Make It Important and Memorable

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• Utilize the Rotary Web Site Section for New Members

• Establish a formal orientation program

• Use a Mentoring Program with specific responsibilities and time lines

• Include continuing Rotary education as part of your weekly club agenda

Educate: Learn About Rotary and the Club

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• Get the new member active in the club: committees, fundraisers, board meetings, club social activities

• Ensure that time spent at meetings is productive and informative

Involve: Meet the Member’s Needs

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• Every Avenue of Service is a Membership Opportunity

– Club Service– Community Service– International Service– New Generations– Vocational Service

Avenues of Service & Membership

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The key to membership is an active club

Club Service: Ignite Your Prospects

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Interesting & Informative Meetings

Rotary Minutes

Great Programs

Fellowship

Participation in events

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• Anyone who is involved in a project outside of the sharing through their church or other organization is a potential Rotarian

• Anyone whose heritage is from another country and who wants to make a difference in that country is a potential Rotarian

• Anyone who thinks that peace is best found by improving the conditions of others is a potential Rotarian

International Service: Ignite Beyond Your Borders

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• Invite your prospective member to a hands-on community service project

• Take prospective members on a drive around your community and show them the difference that Rotary is making every day

• Ask a prospective member what their community passion is and how much better it could be with the support of a Rotary Club.

Community Service: Ignite Your Community

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Interact Rotaract Rotarians

•Does your club have a program for youth in your community

– Interact– RYLA– Youth Exchange– Boys and Girls Clubs– Tutoring

•Every youth is a future Rotarian

New Generations: Ignite Your Future

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• Every parent of a child you touch

• Community youth leaders

• Anyone committed to programs that benefit youth

New Generations: Ignite Your Present

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• Professionals with whom you do business

• People looking for the most effective business networking organization in the world

• People committed to ethics in business

• Promote the 4-Way Test

• Invite Rotarian prospects to a club meeting to share about their business for 2-3 minutes as club guests.

Vocational Service: Ignite Through Business

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• Establish your club membership goal

• Ensure that everyone in the club has a role

• Offer Ignite pins to those who will make a personal commitment to the club to bring in a new member

• Ask each member to prepare an “elevator speech” describing why they are a Rotarian

• Monitor and complete the Premier Club worksheet

• Report often to your club about progress against goal

What You Should Do Now!

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