District 1010

Club Leadership Plan

Recommended Administrative Structure for Rotary Clubs

Content• Purpose • What is it?• History so far• Progress So Far• Why Change• What it offers• What the plan suggests• The key aspects• Implementation

Purpose of my talk…

• Key aspects of Club Leadership Plan

• Understanding of key points

• Understanding of the process

• Confidence to pursue it in your club

My aim is to provide you with some idea of:

What is it?

• A process of change

• Respects the Four Avenues of Service

• Value of strong Club administration

• Suggests different focus

History …

• District Leadership Plan

• Results not obvious to all Rotarians

• Included a key decision

Trial of what has now become known as

The Club Leadership PlanClub Leadership Plan

Progress so far

• 2001-2005 trials throughout the World

• 2006 Rotary formally introduced the Plan

• Made information available to all Rotarians

• Promoted the benefits

Why change ?

• Rotary has grown in size, status and impact

• Success requires continuity

• We must enjoy what we do

• All Rotarians must encourage participation

What it offers…

• Implementation of long-range planning

• Simplify your Committee structure

• Involve all of your Club members

What the Plan suggests…

• Sustain and increase membership• Implement successful service projects• Support The Rotary Foundation• Develop leaders beyond Club level

• Retains existing members• Great shop window for new members• Members engaged in projects of choice• Implement successful service projects

A healthy Rotary Club is a successful one

What the Plan suggests…

• Develops long-range goals

• Sets annual goals

• Involves all Members in planning process

• Ensures that every member is active in a Club project or function

A successful Rotary Club is one that:

What the Plan suggests…

Proposed Club Structure

Based on the Four Avenues of Service

Effective clubs are able to

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Four Avenues of ServiceClub Leadership Plan

Recommended Standing Committees

*Additional committees can be appointed as needed on an annual basis

Attendance

Club Bulletin

Club Service

Fellowship

Magazine

Program

Health & Safety

Public Relations

Marketing

Classifications

Membership

Membership Dev

Mentoring

Rotary Information

Community Service

International Service

Vocational Service

Youth Service

Environmental

Alumni

Annual Giving

Grants

GSE

Permanent Fund

Scholarships

Polio Plus

Club Council

MembershipPublic Relation

s

Administration

ServiceProjects

Foundation

*Additional committees can be appointed as needed on an annual basis

Club Council

MembershipPublic Relation

s

Administration

ServiceProjects

Foundation

Recommended Standing Committees

District support of the Club Leadership Plan

Assistant Governors

MembershipDevelopment

Team

DistrictPrograms

Team

The RotaryFoundation

Team

Public Relations

Team

Effective clubs are able to

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Four Avenues of ServiceClub Leadership Plan

Membership

An Action Plan for membership growth

“Membership must be a part of all that we do”

• Commitment

• Establish an “Identity”

• Target prospective members

• Attract them!!

What are elements of an Action Plan?

Make Rotary Enjoyable

• Weekly Meeting

• Fellowship Activities

• Community Service Projects

• Weekly Meeting

• Fellowship Activities

• Community Service Projects

Share everything that we do with non Rotarians:

• In 3 minutes!

• Facts or feelings

• Statistics or stories

Explaining Rotary

Effective clubs are able to

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Four Avenues of ServiceClub Leadership Plan

Implementing successful projects that address the needs of your community and communities in other countries

What does this mean?

• Vocational

• Youth

• International

• Community

Implementing successful projects

Existing programmes and projects

Youth

• RYLA• Rotary International Youth Exchange• Euroscola• Challenge Enterprise• Youth Speaks• Young Chef • Inter School Debating

Existing programmes and projects

Vocational

• Vocational Visits• Business Ethics Award

International

• Water Aid• Sight Savers

Community

• Various local community projects

Successful Service projects

How can one committee complete all these projects?

• Planning

• Structure – sub committees

• Commitment

• Involvement

What are the Benefits to the club?

• Choose what you want to do

• Spread the load

• Use the expertise within the club

• Mix the projects to have fun

Effective clubs are able to

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Four Avenues of ServiceClub Leadership Plan

The Club Leadership Plan is the opportunity to put the Rotary Foundation in its rightful place within the Club

The CLP Philosophy

• Set annual goals

• Develop a long term plan (2-3 years)

• Get membership buy-in

How well do you think that your members understandthe aims and outcomes ofThe Rotary Foundation?

What is your Club currently doing to promoteThe Rotary Foundation?

Remember – the CLP philosophy!

• Annual Goals

• Development of longer term plans

• Membership buy-in

• Promote and Manage

• Use your District Foundation Expert

Effective clubs are able to

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Sustain and

Increase Membersh

ip

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Implement

Successful

ServiceProjects

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Support The

RotaryFoundatio

n

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Develop Leaders Beyond the Club

Level

Four Avenues of ServiceClub Leadership Plan

• For the health of your club

• To enable your club’s service to its community

• For the health of District 1010

• For the long-term survival of Rotary!

Developing effective leaders is vital for Rotary’s survival !

So …How will we developour members to become leaders?

Club’s role• Provide opportunities

• Involve all members

• Support and encourage

• Educate and train

• Foster continuity of leadership

• Nurture

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