EACH ROTARIAN: REACH ONE, KEEP ONE
FINDING NEW MEMBERS
This duty should be shared by all club Members.
Who Qualify?
- Adult of good Character
- Proprietor, Partner, Manager of a Business or,
- Discretionary position in Business/Profession,
- Retired from above, but with Social standing(Article V,Sec 5 of RI Constitution) now allows such persons to join Rotary
- Membership profile
Where to look
- Classification survey
- Business Contacts, New/Existing
- Friends, Family and Places of Worship
- Former Rotary service such as
- Rotaractors
- GSE team members
- Ambassadorial scholars
- RYLA Awardees and or Youth Exchange Participants
Classification survey
Please ensure that each club’s membership is representative of the business and professional life of its community – fellowship through diversity.
draw a comprehensive list of filled and unfilled classifications that exist in the area.
- Mutual helpfulness
- Pride in own occupation
- Better understanding of other occupations
BRINGING THEM IN
How?
- Initial contact (Personal/Phone/Mail)
- Club visits (Cost/Introduction/Follow Up/Record)
- Information
- (District & Club Brochures, Rotary magazines)
- Potential Projects
- Pre-Induction
- Approvals
- Induction
Get them involved
- Assign a mentor to them
- Assign them to a committee
- Continue Trainings like this one and others
- New Projects Participation
- Make them Act as Chief Greeters
CONCLUSION
"Effective orientation begins as soon as a qualified prospective member is identified, Invited, mentored, trained which ultimately improves on Retention"
Always Remember That The Key to Recruitment and Retention is an Active Club with:
- Good Meetings
- Great Programs
- Lots of Activities and Fun, In which all Members are Involved
FINDING NEW MEMBERS
This duty should be shared by all club Members.
Who Qualify?
- Adult of good Character
- Proprietor, Partner, Manager of a Business or,
- Discretionary position in Business/Profession,
- Retired from above, but with Social standing(Article V,Sec 5 of RI Constitution) now allows such persons to join Rotary
- Membership profile
Where to look
- Classification survey
- Business Contacts, New/Existing
- Friends, Family and Places of Worship
- Former Rotary service such as
- Rotaractors
- GSE team members
- Ambassadorial scholars
- RYLA Awardees and or Youth Exchange Participants
Classification survey
Please ensure that each club’s membership is representative of the business and professional life of its community – fellowship through diversity.
draw a comprehensive list of filled and unfilled classifications that exist in the area.
- Mutual helpfulness
- Pride in own occupation
- Better understanding of other occupations
BRINGING THEM IN
How?
- Initial contact (Personal/Phone/Mail)
- Club visits (Cost/Introduction/Follow Up/Record)
- Information
- (District & Club Brochures, Rotary magazines)
- Potential Projects
- Pre-Induction
- Approvals
- Induction
Get them involved
- Assign a mentor to them
- Assign them to a committee
- Continue Trainings like this one and others
- New Projects Participation
- Make them Act as Chief Greeters
CONCLUSION
"Effective orientation begins as soon as a qualified prospective member is identified, Invited, mentored, trained which ultimately improves on Retention"
Always Remember That The Key to Recruitment and Retention is an Active Club with:
- Good Meetings
- Great Programs
- Lots of Activities and Fun, In which all Members are Involved
