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Powerpoint Presentations from
2007-2008 Membership Seminars:
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Most groups need to add new members regularly just to stay even.
My hope is that the clubs in our district will share with each other
positive experiences in reaching new members.
Many clubs develop a pamphlet to give to prospective new
members. It works well but requires revising and updating regularly.
Cape Girardeau West offers a fifty dollar
contribution toward a Paul Harris award to anyone who brings in a new
member. In fact, the donation is split with half going to the new member's
Foundation account and half to the sponsoring Rotarian's Foundation account. Most of this money will be in credits the club has accumulated
from previous foundation gifts.
Identifying prospects is a major challenge for all of us.
Occasionally clubs will place cards on the meeting tables with space
for prospective member's name, address, phone number, work title, and
member's name requested. We encourage our members
to bring prospects to a meeting at the club's expense. Each member
is asked to fill out a card with the prospect's information. We do
this 3-5 times a year and get 20-30 prospects from our members during
the year.
Rotary International recommends a study of the potential
classifications in your area. Your club should list all the classifications
where you have a member or could identify a potential member. Next to the
potential member's name, you should list a club member who might have or
could develop a relationship.
Time and money are the major obstacles
that potential members give for not joining our club. Help your members to develop positive responses to common objections.
Nearly every meeting, have a member share how he or she became a
Rotarian. They often include reasons why time and money are secondary
to the benefits received. This helps other members have quotes to share
with their potential member. The brochure also helps.
The loss of members can be lessened by using a mentor to help
the new member appreciate the opportunities that Rotary offers. The
mentor is encouraged to take the new member to a make-up meeting at a
nearby club. Ask new members where they would
like to serve. Whenever a member begins to miss regularly, a friend
in the club should talk with the member to determine if we can be of assistance.
A member of the Board usually speaks to the friend to alert him or her
of the need.
What works in your club? You can help others in our district
if you will share with us your experiences. This is a vital way to
serve others. Be generous with your ideas! Click on the email below to
send in your ideas.
Classifications
Here is a ten page list of possible classifications.
This is listed in Acrobat PDF format. You will need to have the free program Acrobat Reader to open.
This is not a complete list of classifications, as if that were possible! Perhaps you can print one page each week
to raise awareness of possible classifications in your club. This may lead to discussion and eventually to new members.
New Member Proposal Form
This is an "interactive" PDF form used for
bringing a new member into Rotary. You can fill in the name and address
information before printing for a very nice looking proposal form.
New Member Education &
Rotary Indoctrination
Here is a PowerPoint Presentation from the Rotary Club of
Woodstock-Oxford, in Ontario, Canada. This could be adapted to use in your
own club.
Complete Membership
Development Program
The Rotary
Club of Overland developed a complete membership Action Plan
during this past Rotary year. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, club
brochure, brainstorming session outline, letter to new prospects, and
more.
Membership Chair Ann Kallemeier
organized a dedicated membership development committee that met twice a
month. They began by creating a PowerPoint presentation about their Rotary
club. The members thought this was created to "sell" their club
to new prospective members. Instead this presentation was developed mainly
to "sell" the benefits of The Rotary Club of Overland to its own
members. It created and added value to their membership.
The committee also designed a
new club brochure, invitation letters to new prospects, personal notes
directed to the new prospects, and a check off sheet to follow each
prospect through the process.
A brainstorming session was held
and over 40 prospects were identified using an outline designed to help
the members think through their daily contacts.
These prospects were divided up
into more manageable groups of 10-12 and each prospect was assigned to a
club member to be a personal contact and/or mentor.
This process is now being
repeated and should be repeated once or twice a year for continued growth.
You can download and view the
PowerPoint presentation. If you do not have PowerPoint on your computer,
you can download
a free viewer program first.
The rest of the
membership development program has been saved as a .pdf file. It contains
6 different documents for a total of 8 sides of printing.
You can download the entire package completely, or each document
separately. You will need the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Individual Items:
The Overland
Rotary Club program mentions a folder of information provided to every
prospective member. This folder was obtained from Russell-Hampton
and has a die-cut on the inside pocket. The club prepared several
inserts for this folder:
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4-Way Test card, with Object of Rotary on reverse
(Available from Russell-Hampton and fits into die-cut.) |
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copy of The Rotarian |
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Newspaper article about Rotary or Overland Rotary |
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pamphlet - "This is Rotary" - from R.I. |
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booklet - "ABC's of Rotary" - from R.I. |
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Overland Rotary Club info - from PowerPoint
Presentation |
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current Club Roster |
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sheet explaining expenses of membership |
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