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District 5580

Membership Bulletin

August, 2017

New membership and New Club Development Month!

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This is a District 5580 Membership Bulletin for all Assistant Governors, Club Membership Chairpersons, Club Presidents and President-Elects and all those interested in Club Membership Recruitment, Attraction, Engagement Attrition,Retention,Alumi,and Club Extensions. (Please share with your Rotary Friends and others)

District 5580: Click on Link to District 5580 Membership Site below: August marks the Second month of the First quarter for 2017-2018 Rotary Year. (July, August, September)!

A BRIEF HISTORICAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP COUNT FOR THE PASTBEGINNING OF THE LAST 5 YEARS and where we are at the Present Time (Middle August2017)!

2012-2013 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-3,076

2013-2014 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-3,045

2014-2015 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-3,041

2015-2016 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-3.070

2016-2017 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-3,029

2017-2018 BEGINNING OF YEAR MEMBERSHIP-2,888+20 New Member for Grand Forks

Downtown Club=2,908. 3029-2908= -121 members lost in 2016-2017.

Final year end report will be ready the middle of August and could be more members or less members. WE ARE IN AN URGENT MODE AS A DISTRICT. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE (5) YEARS THAT OUR DISTRICT WILL BE LESS THAN 3,000 MEMBERS. This is a critical time for our District and we hope every Rotarian will step-up this coming year and sign a new member.

Be on the lookout for a New Vision for District 5580 Membership plan. We need all of your help to carry our this vision to stop membership declining annually in our District! More in the next few days! DRC?

Please see the attached document for each clubs gains or losses in 2016-2017.

While membership development is the responsibility of all Rotary members all year long, August has been designated as a month to celebrate Rotary’s greatest asset — you. It is also a time to formulate an ongoining Membership recruitement plan for 2017-18.
Watch this video of RIPresident Ian Riseley speaking about the importance of membership flexibility. Also, clubs can use the Discover Rotary presentation and the prospective member brochure to introduce Rotary to prospects. Clubs that want to promote their unique experience, including events and projects, can customize a club brochure available at the Brand Center. They can edit the content and upload their own photos.
Don’t miss out on the many valuable resources that are available for prospective and current members. Using these tools allows Districgt 5580 clubs to improve their members’ experience so that more prospective members join and more current members stay.
Rotary Basics is a guide to all things Rotary, from how Rotary began to how you can optimize your member experience. It’s now part of the New Member Welcome Kit, and is also sold separately on Shop. The revised Connect for Good guide suggests ways members can get involved in Rotary to make an impact in their community and globally. If you need ideas for giving new members a meaningful experience, look to Introducing New Members to Rotary: An Orientation Guide. These resources are available for free download and are sold on shop.rotary.org.
We want our clubs to remain relevant to its members and community, consider taking the Rotary Club Health Check. This exercise helps club leaders discover opportunities for growth. For other ways to evaluate your club, download the Membership Assessment Tools publication. Another guide, Strengthening Your Membership, helps club leaders create a membership development plan.

GreatResources & reference-Highlighted Subjects:

Place Your mouse on Resource that you would like to View- Press Ctrl (on your computer) and Click the name of the resource you want and it should come up on your computer. If you have problems please let me know. ThanksDRC

Other Resource

Resources & reference

  • Club flexibility(New Resource to provide more Club Flexibility)
  • Connect for Good
  • Connect to Membership Leads
  • Creating a Positive Experience for Prospective Members
  • Discover Rotary (.ppt)
  • How to Manage Membership Leads (for Clubs)
  • How to Manage Membership Leads (for Districts)
  • Introducing New Members to Rotary: An Orientation Guide
  • Lead Your Club: Membership Committee
  • Proposing New Members
  • Membership Assessment Tools
  • Membership Minute newsletter
  • New Member Welcome Kit(available for purchase)
  • Prospective Member brochure: Impact Begins With You (available for purchase)
  • Regional Membership Plans
  • Rotary Club Health Check
  • Start a club
  • Strengthening Your Membership: Creating Your Membership Development Plan
  • Understanding Membership Reports: Getting Started

Tools

  • Download a club brochure template
  • Track your club’s progress in Rotary Club Central
  • Manage your membership leads:
  • Club leaders
  • District leaders
  • View your membership lead reports:
  • Club leaders
  • District leaders
  • Zone leaders
  • Enroll in a webinar
  • Check out our membership video channel
  • Shop for membership development resources

District 55880 Membership Committee

For more information please contact:

Debra Warner-District Governor Elect

Phone: 218-780-3972 email: debrawarner13@gmailcom

Assistant Governors

Donald R. Cavalier-PDG-Membership Chairperson-Member Recruitment

Phone: 218-289-1776 email:

David Smette-PGD-Extension Chairperson

Phone: 701-320-6268 email:

Brandon Robinson-Duluth 25 Past President-Alumni & Club Retention

Phone: 218-260-1619 email: