Recruiting new members

• Ten Easy Ways to Attract and Retain Rotary Members (PDF) – Read this tip sheet to learn how to promote your club and its projects, along with ways to attract new club members.
• Report on the Recruitment of RI and TRF Alumni as Prospective Rotarians (PDF) – Get ideas from this report for recruiting Rotary program alumni.
• Resources for Recruitment and Retention – Find out how Rotary International can help your club recruit new members, and check out the membership referral form .
• Membership Development Best Practices Exchange – Read ideas from other Rotarians to help your club recruit and retain members.
• Club Leadership Plan – Learn how to be the type of Rotary club new members would like to join by getting ideas about how to best run a club.

Starting an Interact club

• Interact – Learn about Rotary-sponsored service clubs for young people ages 14-18. Interact clubs help teens serve the community locally and internationally and can bring a new perspective to Rotary clubs.
• Interact Handbook (PDF) – Find out how to organize Interact clubs through this comprehensive guide.

Launching a Rotaract club

• Rotaract – Read about Rotary-sponsored service clubs for people ages 18-30. Rotaract clubs help build leadership skills and involve young adults in service projects.
• Rotaract Handbook (PDF) – Learn how and why you should organize a Rotaract club.

Initiating service projects

• Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects (PDF) – Get best practice ideas for service projects, including tips for determining your community’s needs.
• Community Projects Database – Use this tool to search for ideas and information about other clubs’ successful projects.

Leading a Group Study Exchange

• Group Study Exchange – Read about this cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young professionals ages 25-40. The program provides travel grants for exchange teams to visit different countries. One Rotarian leads a team of four non-Rotarians.
• Group Study Exchange Team Handbook (PDF) – Learn more about getting involved in an exchange.

Sponsoring Ambassadorial Scholars

• Ambassadorial Scholarships - FPO – Find out how your district can sponsor a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar. The program aims to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries.
• Ambassadorial Scholar Handbook 2006-07  (PDF) – Read information for scholars about this program.
• Program Guide for Rotarians: Ambassadorial Scholarships and Rotary Grants for University Teachers (PDF) – Get details about sponsoring or hosting Ambassadorial Scholars.