| Club Name | Gresham | | Country | USA | District | 5100 | | Region | USA:Western:Pacific Northwest | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | Additional club was needed in the area | | Strategies | We helped organize a new Rotary Club in Troutdale, Oregon. (DG's note: Additionally, Gresham Rotary did a stellar job of mentoring the West Columbia gorge Rotary Club. | | Results | The new club receives/qualifies for a presidential citation, and every member has supported the Rotary Foundation this first year.) | | Contact | Debra Dunn | Email | http://www.rotarypdx.org | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Leesburg | | Country | USA | District | 7610 | | Region | USA:Eastern:New England | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | Organizing a new club very very far away. | | Strategies | In July 2006, under the leadership of President Bob Noe, the Rotary Club of Leesburg hosted a Russian delegation sponsored by the National Peace Foundation. The delegation was made up of Russian women leaders from both the private and the public sectors. One of the visitors was the Vice Mayor of the City of Angorsk, Siberia. During her story she metioned that she would like to start a Rotary Club in Angorsk. Some months later, during ""Good News"", one of our Club members donated $5 to send President Bob Noe to Siberia in February"". Although it started as a joke, it quickly gathered steam and before long members were contributing to the ""Siberia Fund"" each week. By the end of the year we had raised over $900 in individual contributions. Bob Noe accepted the ""challenge"" with characteristic gusto, and began a rather time consuming investigation to determine the feasibility of our sponsoring a new Club in Siberia. He contacted Gayle Kopper of Alaska, the District Governor for Angorsk. She put him in touch with the PDG Vladimir Danskoy in Siberia, who became his main contact over the next year. As a result of much planning and complicated negotiations, the Rotary club of Leesburg is not the co-sponsor of two new Siberian Clubs: one headed by PDG Danskoy and the other headed by our old friend the Vice Mayor of Angorsk. | | Results | Bob will leave for Angorsk (via Beijing) on May 22. He plans to spend three full days in Angorsk workin with the and advising the leaders of the two clubs. Bob insists on paying for all his own traveling expenses. The $1000 donated by individual Members and another $1000 donated by the Club has been used to purchase banners, gavels, bells, and badges for the two new Clubs. It is very exciting for our Club to be involved with such a venture, and we all very grateful to Bob for enabling us to ""build good will and better friendships"" with the people of Siberia. | | Contact | Carole Maloney | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Nidadavole | | Country | India | District | 3020 | | Region | | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | | | Strategies | We, members of the Nidadavole Rotary Club engaged in all activities and motivated the co-Rotarians and get the public attentive towards our club programmes. We organize every activity with our sincere efforts. Through this, the public as well as philonthropists and Service organisers came forward. We have taken as a challenge to introduce a New Club in our fold in the Rotary Year 2007-08. So the public in the Kovvur Town appealed us to form a new club. Kovvuru is a leading Agricultural and Business Center. The town has also a big industries. It is economically rich town. So with the initiation of the public and with the support of our members we moved ahead of other clubs incorporating New Clubs. It shows our endeavor for extension and strengthening our Rotary Activities in the Rotary International District 3020. | | Results | | | Contact | Sadanand Pandalenem | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Coimbatore Uptown | | Country | India | District | 23200 | | Region | | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | | | Strategies | Club's main focus was promoting more members of qualified persons into Rotary through organization of new Rotary clubs. The president and his team of members had actually participated in the membership promotion and formation of new clubs. All the members are very much aware of RI's ONE NEW MEMBER EVERY ROTARY YEAR and promised to bring the qualified new members to the Rotary organization. Care had been taken right from the beginning of selecting new members based on their classification. Condicting meeting for the prospective members well before the formation of new club. Request them to participate in their parent club (Coimbatore Uptown) projects. Further involved in implementation of forming a new club, the involvement of precious time, commitment, support and energy on the part of the each and every member of the club is incomparable and cannot be quantified at all. Rotary club of Coimbatore Uptown identified a place in non representing area of Coimbatore called Ganapathy and approached the potential persons. We have appointed a sincere GSR to organize the new club. He identified the leftout Rotarians of Coimbatore city in earlier days. The charter president of new club, Rotary Club of Coimbatore Legend, Rtn. Venkatesh is one of the Rotary's old members, left few years back. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow. | | Results | | | Contact | L. Narayanaswamy | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Atlantida | | Country | Uruguay | District | 4980 | | Region | | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | | | Strategies | Here is a brief description of the initiative undertaken by our club: 1. The creation of a new club. 2. One of the obstacles was that the new clubs were located a long distance away. 3. In the last few years the RC of Atlantida has increased its membership by 50%, which resulted in the formation of a new club. 4. The current and immediate past president participated. 5. The cost is estimated at US $500 | | Results | | | Contact | | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Deerwood | | Country | USA | District | 6970 | | Region | USA:Eastern:Atlantic South | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | Sponsoring a new club. | | Strategies | Sponsored the Rotary Club of St. Johns, which will be officially chartered on May 22, 2007. I received notification from RI earlier this week that the charter has been approved and granted for the Rotary Club of St. Johns. Rotary Club of Deerwood President Jim Main set the goal of sponsoring a new club in the St. Johns community during the Rotary Year, which is the 20th anniversay of this club. President Jim and his fellow Deerwood Rotarians have been tenacious and dedicated in getting the new club organized and developed, and they have supported the new club every step of the way. They have committed a continuing ""mentoring"" relationship in the years to come, to ensure that the new club has a succesful start in the world of Rotary. | | Results | | | Contact | Jim Main | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Griffith East | | Country | Australia | District | 9700 | | Region | | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs | | Issues | | | Strategies | Sponsorship of New Club-Griffith Avanti. Griffith East Rotary have taken responsibility for the development of a ""breakfast"" club in Griffith. We have completed an exhaustive membership drive to get the club to provisional stage. The club (Avant) will be chartered on Sat 3rd June, with 28 members. East Griffith Rotarians Bob Clegg, Peter Moore, and Leon Thorpe deserve special mention for their efforts in this important initiative. | | Results | | | Contact | John Peters | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Hillcrest | | Country | United States | District | 7170 | | Region | USA:Eastern:New England | | Membership Element(s) | organizing new clubs, recruitment | | Issues | The district governor and PDG and President of the Hillcrest club recognized the need for a Rotary Club in the Conklin area. They met with the town supervisor, whom they invited to several Rotary meetings, and explained what Rotary could do for the community of Conklin. | | Strategies | Recruitment materials were ordered, and with the help of the town supervisor, letters were sent to all the businessmen in the area inviting them to a meeting. The regional membership chair and DG explained what Rotary was about at the meeting and each person who attended was asked to bring in new members. Various members of the Hillcrest club attended each meeting telling them how a meeting was run and different aspects fo Rotary. Hillcrest members helped the new club with a pancake breakfast and encouraged them to attend an Intercity meeting. They guided them along with paperwork and programs. | | Results | More membership and a grateful community. | | Contact | Lana Rouff | Email | lanarouff@stny.rr.com | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | New City | | Country | USA | District | 7210 | | Region | | | Membership Element(s) | retention, retention, recruitment, organizing new clubs | | Issues | we have large requests of lawyers which the Rotary Classification at times causes concerns. The financial offices are subject to local, national and international market condition. Retention was very difficult due to the current market condition (sub-prime loan concerns et al). | | Strategies | The leadership looks into all the situations, market and other businesses to develop strategies to make our club move ahead with growing membership and effective Rotary services to the local, national and international communities. The rention was a major theme of the leadership this year. Apart from the traditional approaches the club leadership undertook several initiatives and attempted to implement as and when applicable: 1. mentorship: Each new member, from its inception, has a mentor. The mentor makes every effort to communicate and make the member feel at ease without club activites and answers all pertinent questions regarding club activities. 2. Participation: Active participation is the key factor for better retention. Participation to various club activities is encourages both formally and informally. Each member's strength and weakeness are considered toward individual and group participation. 3. Family Involvement: We've several activites where family members are involved which provides a gestalt of community participation. 4. Selection of Projects: Various projects are chosen not only from the need of the community but also from the member involvment in the specific area of concern and interest. This diversification has improved member participation and satisfaction enourmously, this improving retention. 5. Policies: Established several policies to retain memberships such as: Bereavement leave-pf-absence policy: The secretary will grant a 2-week bereavement leave-of absence for attendance purposed if requested by a New City Rotarian who has lost an immediate family member. If the request is not made in advance of a missed meeting, it must be made within the 2-weel period RI allows for make-ups to be recorded. Credit for missed meals during the leave-of-absence will be applied to the following quarter's bill. Members Experiencing Temporary, Significant, Financial Hardship: If the Board is advised by a member that he/she is having temporary/significant hardship, but would like to retain membership in New City Rotary, the Board may consider the following circumstances and relief: 1. The member's prior contribution to Rotary and the Club 2. The member's prior attendance record 3. The member's dues record prior to the hardship 4. The likelihood that if/when the temporary hardship passes, the member will return as an active Rotarian, able to meet all his/her responsibilities. If the above conditions are met and the circumstances are evaluated positively, the Board may offer the following relief: 1. Credit the outstanding account for any billed and unused meals after the last meeting the member attended 2. Offer the member a leave-of-absence of up to 6 months during that period a. attendance is not required b. Current dues will be paid, and if the member attends any meetings or events, payment will be made in advance or at the door so that no additional debt is incurred. 3. The leave-of-absence would be contigent upon the member agreeing in writing to a payment arrangement for any outstanding balance due the Club. The treasurer will have the authority to postpone collection of any prior debt for up to 4 months, and the total outstanding balance may be collected over the following 12 months 4. After leave-of-absence expired and the member is prepared to return, usual membership responsibilities will resume. However, until all areas are paid in full, the member will continue to pay for meals at the door and events in advance. If the member does not accept or fulfill the terms of the agreement, his/her membership will be terminated. So farm we are very successful in retaining membership. Maintaining RI's goals and theme, the club undertook the membership drive by using several strategies: 1. Education: The leadership is constantly educated about the importance of the growth of club membership. Several memberships in the leadership categories attended seminars and brought back pertinent information that enhanced the continuation of membership drive. 2. Payment: The club pays for lunch for all the potential new members whether they join the club or not. 3. Implicit approach: The leadership, informally (without any pressure) requested all members to bring a new member every month. This approach materialized very well. We had 7 new members installed in 10 months with a success rate of 70%. 4. Explicit approach: During the membership drive month, we are using group membership drive approach, where a team (membership is divided into several teams) will work to bring more members. We were very successful last year and we are hoping to do the same this year. The result is not out yet - because the process is still continuing. 5. Timeline: From our experience this year, we'll initate the membership drive program next year in the first week of January so that we'll have a clear idea by the end of March. Organization of new Rotary Clubs: There was a request to form a new club, which was referred to our district governor | | Results | We were able to retain and increase our membership by 14%. | | Contact | Anjan Bhattaacharyya | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
| Club Name | Fort Dodge - Daybreak | | Country | USA | District | 5970 | | Region | USA:Central:Plains | | Membership Element(s) | communication, public relations, organizing new clubs | | Issues | | | Strategies | Interest in forming the Rotary Club of Fort Dodge-Daybreak, Iowa, USA, was aroused by recruiting members from the news media who then wrote about the new club in the local papers. The Rotary Club of New Tampa, Florida, USA used a similar method and ended up with 63 charter members. | | Results | | | Contact | | Email | | | Phone | | Fax | | | Website | |
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