Board acts on new member reporting

Rotary International News - 14 November 2007

At its October/November meeting, the RI Board agreed to establish a timeline for clubs to report their new members. The Board made this change to facilitate the 2007 Council on Legislation’s action to change to a monthly collection cycle for prorated RI membership dues.

Under the new system, every Rotarian pays for each full month of club membership. For example, a new member who joins the club on the 1st of the month pays dues beginning with that month, but a member who joins on the 3rd pays dues beginning with the next month. New members must be reported within six months of joining their Rotary club.

In other action, the Board voted to

Adopt a new RI privacy statement that assures transparency in how RI collects, retains, and uses Rotarians’ personal information.
Discontinue RI’s membership zone coordinator position and increase the number of regional RI membership coordinators, effective 1 July 2008.
Request financial statements of revenues and expenditures from any unofficial Rotary program, group, or entity using “Rotary” in its name.
Affirm The Rotary Foundation Trustees' decision to require the signatures of both the district governor and district Rotary Foundation committee chair for use of the District Designated Fund.

14 Comments:

At 9:25AM on 3 August 2009, Oluremi Shittu wrote: Rotary Club is the best caring organisation in the world, anyone who desires to help the less priviledged under a condition of annonymousity should be a Rotarian

At 9:30AM on 25 March 2008, niyongere celestin wrote: Iwould like to represent burundi rotary club in peace

At 9:34AM on 5 December 2007, Josephine Balagtas-Clavio wrote: It's a favorable move and chance to increase membership. Practically less dues more chance to promote "Service Above Self".

At 11:08AM on 27 November 2007, Elegbeleye (President Abule Egba RC) wrote: This is a fanatastic inovation l do think it will foster unity and improve quality of the quantity membership.

At 2:41PM on 26 November 2007, PP T B LOCSON wrote: This is a welcome move,since some clubs have been practicing this monthly pay scheme to encourage new members.Now it is offical.

At 10:15AM on 21 November 2007, PDG Prof. A S Chandrashekar wrote: Membership Development is one of the top priorities of Rotary Movement. Discontinuing the Zone coordinators and increasing Regional coordiantors is welcome, Further While cosing the rotarians it is better to assign this responsiblity to those who have done better job. For instance I am proud to inform that I have statred 12 new clubs and increased membership by more than 800 members in 2000-01 in 3180 as District Governor. I was one of the 50 top governors to receive World Membership challenge award in 2000-01 But sofar I have not been given any assignment.

At 10:14AM on 21 November 2007, PDG Prakash Shesh wrote: Good move. To curb election malpractices, only members with membership of minimum 12 months should be allowed to vote.

At 11:26AM on 20 November 2007, Paul Agbroko wrote: Great Innovation! I can confirm that pro-rating of member dues is more new member friendly. The old system discouraged membership development.

At 11:07AM on 20 November 2007, Poosha Darbha wrote: Clubs which report new members early (say within 60 days) may be recognized to encourage prompt reporting

At 10:08AM on 19 November 2007, Eleazar U. Ikpegbu wrote: This is an acceptable idea. New members are very precious, and need to to tracked

At 10:10AM on 19 November 2007, DONALD COLONGELI wrote: regional co-ordinators -at-large should be appointed to act as liasions in gathering and dis-seminating info between regional co-ordinators

At 10:26AM on 19 November 2007, arturo d. zambrano wrote: there must be an early report on the new member so that the new member will be ackowledge properly

At 10:25AM on 19 November 2007, Oluremi Shittu wrote: The primary duty of any Rotrian is the ability to put smile on poeple's, faces the legislation on breaking down of dues to convinient monthly payments will definetely increase membership ultimately

At 3:27PM on 15 November 2007, Miguel Revuelta wrote: Please keep an eye, on the performance that the coordinators had as Governors, regarding the growth of Clubs and Club´'s Member in their District accordingly to Rotary goals.

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