Club Visioning A Membership Tool
WHAT IS CLUB VISIONING? TITLE 2
Do you ever think about your club s future?? What are my Rotary club s goals? Wonder where we ll be in 5 years? 3 TITLE 3
IF YOU DON T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, CHANCES ARE YOU WILL END UP SOMEPLACE ELSE. - - YOGI BERRA 4 TITLE 4
Why Clubs Need a Vision "Rotary is not an organization for retrospection. It is rather one whose worth and purpose lie in future activity rather than past performance." Paul Harris 5 TITLE 5
Why is a Plan Needed? Tradition of annual cycles has not been effective Establishes a multi-year coordinated plan Need for continuity, consistency, and consensus TITLE 6
Continuity and Consistency VISION 2020 Success 2019 2018 Consensus Annual plans, projects, programs TITLE 7
The Basic Planning Questions: Who are you? Where are you? Where do you want to be? How will you get there? How will you know when you have arrived? TITLE 8
15 30 of your members dreaming big TITLE 9
coming to consensus TITLE 10
.and creating a long range plan! TITLE 11
Pulling in the same direction with a common destination in mind TITLE 12
Lack of planning = Unexpected Results Lack of planning = Unexpected Results TITLE 13
Club Visioning Process Four Hour Process Facilitated by a District Visioning Team Club Leadership must agree to the process and attend 20 30 club members in attendance TITLE 14
Survey Questions Membership Club Projects Vocational Projects Administration and Operations International The Rotary Foundation (a Club Foundation) Fundraising and Gifting Long Range Planning/Leadership Development Communication and Club Public Relations Club Administration and Operations TITLE 15
Writing Exercise TITLE 16
Extraction Club members share their ideas TITLE 17
CONSENSUS Attendees vote on their favorite ideas and priorities for their club TITLE 18
ACTION!! Club members volunteer to help get the process going TITLE 19
Club Visioning Outcome What the club stands for in the community The club s target membership size in 5 years Identification of the club s attributes Top 3 objectives for each Avenue of Service Ways to improve club s leadership development TITLE 20
How Will Membership Benefit From Club Visioning? Larger/stronger field of club leaders Succession planning for club leadership Involve all members in club activities Relevance to the community Membership Development Vision is how we attract, retain and ENGAGE our membership to change lives for our members AND the community Develop club motto/slogan TITLE 21
Sample Slogans/Mottos Challenging the impossible through peace, love and service above self. Bull Shoals Lakeview, Arkansas Rooted in Rogers, Recognizing needs and Responding with Results Rogers, Arkansas Changing Lives through Fun, Friends & Fellowship - Bentonville, Arkansas We re a drinking club with a community service problem Monroe, Washington TITLE 22
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IT IS THE YEAR 2021 25 TITLE 25
Club Stands For Doers not lunchers Literacy #1 organization in youth leadership and job skills development Torch Bearer for ethics and high standards in business, industry and education 26 TITLE 26
Club Size and Attributes 200 Active Members Fully inclusive, warm and welcoming Permanent Rotary Family Committee Racial diversity mirrors our community H.S. and college students mentoring, teaching leadership, ethics and morals Rotaract members sponsored by Rotary members 27 TITLE 27
Club Service Better communication between Board and Members 100% Participation in Activities, Orientation or Projects Better Integrations of new Members 28 TITLE 28
Vocational Service Have strong Rotaract and Interact Clubs with strong mentoring programs Mentoring at risk youth and providing literacy education Program Dress for Success Intra-club donations and fashion show 29 TITLE 29
Community Service (100% of our members have participated in a program) Rotary necessity backpacks for the homeless MTSU Rotaract with 100 Active Members Reduce Illiteracy from 30% to 15% 30 TITLE 30
International 10 Members participate in an international project Expanded water project in Argentina Continue school project providing teachers salaries in Uganda 31 TITLE 31
Fundraising Bayou in Murfreesboro $100,000 Pancake Breakfast Hotcakes and Holly $100,000 Concerts at MTSU $500,000 32 TITLE 32
Foundation Success 100% Paul Harris Fellows 10% Fundraising increase per year Remediation of Landfill with Rotary Grant 33 TITLE 33
Public Relations Next Generation Communication Rotary Night at MTSU Random Acts of Kindness 34 TITLE 34
Club Vision Guiding Principle/statement to judge what we work on/support-provides continuity Inspiring for club members Easy to understand Represents consensus of the team Can be consistently supported over time Starting place for further planning/strategic plans 35 TITLE 35
Murfreesboro Rotary 2022 Murfreesboro Rotary is a welcoming group of community leaders devoted to improving literacy, mentoring youth, and promoting standards of excellence. 36 TITLE 36
Next Steps Club Presentation Use the Vision to guide Strategic Planning Identify Club Visioning Champion 37 TITLE 37
Questions? TITLE 38
THANK YOU! For more information contact: Glen Vanderford, Club Visioning Chair gv6760@bellsouth.net Linda Rudolph, District Coordinator lrudo172@gmail.com Pat Donahue, Strategic Planning Chair patdonahue1971@gmail.com TITLE 39
Thank You! TITLE 40