Greetings People of Action!
Welcome to Fall, I hope you had a wonderful summer. I hope it’s cooling down, or at least less hot in your neck of woods. I know we’re all looking forward to fall and enjoying a nice hot pumpkin spice latte…too soon?
I had the pleasure of visiting 3 clubs in our district last month to talk membership. Thank you, Riverside Sunrise, Big Bear Lake, and Hemet for the warm welcome and hospitality. It’s nice to know that as a Rotarian, I have many homes away from home in our district and around the world. I highly recommend visiting another club if you haven’t done so lately, it’s a great way to expand your Rotary fellowship.
As I have asked in the past, if you have not set up your MyRotary.org account yet, please do when you have a moment. The amount of information and resources will blow your mind! There’s a learning opportunity around every bend.
In the coming months, I will include membership resources directly from MyRotary.org to assist you with your membership efforts; the first is “Assess and adapt”.
Assess and adapt
Use these resources to see if your club is meeting members’ needs and reflecting the community:
- Club Experience Concierge — Explore ways to improve the club experience through practical tips and resources with this interactive, online resource.
- Club Health Check — Identify your club’s problem areas and make changes to help it stay relevant for members and the community.
- Is Your Club Healthy? — Take this Learning Center course to help your club improve its member experience, service and social events, public image, and club operations.
- Understanding Membership Reports: Getting Started — Learn how to use membership data to determine where to focus your membership efforts.
- Membership Assessment Tools — Be intentional about improving your club experience. Use these tools and their results to make changes.
- Getting to Know Prospective and New Members (member interest survey) (online version)
- Understanding How Your Club Represents Your Community (diversity assessment)
- Finding People to Invite (prospective member exercise)
- Engaging and Keeping Members (retention assessment and analysis)
- Enhancing the Club Experience (member satisfaction survey) (online version)
- Understanding Why Members Leave (exit survey) (online version)
While your club’s membership chair will take the lead on this info, I think it’s important for all members to have access to become educated about Rotary membership. Next month’s membership article will include information about engaging current members.
Pausing my article for this important message. If you are still reading this, please text me at 909-730-0447 and ask me to send you your $25 Amazon gift card. The first person to respond will win the card! Congratulations to Charlotte McKenzie of the Riverside Sunrise club for winning the Amazon gift card last month!
As I mentioned earlier, I visited 3 clubs this month and would love to visit yours! You know how to reach me.
Thank you for all you do for Rotary, and for your community. I look forward to seeing you soon, stay safe and be blessed.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Al Rubio
District 5330 Membership Chair 2024/2025
Past President 1998-1999 / 2008-2009
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