There are three areas to look at:
- What's new in My Rotary
- Engaging Online Meetings: in-person venue to virtual
a) How to get started
b) Rotary resources for online meetings
c) Tips for engaging members in virtual settings
1. What's new in My Rotary
- Rotary Voices: Food bags fill void left by pandemic. Read more.
- Rotary Magazine: What would you do? Paying a member's way at the convention. Read more.
- Rotary's 2021 Virtual Convention is over. Read a wrap-up of events and download speeches and reports.
- Learn what we achieved during the 2020-21 Rotary year in General Secretary John Hewko's 2021 Report to Convention.
- Visit the Action Plan page to watch our new video on the roadmap to becoming a stronger, more inclusive and effective Rotary.
- Rotary Service Blog: How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected housing and the fabric of home. Read more.
- Survey aims to enhance, understand member experience with diversity, equity, inclusion. Read more.
2. Engaging Online Meetings: in-person venue to virtual Read More
a) How to get started
- Let your peers inspire you! Here's how Rotarians are making the shift:
- Embracing virtual meetings for your club by Suzanne Gibson, governor of District 6440 (northern Illinois, USA)
- Ideas for staying connected during social distancing by Ingrid Waugh, Assistant Rotary Coordinator and Past Governor of Rotary District 9920
- 5 questions about meeting online with George Robertson Burnett
- Let e-clubs help you get online by Diana White, club treasurer and past governor of Rotary District 7020
- Find e-clubs and ask for help
b) Rotary resources for online meetings
- Hybrid meeting best practices course
- Virtual/In Person Meetings video
- Meeting Online Learning Topic
- Watch membership speeches from recent Rotary events in the new Club Programming collection on Vimeo.
- Club meetings (PDF) poses some helpful questions to consider when organizing your meeting
- Club flexibility FAQ offers insights into how other clubs are adjusting to meet the needs of their members in a virtual space
- Club and District Support representatives can also help
c) Tips for engaging members in virtual settings
- Your club provides your members with a feeling of belonging and opportunities for personal growth. You can continue to engage members even in a virtual setting.
- Learn how to engage members during the coronavirus pandemic
- Stay true to your unique club culture, even online
- Consider adding an option for members to stay online and connect informally after each meeting
- Invite prospective members to virtual meetings and events
- Conduct new member inductions virtually and share widely