Give your members a meaningful Rotary experience by offering them opportunities to make a positive difference and connect with others. They’ll make valuable friendships and feel good about Rotary and the work we’re doing to make the world a better place.
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Rotary Club Health Check — Identify your club’s problem areas and make changes to help it stay relevant for members and the community.
Strengthening Your Membership — Develop a long-term strategy for strengthening your club’s membership.
Membership Assessment Tools — Analyze your member profile to identify prospective members and diversify your membership.
Connect for Good — Encourage members to get involved for a more meaningful Rotary experience.
Connect to Membership Leads — Find prospective members who want to get involved.
Be a Vibrant Club — Use these proven strategies and new ideas to give your club a boost.
HOW STRONG IS YOUR CLUB? Assess your club regularly to learn what works and what doesn't. Do your members reflect the range of professions and cultures in your community? Are you achieving your club’s goals? What qualities make your club attractive to new members?
Use the Membership Satisfaction Survey in the Membership Assessment Tools to identify your members' needs. Find more ideas for evaluating your club in Strengthening Your Membership: Creating Your Membership Development Plan.
TAKE YOUR CLUB FROM GOOD TO GREAT: Rotary's Be a Vibrant Club leadership plan challenges members to revitalize their clubs and better engage new and established members. It offers fresh ideas, and the latest edition has regionalized versions. Choose the one that best fits your location. North America
Your district leaders can also offer solutions. Contact your assistant governor, district membership attraction and engagement committee, or district governor, if you think your club could use a boost.
ENGAGE CURRENT MEMBERS: Work hard to deliver an experience that will keep members excited about Rotary. Successful strategies include:
Regularly recognizing members for their achievements
Keeping members involved in club projects and activities
Encouraging members to take on leadership roles
Sending monthly email updates
FIND NEW MEMBERS: The top two reasons people join Rotary are to meet new people and to get involved in their communities. Many of the non-Rotarians you know are looking for the same things. Invite them to help with a service project, attend a networking night, or participate in a club gathering so they can see for themselves how Rotary connects leaders to make positive change.
Consider these potential candidates for membership:
Friends and family members
Business and professional acquaintances
Younger community leaders who are already connected to Rotary through Rotaract, RYLA, peace fellowships, Youth Exchange, and other programs
Learn more in the guide Strengthening Your Membership: Creating Your Membership Development Plan.
USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ATTRACT MEMBERS : Is your club on Facebook? Is your website up-to-date? Are you sharing information about your club’s activities and projects with your community? An active social media presence can attract new members and inspire current ones. See how one club used social media to grow its membership.
SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT ROTARY : You can explain the benefits of joining your club by hosting an information session for potential and new members. Find ideas, along with sample formats, resources, and worksheets in New Member Orientation: A How-to Guide for Clubs.
PROSPECTIVE MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION : Invite club members to describe their experiences, talk about your club’s service projects and social activities, and give an overview of Rotary. Share the Prospective Member brochure and the What Is Rotary? Video with prospective members.
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION : Build new members understanding of Rotary by hosting a series of information sessions. Suggested topics include Rotary history, opportunities for service, and The Rotary Foundation.
COURSES AND WEBINARS: Encourage new and existing members to stay current using the many Rotary resources available. Courses in the Learning Center and webinar make it easy to learn at your own pace.