Membership
Development must be the determining value of each segment of Rotary
International's (RI) strategic plan!
Every segment must be centered on helping RI achieve its sole purpose: strengthening existing and creating new clubs. If membership isn’t the
determining value of each segment, then each segment will become a divisive, stand-alone silo that will seek to achieve its own purpose, hindering RI’s
pursuit of its purpose.
Take the oft
overlooked article in RI’s Code of Policies (CoP) that encourages “. . . districts to have 75 clubs and 2,700 members.”
First and foremost, district leaders, who receive their Rotary perceptions, direction, and education
from senior Rotary and staff leaders, often give the perception that clubs exist to support the district, RI, The Rotary Foundation, and their projects and programs. They frequently appear to be unaware that
RI created districts to help it strengthen existing and create new clubs. Second, if the 75/2,700 result is not to be
part of RI’s strategic plan it should be revised or dropped from the CoP. If it is to be part of RI’s strategic plan,
then every segment should revolve around assisting RI in achieving the 75/2,700 result and should justify its existence on how it will help RI achieve this
result. The Rotary Foundation, even though it is a
separate charitable organization, must be a segment of
RI’s strategic plan, not the stand-alone silo it has the perception of being.
RI’s purpose
is to strengthen existing and create new Rotary clubs. Every club’s purpose is to retain existing and create new Rotarians. The objective
of the Rotary network is to advance the Object of Rotary. Using RI attributes in pursuit of this
objective
Rotarians make the world better,
One community at the time.
Today the Hopeful Rotarian and his wife, Jean, are celebrating 59 years of marriage. It goes without saying that she has been very patient, tolerent, understanding, and supportive.
Today the Hopeful Rotarian and his wife, Jean, are celebrating 59 years of marriage. It goes without saying that she has been very patient, tolerent, understanding, and supportive.
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