Rotary Club of Wichita Visioning Goals Update February 9, 2015

VISIONING STEERING COMMITTEE Rotary Club of Wichita VISIONING STEERING COMMITTEE Chairman Dave Seely Gayle Goetz Arlen Honts Prisca Barnes Eric Melgren Jim Holt Jennifer Szambecki (retired member) Patty Brown 11/26/2018

“What does your club stand for in your community?” Rotary Club of Wichita VISION PURSUED “What does your club stand for in your community?” 1 – Where community leaders come together to effect change 2 – Most dynamic service club in Wichita 3 – Incubator to develop leadership and service 11/26/2018

“What are your characteristics, features and demographics?” Rotary Club of Wichita ATTRIBUTES “What are your characteristics, features and demographics?” 1 – People of integrity 1 – Best hour of the week 2 – Organization which creates strong leaders 3 – Club has something for everyone, including lots of service projects 11/26/2018

DEVELOP SMART GOALS Rotary Club of Wichita S – SPECIFIED & SHARED M – MEASURABLE A – ATTAINABLE R – REACHING & CHALLENGING T – TIME SPECIFIC 11/26/2018

TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016 1 – 400-450 2 – 450-500 Rotary Club of Wichita TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016 1 – 400-450 2 – 450-500 Membership July, 2013 stood at 382 and peaked at 400 in December, 2013 Current membership stands at 392 Status: Complete, but requires on-going diligence. 11/26/2018

CLUB AVENUES of SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita CLUB AVENUES of SERVICE 1 - Present excellent programs focused on relevant and current topics Status: Complete 2 - Activate Oliver Elliott Speaker Series and attain status of Landon Lecture Series 3 - Peer to peer password protected portal for support Changed goal to: Create closed Facebook page 4 - Have a “flash mob” once a quarter Status: Determined not a priority and deleted 11/26/2018

VOCATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita VOCATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE 1 - Publicize the honors and distinctions awarded to members in weekly communications and on web site Status: In process 2 - Conduct a Four Way Test multimedia essay contest for middle school, high school and college students; honor top three in each grade level; honor winners at a banquet with total attendance of at least 500 3 - Continue to support Reading is Fundamental by donating 12,000 RIF books to students and reading in their schools Status: Complete 11/26/2018

COMMUNITY AVENUES of SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita COMMUNITY AVENUES of SERVICE 1 - Every member participates in a service project each year Changed goal to: At least 75% of members participate in a service project each year Status: In process 2 - Develop an adult literacy program to serve RIF parents 11/26/2018

INTERNATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita INTERNATIONAL AVENUES of SERVICE 1 – Form alliance with Rotary clubs in Wichita and throughout Kansas for a mega project Status: In process 2 – Maximize our use of technology to see results of our service projects Status: Complete 3 – Become Facebook Friends with Rotary clubs throughout the world Status: Determined not a priority and deleted 11/26/2018

YOUTH SERVICE Rotary Club of Wichita 1 – Develop Rotary legacy program Status: In process 2 – Actively engage our members in the summer camp sponsored by Rotary Youth Leadership Alliance (RYLA) 3 - Host 5 exchange students inbound and outbound Changed goal to: Host 1 exchange student inbound and outbound 11/26/2018

WICHITA ROTARY CHARITABLE FUND (WRCF) Rotary Club of Wichita WICHITA ROTARY CHARITABLE FUND (WRCF) 1 – Create a WRCF “Fellow” classification and recognize annually Status: In process Achieve 100% member participation in WRCF giving Changed goal to: Achieve 75% member participation in WRCF giving (Currently at 64%) 11/26/2018

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF) Rotary Club of Wichita THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF) 1 – Recognize Paul Harris Fellows annually Status: Complete 2 – Increase Paul Harris Fellows (PHF) to 80% of current membership and have PHF’s share why they give Changed goals to: 1. Increase the number of Paul Harris Fellows (PHFs) in the club by 5% next year Status: In process 2. Have PHFs share with the club on a regular basis the reasons why they give to the Rotary Foundation 11/26/2018

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF), cont. Rotary Club of Wichita THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (TRF), cont. 3 – Achieve 100% member participation in TRF – “Every Rotarian Every Year” Changed goal to: Increase the number of members participating in the Rotary Foundation by 5% in the next year. Status: In process 11/26/2018

PUBLICITY AND MARKETING Rotary Club of Wichita PUBLICITY AND MARKETING 1 – Hold an annual event to keep Rotary Plaza alive Status: In process 2 – Have Marketing/PR person on staff Changed goal to: Develop and implement a PR and marketing plan to include social media 11/26/2018

PUBLIC AWARENESS Rotary Club of Wichita 1 – Sponsor a summer concert series at Rotary Plaza Status: In process 2 – Develop a Rotary of Wichita APP Changed goal to: Develop a Rotary mobile website Status: Complete 11/26/2018