Rotary District 7475 Public Image Seminar Saturday, December 8, 2018 9:00 am

Your Presenter District Responsibilities Past District Governor 2013-14 Past District Membership Chair Co-chair Short Term Youth Exchange to Japan Co-chair RYLA District Foundation Trustee District Webmaster District Database Manager RLI – Vice Chair/Site Coordinator 2018 PETS Registrar Madison Club Responsibilities Membership Secretary Webmaster EBulletin Editor Scholarship Committee Chair Board Member Committee member x 3 Barry Kroll, PDG barrykroll@aol.com Personal 28 year Rotarian Retired – YMCA CEO Wine Maker - Gourmet Cook Techo Geek

Your club’s website is the “front door” to your club! 85% of all people who join Rotary have an electronic connection with Rotary before making the decision to join. Does your club’s electronic presence make people want to join your club?

Key Benefits of CMS (Club Management Software) Superior communication features Web Presence and availability of club information Effective club image and improved public relations Membership growth and retention Event management & registration Volunteer management Increased data security Automatic transfer of information between district and other clubs Automatic data integration between RI, District and Clubs

What makes for a “Great” Rotary website good? Easy to find Current and up to date Attractive – good layout Good content Tells your club’s story Good photos Follows brand guidelines Custom Domain Name Easy to Navigate Call to action to join/become involved Contact Information Other??

What should be included on your Club’s website? Website consistency – fonts, pictures, colors Club Information – Leadership Information – Membership Information Logo’s following RI graphic standards (current) Videos - Interactive Upcoming events Upcoming speakers Members update there own information How to join – learn more about rotary Ability to contact key club leaders Club activities, service projects, success stories

What should be included on your Club’s website? Ebulletin Sponsors ?? Donate Option Photo Galleries Club & District Directory (password protected) Event Management – Event Registration Links: (RI, District, Join, Contacts, Registration, Foundation, RI President, etc.) Links: (other community organizations) Membership Calendar Other??

TIPS for Website management? YMCA – You May Copy Anything Have access to help and support Visit other clubs and districts Develop a website update plan Remove old information Have a contact person available Have more than one person working on the website and content Consider integrated CMS system

Questions ??

Rotary Changes Us We Change Lives Thank you for being a member of Rotary. Your involvement and participation is making a difference in your community and around the world Feel free to contact me at any time Barry Kroll, barrykroll@aol.com A copy of the Power Point has been posted on the District Website under club resources Rotary Changes Us We Change Lives

Waive $199.00 set up – 3 months free – website design Pricing for ClubRunner Subscriptions include all modules of ClubRunner, hosting and bandwidth, disk storage, backups, and automatic integration with districts and other clubs. Setup includes loading your member data from electronic format and preliminary website development. Special for District 7474 Waive $199.00 set up – 3 months free – website design Unlimited Support 1-877-4MY-CLUB