RI DISTRICT 1050 MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION COMMITTEE

BACKGROUND 2 SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY JULIE WILLIAMS (R/C of Winsford and Middlewich) REPORTS APRIL 7 TH 2011 BY ROBERT STRACHAN AND MAY 24 TH 2012 BY VIC HARRIS 7 QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION POINTS AT EACH MEETING THE FOLLOWING IS A OVERVIEW OF THE INPUTS OBTAINED FROM THE NEW MEMBERS

HOW DID YOU COME TO JOIN ROTARY? SOMEONE ASKED ME SEARCH ON THE INTERNET PROACTIVE CALL FROM THE LOCAL CLUB APPLIED AFTER LETTERBOX DROP SOCIAL NEED

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO JOIN ROTARY? SOCIAL EVENTS WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK INTERESTED IN VOLUNTARY WORK INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY GET TO KNOW PEOPLE

IMPRESSIONS OF ROTARY PRIOR TO JOINING MALE BUSINESS PEOPLE-1 PER WALK OF LIFE SECRET SOCIETY ELITIST ATTEND EVERY WEEK OLD GUYS WHO LUNCH NO IDEA WHAT IT IS INSPIRED BY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

IMPRESSIONS OF ROTARY POST JOINING SOME MEMBERS RESISTANT TO CHANGE NOT SHARING PROJECTS WITHIN THE CLUB CLUB ONLY AS GOOD AS PRESIDENT ORGANISATIONAL COMPLEXITY MET INTERESTING PEOPLE ENJOYED ACTIVITIES MOST MEMBERS PULL TOGETHER

WHAT HAS WORKED WELL SINCE JOINING? WANTED TO LISTEN TO INPUT OF NEW MEMBERS EVERYONE INTRODUCED THEMSELVES VENUE CHANGES-GOOD FOOD AT MEETINGS NOT ELITIST FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS WELL STRUCTURED

WHAT COULD BE DONE BETTER? NEW MEMBER INDUCTION/MENTORING TOO FORMAL DON’T HAVE SPEAKERS FOR THE SAKE OF IT NEED INFORMATION ON FUNDING SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHER CLUBS RAISING AWARENESS LOCALLY

IDEAS FOR RECUITMENT FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE NEED STALLS/STANDS AT EVENTS CLUB T SHIRTS ADVERTS IN THE MEDIA TALK TO PEOPLE WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO BE A MEMBER ( Friends of Rotary) NEED DISTRICT INPUT AND INVOLVEMENT