1. Rotary Club of Wichita Visioning Goals Update
February 9, 2015

2. 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

3. “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

4. “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

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

6. TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016 1 – 400-450 2 – 450-500
Rotary Club of Wichita
TARGET CLUB SIZE BY 2016
1 –
2 –
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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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