1. Changing the Face of Rotary:
A New Club Model Success Story

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4. Changing the Face of Rotary:
A New Club Model Success Story

5. Tonight’s Panelists Geoff Hall Charter Member Laura Begley President
Moderator: Elizabeth Usovicz
Rotary Public Image Coordinator, Zone 31
Geoff Hall
Charter Member
Laura Begley
President
Baylee DeLaurier
Community Service
Steve Weaver
Treasurer

6. Member’s Perspectives from Focus Groups and Survey Findings
“We’re changing the face of Rotary.”
Member’s Perspectives from Focus Groups and Survey Findings
“I’ll be in Rotary when I’m 70…
if it’s a cool enough club.”

7. Waldo Brookside: What Makes it Great

8. “Welcome Home.” Located in Waldo-Brookside neighborhoods
Kansas City, Missouri, District 6040
Chartered in June 2015 with 52 members
Meets Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
Dues are US $50 per quarter

9. Waldo Brookside: Club Demographics
Membership: 74
Average Age: 47
65% men 22%
35% women 32%
Members range in age from 25 to 82
78% of membership have 1-5 years of Rotary service

10. Waldo Brookside: Member Perceptions
Survey of club members in December 2016
53% response rate
Two focus groups conducted in April 2017
Six charter members – 4 men, 2 women
Six post-charter members - 6 women

11. Waldo Brookside: Member’s Perceptions
Club Survey, December 2016

12. “All roads through social media lead to Dan.”
How members found out about initial meetings
Posts on private social networks:
Nextdoor.us, closed Facebook groups
Offline word-of-mouth through a member of the sponsor club who planned to join the new club
“He [Dan] went after people that
he didn’t think fit the mold of other clubs.”

13. “Seeing diversity was huge for me.”
Most members live, have lived or have personal connections in Waldo-Brookside
Some members both live and work in Waldo-Brookside
Members have strong connections to community
not-for-profit organizations

14. Why they returned for a second meeting
“I got the vibe in the first meeting”
Why they returned for a second meeting
“It was loud, friendly - people were stepping up
and saying they’d do things [to form the club].”
“I don’t like networking. I had to challenge
myself to come back, but I had made a connection with someone and
it felt right to give it another chance.”

15. What members like about the club and meetings
“You guys decide.”
What members like about the club and meetings
“I didn’t expect it to be so casual and friendly – unstructured and positive –
I knew I was home.”
“We have a mutual investment
in one another.”
“We’re a Rotary club -
we’ve just kind of
mixed up the model.”

16. “We’re solid on service and the Four-Way Test.”
“I’m a teacher – I’m not trying to do business with anyone.”
“You don’t need to be in business to be in Rotary.”
“[Through meeting programs] we find out about good things we can do in the community.”

17. “It boosted my confidence in my skills.”

18. “We celebrate everything.”
"People are no longer wearing their work hat.”
Life Stories
The Landes Line
Shipping and Receiving
“We celebrate everything.”

19. “We have an app.” GroupAhead app “It keeps me in touch
with what’s coming up-
its’s all there in one place.”

20. What they think about the future of the club, in 10 years
“We’ll be coming back from a road trip to the moon.”
What they think about the future of the club, in 10 years
“If there’s anything that looks like gender bias, that will kill the club.”
“I hope we are doing global service – and sponsoring a Rotaract club.”
“Over time, this group won’t be this way. It will be different.”

21. Waldo Brookside Rotary Club
Thank You
The Members of the
Waldo Brookside Rotary Club
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