1. January 31, 2015 Welcome to District 7750 Mid-Year Assembly

2. 2015-2016 Overview

3. K. R. (Ravi) Ravindran Sri Lanka 2015-2016 Rotary International President

4. 2015-2016 Rotary International Theme

5. Leaders Make a Difference 2015-2016 District 7750 Theme

6. VISION More Rotarians, doing more projects, in more of the world

7. MEMBERSHIP RI FOUNDATION DISTRICT GOALS

8. MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE – If your club is over 25 members: Grow your club by 10 members or 10% – If your club is below 25 members Grow to 25 members If you’re below 15 members, close the gap between where you are and 25 members by HALF

9. ROTARY FOUNDATION CHALLENGE – Annual Programs Fund -- $150 per capita – If your club isn’t anywhere close to $150 per capita Close the gap between where you are and $150 by half – If your club is over $150 per capita Take the best of your past 5 years and beat it by $1.00

10. ROTARY FOUNDATION CHALLENGE – PolioPlus -- $50 per capita – If your club isn’t anywhere close to $50 per capita Close the gap between where you are and $50 by half – If your club is over $50 per capita Take the best of your past 5 years and beat it by $1.00

11. PRESIDENTIAL CITATION

12. GOVERNOR’s AWARD Total =195

13. GOVERNOR’s AWARD Total =195

14. ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES and EXPECTATIONS of CLUB LEADERS

15. DISTRICT THEME: “LEADERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE”

16. NAVIGATE TO MY ROTARY "It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” Leonardo Da Vinci

17. SUPPORTING ROTARY’S STRATEGIC PLAN

18. INTENTIONAL VS. ACCIDENTAL STRATEGIES

19. An Intentional Strategy…. A specific course of action likely to achieve the desired result Examples??

20. NAVIGATE TO MY ROTARY "Hope is not a strategy” Beth Padgett

21. THE PRESIDENT’S ROLE – The Club Visionary What will the club look like in 10 years? 5 years? 3 years? At the end of my term as President? For what will my year as President be remembered? How can I leave the campground in better shape than I found it?

22. EVERYONE ELSE’S ROLE – Promoting, Supporting and Executing The Club Vision Plans Strategies Activities/Action Items Stewardship

23. THE CLUB LEADERS’ ROLE You are the front line of the army fighting Rotary's biggest enemy COMPLACENCY

24. CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO “ is that step backwards between successful and failing” Pete Campbell Mad Men Stable

25. CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO – Let’s do better than Status Quo – Membership – The Rotary Foundation – Service Projects – Sustainability

26. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS – President and Club Leaders develop intentional strategies for success & measurable goals for those strategies – Set meaningful goals S pecific M easurable A chievable R ealistic (and Relevant) T ime-Based

27. DISTRICT GOALS MEMBERSHIP RI FOUNDATION

28. MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE – If your club is over 25 members: Grow your club by 10 members Or 10% – If your club is below 25 members Grow to 25 members If you’re below 15 members, close the gap between where you are and 25 members by HALF

29. CLUB LEADERS – Thought Leaders – Attitudes, Club Culture Inspiration Encouragement Example Motivation

30. SO, WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE? Incentives??

31. SO, WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE? Link to Dan Pink Drive video

32. SO, WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE?

33. KEYS TO MEMBER RETENTION & ATTRACTION – Autonomy People want to be part of something that’s self-governing – Purpose People want to be part of something meaningful – an organization that’s making a difference – Mastery People want to be part of something that’s as good as any and better than most at what it does

34. QUESTIONS… – Autonomy?? – Purpose?? Does your club actually DO enough to keep its members engaged in its Purpose? Is its Purpose clearly part of the President’s vision? – Mastery?? Is your club actually working at mastering its game? Does your club have an idea of what mastery looks like?

35. MASTERY – A truly effective Rotary club is one that: 1.Sustains or increases its membership base 2.Implements successful projects that address the needs of its community and communities in other countries 3.Supports the Rotary Foundation through both program participation and financial contributions 4.Develops future club leaders capable of serving in Rotary beyond the club Mike Thacker PDG D-7710

36. EXPECTATIONS – Promote and expect Mutual Respect among Rotarians We’re all volunteers Please don't let your procrastination or lack of responsiveness require another volunteer to spend time following up with you Please grant me the time I’m willing to grant you

37. MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

38. MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE – If your club is over 25 members: Grow your club by 10 members Or 10% – If your club is below 25 members Grow to 25 members If you’re below 15 members, close the gap between where you are and 25 members by HALF

39. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Endangered Species? 22 20 5 Years 22 20 22 13 22 13

40. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Endangered Species 17 23 22 12 5 Years

41. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Endangered Species 17 24 23 15 5 Years

42. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Game Over 9 18 0 5 Years

43. LOSS of SUSTAINABILITY – Slip below critical mass of ~ 20 members – From 18 to 16 to 14 – Don’t realize what’s happening – Meetings of 10-12 members = Trouble attracting speakers – Trouble attracting new members – Trouble executing meaningful projects – Nobody wants to be President the third time – Aging out together – many of these same clubs have few members under 50 – At 10-12 members, 1 or 2 key players are holding the club together – Something happens to one of those -- Lights out Fact: Of the 10 clubs in D-7750 with the largest % membership loss this year, NINE are under 25 members. A NET LOSS of THIRTY members

44. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES 20 17 25 Recovery 31 5 Years 28 39 43

45. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Recovery 35 22 36 5 Years 26 34 21 50%

46. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES This Club recovered from 14 Members 31 25 14

47. MEMBERSHIP PROFILES Enroute to 85 Members 77 67

48. MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE – If your club is over 25 members: Grow your club by 10 members Or 10% – If your club is below 25 members Grow to 25 members If you’re below 15 members, close the gap between where you are and 25 members by HALF

49. WHAT’S GETTING IN THE WAY? Beliefs Assumptions History Comfort Know-How Question: “Why does my 40-member club have 40 members?”

50. 20+ Past Presidents Grew their clubs while President DGN Lance Young, Chair Available on request to advise, coach, and help with your membership growth strategy Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and earned the right to wear it. More information to come…….. GROW ROTARY ACTION TEAM

51. ROTARY FOUNDATION CHALLENGE – Annual Programs Fund -- $150 per capita – If your club isn’t anywhere close to $150 per capita Close the gap between where you are and $150 by half – If your club is over $150 per capita Take the best of your past 5 years and beat it by $1.00

52. ROTARY FOUNDATION CHALLENGE – PolioPlus -- $50 per capita – If your club isn’t anywhere close to $50 per capita Close the gap between where you are and $50 by half – If your club is over $50 per capita Take the best of your past 5 years and beat it by $1.00

53. LEADING CHANGE