1. Visioning & Long-Range Planning __________________ Rotary District 5010

2. Visioning & Planning __________________ A tool to Strengthen your club Re-vitalize membership Prepare your club for the future Rotary District 5010

3. Good to GREAT __________________ Profits are a necessary condition for existence and a means to more important ends, but profits are not the end in itself for companies. Profits are like oxygen, food, water and blood for the body; they are not the point of life, but without them, there is no life. Jim Collins “Good to Great” Rotary District 5010

4. Good to GREAT Rotary Clubs __________________ Members are a necessary condition for existence and a means to more important ends, but members are not the end in itself for clubs. Members are like oxygen, food, water and blood for the body; they are not the point of Rotary, but without them, there is no Rotary. Rotary District 5010

5. Our Discussion Today __________________ 1.Club Leadership Plan 2.CLP First Step: Planning 3.Visioning: How Does it Relate to Long Range Planning and Membership? 4.How will YOUR Club Benefit? Rotary District 5010

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7. Why CLP? __________________ To strengthen Rotary by providing an administrative framework for an effective club (already proven to work) Rotary District 5010

8. Club Leadership Plan __________________ You can't do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow. Peter Drucker Rotary District 5010

9. Club Leadership Plan 9 Steps for Implementation __________________ –Develop long-range goals –Set annual goals –Communicate clearly & hold assemblies –Ensure continuity in leadership –Customize/Amend the bylaws –Make sure club members feel involved and informed –Provide regular fellowship opportunities –Actively involve all club members –Offer regular, consistent training Rotary District 5010

10. Club Leadership Plan __________________ The First Step: Planning Develop long-range goals for the elements of an effective club Rotary District 5010

11. Effective Clubs __________________ Sustain and Increase Membership Implement Successful Service Projects Support The Rotary Foundation Develop Leaders Beyond the Club Level Rotary District 5010

12. What is a Long-Range Plan? __________________ A living management tool Defines a shared commitment Provides long-term direction (5 years) Creates a framework to set annual goals and objectives Optimizes use of resources (M&M) Rotary District 5010

13. Why A Long-Term Plan? __________________  Tradition of annual cycles has not been effective  Establishes a multi-year coordinated plan  Need for greater continuity, consistency and consensus  Ability for ALL club members to participate in setting the direction Rotary District 5010

14. Club Long-Term Planning __________________ Where do we want to be? Where are we now? How do we get there? Rotary District 5010

15. Club Visioning Process __________________ Rotary District 5010

16. __________________ If you don’t know where you’re going, chances are you will end up someplace else. Yogi Berra

17. What is a Club Vision? __________________ Rotary District 5010 Rowing in the same direction with a common destination in mind…

18. Planning Steps Actions & Programs Long Range Plan Rotary District 5010 Vision

19. Club Visioning Benefits __________________  Goal setting - Long range (strategic) - Annual goals (operational and action plans)  Continuity in projects/decision making  Consensus in direction and decisions Rotary District 5010

20. Club Visioning Benefits __________________  Larger and stronger field of club leaders  Succession planning for club leadership  Involving all members in club activities  Fellowship  Membership Development Vision is how we recruit and retain Rotary District 5010

21. Which Clubs Benefit from Visioning? __________________  Effective clubs that want more members to be active, active at a higher level or new projects  New clubs that are forming their “identity” in the community and setting future direction  Clubs that may have a level or declining membership  Clubs that are struggling with some issues or need re-vitalization Rotary District 5010

22. Club Visioning Topics __________________ Who are we? What do we stand for in the community? Club size and attributes Four Avenues of Service Foundation Success Leadership Development Rotary District 5010

23. Rotary Club Visioning History __________________  Started in 2002 in District 5960 (Minnesota)  Developed and refined 3.5 – 4 hour process for clubs  Visioning is occurring in 37 Rotary districts and expanding  220 visioning facilitators trained and working with clubs Rotary District 5010

24. Rotary Club Visioning Nuts & Bolts __________________  Visioning available to D5010 clubs starting in September (first come, first served!)  Team of 2-3 facilitators will work with your club  4-hour session Rotary District 5010

25. Rotary Club Visioning Club Requirements __________________  All board members (current and incoming); 50% of club members present for small clubs; clubs over 50 members: 25 present  Provide site, food and organization  Help with home host or donated lodging and air miles for facilitators  Clubs in 1 region scheduled same week Rotary District 5010

26. Rotary Long Range Plans __________________ Rotary Plans Rotary International strategic plan TRF future vision plan District 5010 strategic plan Club vision and plan Rotary District 5010

27. Want to Schedule Visioning for Your Club? __________________  Kim O’Meara District 5010 Visioning Coordinator kim.omeara@greatlandlaser.com 907-223-8385  Your AG Rotary District 5010

28. Planning is the First Step to Action __________________ There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. John F. Kennedy Rotary District 5010

29. Taking Action __________________ Just do it. Nike Rotary District 5010

30. Taking Action __________________ Git ‘er done. Larry, the cable guy. Rotary District 5010