1. Rotary District 6780

2. NEW ROTARIAN MEMBERSHIP PACKET ROTARY MEMBER CERTIFICATE ABC’S OF ROTARY ROUND ROTARY EMBLEM MAGNET LIST OF REQUIREMENTS TO GO FROM RED TO BLUE BADGE CLUB DIRECTORY CLUB BROCHURE

3. PERIODIC ORIENTATION AN ONGOING EDUCATION OF THE NEW ROTARIAN INVOLVE NEW AND CURRENT ROTARIANS IN THE PRESENTATION DISTRICT HAS GENERIC PRESENTATION THAT CAN BE PERSONALIZED FOR YOU CLUB

4. EDUCATION SOME MEMBERS LEAVE OUR CLUBS BECAUSE THE WERE NEVER REALLY ROTARIANS IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU CAN ENCOURAGE THE NEW MEMBER TO GET INVOLVED, THE EDUCATION BEGINS INVOLVEMENT LEADS TO SOLID MEMBERSHIP

5. RED TO BLUE BADGE GIVE A 2-3 MINUTE BIO TO THE MEMBERSHIP DURING A REGULAR MEETING BE A GREETER FOR 3 WEEKS ATTEND A BOARD MEETING MAKE UP ONE MEETING AT ANOTHER CLUB BECOME AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER OF ONE COMMITTEE PROPOSE A NEW MEMBER

6. RED TO BLUE BADGE ATTEND NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION MEETING READ TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKLETS o GETTING STARTED IN ROTARY o THE ABC’S OF ROTARY o THE ROTARY FOUNDATION FACT BOOK o HISTORICAL REVIEW OF ROTARY

7. RED TO BLUE BADGE DISPLAY THE OBJECT OF ROTARY OR THE 4-WAY TEST AT YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS ATTEND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CLUB FUNCTIONS o FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITY o BOARD MEETING o COMMITTEE MEETING o PROJECT ACTIVITY

8. CALCULATE YOUR RETENTION RATE DETERMINE YOUR CLUB’S RETENTION RATE o HELPS ESTABLISH YOUR CLUB’S RETENTION STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES o ESTABLISHES HOW LONG THE ROTARIAN WAS IN YOUR CLUB AT RESIGNATION

9. MEMBER ACTIVITY METRIC WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER TODAY ESTABLISHES HOW ACTIVE EACH MEMBER IS IN SEVERAL AREAS CAN PROVIDE AN ACTION PLAN FOR YOUR RETENTION/DEVELOPMENT PLAN

10. ROTARY CLUB BASICS FOR RETENTION PLEASANT MEETING PLACE GOOD PROGRAMS GOOD FOOD OPEN, FRIENDLY, CARING EXCITED MEMBERS

11. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES REGULAR CLUB ASSEMBLIES TO DISCUSS CLUB ACTIVITIES ANNUAL GOALS, PLANS AND STRATEGIES IMPORTANCE OF NEW MEMBERS AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES SEVERAL CLUB PROGRAMS A YEAR FOCUSED ON ROTARY, ITS HISTORY, OBJECT, SCOPE AND ACTIVITIES

12. SUMMARY USE ROTARY RESOURCES INVOLVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN RETENTION USE ROTARY DISTRICT 6780 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEASURE YOUR CLUB RETENTION RATE MEASURE YOUR CLUB MEMBER ACTIVITY MATRIX HAVE ALL YOUR CLUB MEMBERS INVOLVED