1. Pre Pets PSST…Do you know where we’re going? District Club Vision Facilitation Saturday, February 22

2. Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail “If you don’t know where you are going, chances are you will end up someplace else.” Yogi Berra

3. What organization do you know that can function without a plan?

4. Successful Clubs Sustain and increase membership Sustain and increase membership Implement successful service projects Implement successful service projects Support The Rotary Foundation Support The Rotary Foundation Develop leaders in the club and beyond Develop leaders in the club and beyond

5. Annual cycles break continuity, consistency and consensus. Clubs end up “re-inventing the wheel” instead of moving forward with effective action steps. Communication Breakdown about Core Values and Club Vision that drive Club Policy, Objectives and Action. Every Club’s Challenge

6. It is just plain confusing!

7. Pulling in the same direction with a common destination in mind… The Club Visioning Process

8. Planning Best Practices Vision Long Range Plan Actions & Programs

9. Club Visioning focuses on: What we stand for in the community Club size and attributes Five Avenues of Service Rotary Foundation Public Image

10. Long-term Benefits to Clubs Provides the framework for strong administration, enhanced communication, engaged membership, and relevancy for all. Promotes Consistency, Continuity & Consensus

11. Benefits to Membership Sharing a common vision Larger/stronger field of club leaders Succession planning for club leadership Member involvement in club activities Fellowship and team building Membership Development

12. PSST…do you want to know where you’re going?

13. Next Steps 1.Find a Club Member to serve as Club Coordinator 2.Recruit 15 to 25 or 80% of Club Members (whichever is less) to commit to participate in a four hour Vision Formation Process 3.Follow up with a Club Assembly to share the results of the Vision Facilitation and gain Consensus of the Members 4.Develop Action Steps that are a result of your newly established Vision and Goals

15. Consider this 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

16. Club Vision Facilitation Long Range Planning for a Strong & Relevant Future