District Assembly

City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

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Ted Corcoran Ted Corcoran Assistant GovernorAssistant Governor

The Club Leadership Plan

This presentation will cover

• The goal of the CLP

• Current club structure

• New CLP structure

• New committees’ roles and responsibilities

City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

What is the goal of the CLP?

An effective Rotary club that pursues the Object of Rotary, carrying out activities

along each Avenue of Service

An effective Rotary Club .....

• Sustains and increases membership

• Implements successful Service Projects

• Supports the Rotary Foundation

• Develops leaders at club level and above

• Creates awareness of Rotary in the wider community

The CLP is designed to help clubs achieve these goals

Current Club Leadership/Management structure

• Club executive

• Elected council members

• Service chairpersons

• Club liaison officers

• Club officers

Proposed structure…..

• Is a recommended leadership/management

structure for Rotary clubs, based on best

practice

• Provides a template for a standard structure in every club, which is replicated at District and RIBI level

• Puts emphasis on long term planning (including succession planning)

Recommended Committees and the Four Avenues of Service

Club Administration

Club Public Relations

MembershipServiceProjects

The RotaryFoundation

Club Council

Four Avenues of ServiceClub, Vocational, Community, and International Service

New CLP structure

• Club council ( executive + elected)

• Membership committee

• Service projects committee

• Club public relations committee

• Foundation committee

• Administration committee

Club Council

Club Executive (President, president elect etc + elected council members - between 3 and 6 as per constitution)

Responsible for the management of club business, finance, location, admitting new members, discipline etc

Membership committee

Role is to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for the recruitment and retention of members.

Membership - Chair Vice President

• Membership development

• Membership retention

• Family of Rotary

• Rotaract

• Mentoring (inc info for new members)

• Attendance

• Classification

• Fellowship

Service Projects committee

Role is to develop and implement educational, humanitarian and vocational projects that address the needs of its community and communities in other countries.

Service Projects - Chair President Elect

• International

• Community and Vocational (includes Environmental officer)

• Youth Activities (includes Youth Exchange and Interact)

Club Public Relations committee

Role is to develop and implement plans to provide the public with information about Rotary and to promote the club’s service projects and activities.

Club Public Relations – Chair Vice President

• Communications

• Newsletter

• Club photographer

• IT

• Webmaster

• Reception

• TABU

The Rotary Foundation committee

Role is to develop and implement plans to support The Rotary Foundation through both financial contributions and program participation.

Administration committee

Role is to conduct activities associated with the effective operation of the club.

Administration – Chair Secretary

• S at Arms

• Health and Safety officer

• Archivist

• Property

• Roster

• Child protection

• Programme (inc speakers)

• Sports

• Special projects (non charity)

The Club Leadership Plan

This presentation has covered

• The goal of the CLP

• Current club structure

• New CLP structure

• New committees’ roles and responsibilities

City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

Our vision for every Rotary Club

• Sustains and increases membership

• Implements successful Service Projects

• Supports the Rotary Foundation

• Develops leaders at club level and above

• Creates awareness of Rotary in the wider community

Change is always a challenge!

“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they hope it can be done, then they see it can be done – then it is done and the whole world wonders why it wasn’t done centuries before”.

Frances Hodgson Burnett, 19th century American writer

City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

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The Club Leadership Plan will provide the structure and the continuity for your club

to continue to help those who need your help most.

The District Team is always here to help you.

District Assembly