Welcome to theWelcome to theClub Leadership PlanClub Leadership Plan

WorkshopWorkshop

History …

District Leadership Plan Results not obvious to all Rotarians Included a key decisionTrial of what has now become known

as the

Club Leadership PlanClub Leadership Plan

Progress so farProgress so far

2001 - 2005 – trials throughout the 2001 - 2005 – trials throughout the WorldWorld

2006 – Rotary formally introduced the 2006 – Rotary formally introduced the PlanPlan

Made information available to all Made information available to all RotariansRotarians

Promoted the benefits Promoted the benefits

What is it?What is it?

A processA process

Respects the Four Avenues of Service, andRespects the Four Avenues of Service, and

Value of strong Club administrationValue of strong Club administration

Suggests different focusSuggests different focus

What it offers…

A process to: Develop a long-range plan

Simplify your Committee structure

Involve all of your Club members

What the Plan suggests…What the Plan suggests…

Focus in four broad areas Sustain and increase membership

Implement successful service projects

Support The Rotary Foundation

Develop leaders beyond Club level

What the Plan suggests…What the Plan suggests…

A healthy Rotary Club is a successful one

Retains existing members

Great shop window for new members

Members engaged in projects of choice

Implement successful service projects

What the Plan suggests…What the Plan suggests…

A successful Rotary Club is one that:A successful Rotary Club is one that:

Develops long-range goalsDevelops long-range goals

Sets annual goalsSets annual goals

Involves all Members in planning Involves all Members in planning processprocess

Ensures that every member is active Ensures that every member is active in a Club project or function in a Club project or function

And so to today’s meeting…

Our aim is to provide you with:

Key aspects of Club Leadership Plan

Understanding of key points

Understanding of that process

Confidence to pursue in your club

MembershipMembership

An Action PlanAn Action Plan for -for -

membership growthmembership growth

““Membership – must be a part of Membership – must be a part of allall that we do”that we do”

1. Commitment

2. Establish an “Identity”

3. Target prospective members

4. Establish the Club culture

What are elements of an What are elements of an Action Plan?Action Plan?

Make Rotary Enjoyable

Weekly Meeting

Fellowship Activities

Community Service Projects

Weekly Meeting

Fellowship Activities

Community Service Projects

Share everything that we do with non-Rotarians:

In 3 minutes!In 3 minutes!

Facts or feelingsFacts or feelings

Statistics or storiesStatistics or stories

Explaining Rotary

Implementing successful Implementing successful projects that address the projects that address the

needs of its community and needs of its community and communities in other communities in other

countriescountries

What does this mean?What does this mean?

VocationalVocational YouthYouth InternationalInternational CommunityCommunity

Implementing successful Implementing successful projectsprojects

Existing programmes and Existing programmes and projectsprojects

Youth

Rotary International Youth Exchange NZ/Australia Matched Student Exchange RYLA RYPEN NZ Business Week Science Summer Schools Books in Homes

Existing programmes and Existing programmes and projects (cont)projects (cont)

Vocational Vocational Pride of Workmanship Business Ethics Award

International Various non-Foundation international

projects

Community Various community projects

Successful Service projectsSuccessful Service projects

How can one committee complete How can one committee complete all these projects?all these projects?

Planning Structure – sub committees Commitment Involvement

What are the Benefits to the club?

Choose what you will do Spread the load Use the expertise within the club Mix the projects to have fun

A leadership focus onTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION

for Clubs

The Club Leadership Plan is the opportunity to put the Rotary Foundation in its rightful place

within Clubs

The CLP Philosophy

Set annual goals

Develop a long term plan (2 – 3 years)

Get membership buy-in

How well do you think that How well do you think that your members understandyour members understand the aims and outcomes of the aims and outcomes ofThe Rotary Foundation?The Rotary Foundation?

What is your Club What is your Club currentlycurrently

doing to promote doing to promoteThe Rotary Foundation?The Rotary Foundation?

Remember – the CLP philosophy!

Annual GoalsAnnual Goals

Development of longer term Development of longer term plansplans

Membership buy-inMembership buy-in

Promote and ManagePromote and Manage

Use your Club Foundation Use your Club Foundation ChampionChampion

Developing effective leaders Developing effective leaders is vital for Rotary’s survival !is vital for Rotary’s survival !

For the health of your clubFor the health of your club

To enable your club’s service to its To enable your club’s service to its communitycommunity

For the health of District 9940For the health of District 9940

For the long-term survival of Rotary!For the long-term survival of Rotary!

What characterises an effective Rotary leader?

Effective Rotary Leaders will …Effective Rotary Leaders will …

Plan aheadPlan ahead

CommunicateCommunicate

Motivate membersMotivate members

Ensure all members are involvedEnsure all members are involved

Have fun !!Have fun !!

Value every memberValue every member

Why do we need to developour club members to become

leaders?

Why we develop club leaders

Leadership of club changes each year

Need pool of potential directors, project leaders

Utilise existing skillsDevelop new skills & potentialIdentify future presidentsResponsibility brings

satisfaction

So …How will we develop

our members to become leaders?

Club’s roleClub’s role

Provide opportunitiesProvide opportunities

Involve all membersInvolve all members

Support and encourage Support and encourage

Educate and trainEducate and train

Foster continuity of leadership Foster continuity of leadership

Nurture Nurture

Focus on Focus on trainingtraining in developing in developing leadership skills……leadership skills……

Expose to allExpose to all four pillarsfour pillars of an of an effective clubeffective club

EnsureEnsure clear internal/external clear internal/external communications communications

PProvide for continuityrovide for continuity in club plan in club plan KKeep club bylaws relevant eep club bylaws relevant & up to & up to

datedate UseUse fellowship as a motivating factor fellowship as a motivating factor Provision ofProvision of educational opportunities educational opportunities

What are some of the training opportunities available for our

future leaders?

Training Opportunities …Training Opportunities …

Project and committee leadership

L.E.T.S. & P.E.T.S

Materials on district website

District conferences

Specialised workshops (like this, plus upcoming membership & Rotary Foundation)

Rotary Annual Conventions

““Leadership is the art of getting Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you someone else to do something you want done because he wants to want done because he wants to

do itdo it””

~ ~ Dwight Dwight D. D. EisenhowerEisenhower

What are the opportunities What are the opportunities created by the created by the

Club Leadership Plan?Club Leadership Plan?

““A good plan today is better than A good plan today is better than a a perfect plan tomorrowperfect plan tomorrow””

~ George S Patton~ George S Patton

And, a final thought on And, a final thought on planning …planning …

Are there any issues that have Are there any issues that have not been addressed?not been addressed?

Thank you !Thank you !For your attendance For your attendance

and participationand participation