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POLLEVERYWHEREAGREATSUCCESS!

DISTRICT 9500

ROTARY EDUCATION NEWS JUNE 2016

SOMECOMMENTSTOCHALLENGEUS….ThemostcommonquestionIamaskedbyRotariansastheylooktoattractyoungmembersis‘wherecanwelooktofindthem’.Myresponseisthattheyoungpeopleyoushouldbelookingtoinvitetojoinyourclubsarenotsomewhere‘outthere’–infact,youprobablyalreadyknowthem!MichaelMcQueenrotary9830.org.au/.../EngagingNextGenerationByMichaelMcQueen.pdf"IfRotaryistorealizeitsproperdestiny,itmustbeevolutionaryatalltimes,revolutionaryonoccasions"PaulHarrisIsYOURClubVIBRANT?TestitagainstBeaVibrantClubavailableontheRIWebsite

OneofthegreatsuccessesofLeadingRotaryNowwasPollEverywhere!

PollEverywhereenablesresponsesfromanaudienceorseminargrouptobedisplayedonascreenforalltoseealmostimmediately.

Canwehaveacopyoftheresponses?Therearegreatideasthere!Thiswasthecallfromaroundtheroomafterasession!

Sohowcanclubsuseit?

• CollectanonymousresponsesataClubAssembly• UseitforClubplanning• GetquestionsforaGuestSpeaker• Haveaquickpollaboutyourmeetingvenue• Enableeveryonetovotewithoutfearofworryingaboutwhatothersthinkwhenvoting

onanimportantClubissue…andsomuchmore

Howmuchdoesitcost?

Presenters:ItisaFREEappthatcanbedownloadedtoyoursmartphoneAudience:Allyouneedisasmartphoneandtheabilitytotextorputanaddressinyourbrowser!

RevitalizeyourClubandgetgreatfeedbackatthesametime!Surpriseyourchildrenandgrandchildrenwithyourknowledge!Havefun!

Gotowww.polleverywhere.comorcontactMarieDorringtonformoreinformation

EditorPDGMarieDorringtonDistrictTrainer

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StatisticsfromRIResourceExtra,MARCH2016VOL10No9

AnalysisofclubsizesinZones7A(Philippines),7B(NewZealand)and8(Australia),

• TheaveragenumberofclubsinaDistrictinNewZealandis44comparedto86inthePhilippines,withAustraliahaving54onaverage.

• Thereare99verysmallclubsof10orlessmembersinAustralia(average4.7perdistrict),18inNZ(3/district)and37inPhilippinesor3.7perdistrict.

• Thereare4clubsover100membersinAustralia,2inNewZealandand5inPhilippines.

• ThelargestclubinourzonesisMelbourneastheonlyclubwithmorethan200members.

• TheaverageclubsizeforNewZealandis32.2members;Philippinesis28.2membersandAustraliais26.6.

WHEREDOESYOURCLUBFIT?

ROTARYEDUCATIONNEWSJUNE2016

TheRotaryLeadershipInstitute(RLI)isafast-paced,two-daycourseofferedtobuildonaRotarian'sleadershipskillsandincreaseunderstandingofRotary.

Courses are topical, interactive, and geared towards Rotarians who want to be moreknowledgeableandeffectiveleadersintheirClubs.Thisinternationallyrecognizedcourseiscollaborativeinapproachandprovidesopportunitiesto learnmore about Rotary, its structure, its programs and the role and function of Clubleaders.

Rotary’s strength depends on the quality, education and leadership of its Rotarians.Leadership skills in a voluntary organisation differ from those required in a businessenvironment.Equally,itisdifficult,inthebusyscheduleofmostClubs,tolearnenoughoftheexcitingworldofRotarywithitsover1.2millionmembersinover160countries.

NEXTRLICOURSE

• ThenextRLICoursewillbeheldonOCTOBER22/232016 inAdelaideatStMichael’sCollege,HenleyBeach

• MorningTea/Lunch/Materialsprovided• Cost$150.00• Clubs are asked to support Rotarians interested in attending, especially Presidents

Elect,aspiringleadersandnewRotariansENQUIRIEStoD9500RLIRegistrarPPJaneOwensatjaneowens@internode.on.netREGISTERNOWonhttp://e.mybookingmanager.com/rli1016

JOIN US! HAVE FUN! LEARN!

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RAY’STIPSFromanarticleinROTARYONTHEMOVE(finditontheDistrict9500Website)

OneoftheideassuggestedbyPRIP -TrusteesChair RayKlinginsmith torestoremembershipnumberswasa"FiveforOne"planthatmanyclubshavesuccessfullyimplementedinthepast.Thisisamodelforintroducingnewmembersonagradualbasisforthoseclubsthatpreferthismodel.

THEWAYITWORKSIS:

• Themembersofaclubaredividedintogroupsofapproximatelyfivemembers.

• Each team is asked to identify several prospective members who share the values of Rotary -rememberit'snotanumbersgame,wewantgoodpeopleinRotarywhowant todogoodin theworldandsharethevaluesofourfounders.

• The team decides the best person or persons to make the initial contact with the prospectivemember.ManyinvitethemforacoffeetointroducethemtoRotarywithoneortwooftheteamattending,whileothersbringthemtoaclubmeetingasaguest.Thatdecisionisuptoyouandyourclub.

• After time spent getting to know the prospectivemember, normally twomembers of the teamwouldinvitethemtobecomeaRotarianiftheyaresuitable.

LOOKINGFORAMODELFORMEMBERSHIPRECRUITMENT?READMORE…

ROTARYEDUCATIONNEWSJUNE2016

Isyourclubvibrant?Aremembersengaged;areclubprojectsmeaningful;doyoutrynewideas;doyouneednewmembers?

Find out what members truly think about the club, its projects and its future; give themalternativestoseehowtheyreallyfeelaboutintroducingsomeflexibilityandinnovation!

STEP1. Iftheansweris‘yes’toanyofthesequestions,conductananonymousonlinesurveytocollectdatafocusedonYOURClubforYOURBoardandYOURmemberstoreflectonwhattheywant.

STEP1:ContactDistrictTrainerPDGMarieDorrington (mdorring@bigpond.net.au) foracopyofsamplesurveysforideas,thendesignasurveyforYOURclub.ThesurveywillthenbesetupforyouandalinksenttotheClubFacilitatortosendtomembers.Ahardcopyisavailableforthosewhodonotuseacomputer.

STEP2:AlldataiscollatedandsenttotheClubtodiscuss

STEP3.ThedataisusedtoguidetheClubtowardsitsgoals!

Assistance and support is available throughout the process from amember of the TrainingTeam.

WANTTOREVITALISEYOURCLUB?

The task of the leader is to get his/(her) people from where they are to where they have not been – former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger