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2002-03 RIMC Field Tool Kit

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Tool Kit includes all files listed below and a table of contents (1,004KB)

1. Membership Growth Graphs (1.ppt)
   These graphs show Rotary's membership as of 30 June 2001. Remember to update your materials with 30 June 2002 membership graphs, which will be available for download in July 2002!
2. Effective Clubs Graphic (2.ppt)
   This PowerPoint Slide illustrates how the Four Elements of an Effective Club are supported by the Four Avenues of Service and efficient club administration.
3. Achieving Membership Growth - Preparing an Action Plan (3.ppt)
   This is a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the process of creating and utilizing a plan for action. 4.
4. Action Plan Worksheets (4.doc)
   These worksheets accompany the Achieving Membership Growth - Preparing an Action Plan PowerPoint presentation.
5. Pre-Induction Orientation - Sample PowerPoint Presentation (5.ppt)
   This item is only available on the CD-ROM version of this tool kit. Items in red indicate club and district specific information that should be inserted by each club that uses the presentation. This presentation can saved to a local disk (floppy or hard drive), emailed, and modified by each club.
6. Potential Approaches (6.doc)
   These handouts outline several strategies for recruitment and organizing new clubs that can be used directly from this kit or modified to suit your region.
7. Additional Ideas (7.doc)
   This handout contains additional ideas for membership development that can be used directly from this kit or modified to suit your region.
8. 10 Ways to Attract and Retain Rotary Members (8.pdf)
   This handout contains ideas for membership development that relate to public relations. It can also be found in the District Public Relations Planner (258), which will be mailed to you in July 2002.
9. Six Retention Ideas (9.doc)
   This handout contains additional ideas for membership development that can be used directly from this kit or modified to suit your region.
10. Club Inventory (10.pdf)
    This form is a useful tool for identifying ways in which a club can fulfill the four elements of an effective club. This form can also be found in the District Governor's Training Manual (233).
11. Strategies for Member Education (414) (11.pdf)
    This document is a useful starting point for creating a plan for member education, from induction to continuing education. Strategies for Member Education (414) is available for download and can be found in chapter four of the Club President's Manual (222).
12. Preparing Your Rotary Club for New Members (12.doc)
    This handout contains tips for making club meetings an effective environment for recruitment and retention.
13. The 25 Minute Membership Survey (13.doc)
    This survey is intended for use at the club level, but can be used as a handout at district and zone-level presentations. The survey is a brainstorming tool to identify potential members.
14. The Member Satisfaction Survey (14.doc)
    This survey is intended for use at the club level, but can be used as a handout at district and zone-level presentations. The survey is a tool that can be used to identify problem areas and potential solutions for a specific club.
15. Resigning Member Input Questionnaire (15.doc)
    This is a copy of the form mailed out to former members by RI for the resigning members survey project summarized in Appendix 17 of the 2002-03 RIMC Manual. This may be a useful tool to modify for use in your region.

District 5170 Club Samples

PNR New Member Orientation v.1.doc

Hot Membership Ideas & Resources

Membership Development Ideas From Around the World
Membership Development & Retention Manual (PDF Download)
Games and Gimmicks
Incentives and Motivational Tools
Rotarian's Stories
Using Partnerships as A Membershp Tool
RI Publication Resource List (PDF Download)

Tools For Sponsors

How to Propose a New Member (PDF Download)
20 Answer to the Question: Why Join Rotary?
Best Practives - Ways to Be an Exceptional Sponsor

Information For Prospective or New Members

Becoming a Rotarian: Requirements and Process
Benefits of Rotary
About Rotary
Learning More

Orientation and Retention Ideas

Membership-Survey.doc (26KB) Jan 1-03
Six Retention Ideas (PDF Download)
Getting Started in Rotary Manual (PDF 2.5m file)
Membership Development & Retention Manual (PDF Download)
RI Publication Resource List (PDF Download)

General Membership Links

Membership Development Corner - A collection of articles from past RI websites
RI Download Center
RI Membership Page
Frank Develyn's Membership Task Force - RI President 2000-2001