membership report d9400
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MEMBERSHIP D9400
REALITY CHECK
&
A CALL TO ACTION
CONTEXT
CURRENT STATUS
BEST PRACTICES
SOLUTIONS
CALL TO ACTION
CURRENT STATUS
JUNE 2014: MEMBERSHIP 1,480
JULY 2014: MEMBERSHIP 1,430
MAY 2015: MEMBERSHIP 1,468
NUMBER OF CLUBS: 83
# CLUBS MEMBERSHIP
9 Between: 0-7
20 Between: 8-13
23 Between: 14-20
26 Between: 21-30
3 Between: 31-40
2 Between: 41-50
D9400
CURRENT STATUS
Average size for Rotary clubs worldwide: 36 (D9400 - 5 Clubs)
Women members worldwide: 19%
Members more than 50 years of age: 71%
Members less than 40 years of age: 12%
Rotarians for three or more years: 76%
BEST PRACTICES
Size matters
Healthy balance between experienced and younger members
Meaningful and sustainable projects
Interactive and engaged fellowship and fundraising activities
Energetic Leadership
Diversity of professions and gender
Participation, active committees and shared roles and responsibilities
Thriving Clubs:
SOLUTIONS
Grow your club to at least 30 members.
Attract younger professionals - they bring an abundance of energy
and new ideas.
Retain current members.
Consider joint ventures with other clubs, organisations, companies
and civil society.
Start a satellite club.
SOLUTIONS
Investigate the potential to merge with another local club.
Clubs need to ensure that meetings, fellowship programs, and
service projects encourage enthusiasm in its members.
Establish new Clubs.
Invest in Interact and Rotaract Clubs.
Promote “The Rotary E Club of Southern Africa D9400” as a flexible
option for members who might consider resigning due to a change
in their circumstances.
AND…….
ENGAGE GENERATION Y
WHO ARE GENERATION ‘Y’?
Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Generation Y
1925-1945 1946- 1963 1964-1978 1979-1995
ENGAGE GENERATION Y
ENGAGE GENERATION Y
56% they are 56% of the current workforce and are highly
skilled and trained.
And just like the Baby Boomers,
Gen Y is a large group of people that is IMPACTING society
GENERATION ‘Y’ ATTRIBUTES
LESS
Respectful
Length of attention span
Politically engaged
Patient
Politically skilled
Formal & don’t value tradition
Loyal to organisations
Confidents
Energetic
Connected
Ambitious & career agile
“Techno-savvy”
“Can do” & open to change
Loyalty to networks & people
MORE
Generation Y
Would You Like
to Know More?
IT’S NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
IT’S NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
You have
Experience
Structure
Awareness
Community
Introspection
Face time
Social connection
They bring
► Energy
► Skills
► Attitude
► Creativity
► Innovation
► Social media
IT’S NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
Its about……
IT’S NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
CALL TO ACTION
►Invite Generation Y to join Rotary.
►Connect Generation Y beyond your Club.
►Connect them with Rotarians who do what they love, or something
related to it. Passion supports passion.
►Assign a Rotary Mentor to Generation Y.
►Get use to it. Generation Y will not always be at your Club.
THE FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN GOOD HANDS
“
”
The strength of Rotary is its ability to
attract and energize
talented people who believe in its underlying values—people like you.
Paul P. Harris
Paul Harris was 37 when
he founded Rotary International.
THANK YOU
Annemarie Mostert Membership Chairperson D9400
June 2015