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Rotary Alumni Engagement Patti Johnson, Buffalo-Sunrise 7090 District Council Sept. 10, 2015
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WHO ARE ALUMNI?
Interact, Rotaract, Youth Exchange, RYLA
New Generations Service Exchange
Peace Fellowships
Global Grant Scholarships
Vocational Training Teams (VTT)
District Grant Scholarships
Former TRF programs:
Ambassadorial Scholarships
Grants for University Teachers
Group Study Exchange (GSE)
Rotary Volunteers Program
Individuals who have experienced Rotary through various programs:
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ALUMNI STATISTICS
How many alumni are there?
Potentially 500,000 former program participants.
2015-16 RI database
286,000 alumni records
13,410 are Rotarians (4.6%)
54% interested in membership
18% volunteered with Rotary in past year
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FINDING ALUMNI – DISTRICT INFORMATION What resources do we have?
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DISTRICT 7090 STATISTICS – ALUMNI RESIDING IN DISTRICT
Alumni by Program Group Study Exchange (1990): 178 (20 Rotarians; 11%)
Ambassadorial Scholarships (1951): 94 (1)
Rotary Peace Fellowships: 1
Vocational Training Teams: new
Rotaract (1999): 34 (1)
Interact (1996): 50 (0)
Rotary Youth Exchange: 2
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards: ?
Total: at least 359
Total Rotarians: 23 (6%)
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BENEFITS OF ENGAGING ALUMNI
As Members
• Alumni are interested in acquiring and expanding leadership and
professional skills. They like to interact with other leaders (alumni!)
As Volunteers
• Alumni are volunteers and many show a strong interest in
international service.
As Speakers and Mentors
• Alumni are interested in connecting with a diverse group
of professionals and sharing their Rotary experience.
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HOW DO WE ENGAGE OUR ALUMNI?
TAKE ACTION
• Contact your alumni!!!
• Include alumni on newsletters and social media
• Include in service projects or Rotary Community Corps
• Encourage donations or fundraising
• Join discussion groups on My Rotary or LinkedIn
• Encourage scholarship applications and invite them to mentor
current scholars
• Encourage vocational training team participation
• Nominate alumni and alumni associations for alumni awards (i.e.
The Global Alumni Service to Humanity & Alumni Association of the Year Awards)
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FINDING ALUMNI
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Rotary-
Reconnect-731/about
https://www.facebook.com/rotaryreconnect
Reconnect newsletter https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/news-
features/newsletters
Alumni webpage www.rotary.org/alumni
My Rotary
Alumni ages 13+ can update contact information
Alumni 18+ can use discussion boards
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My Goals as District Alumni Chair
• Suggest the DG contact non-Rotarian alumni residing in our District,
inviting them to the District Conference. I will supply the contact list to
Kevin and Pene
• Encourage all clubs to contact their alumni and engage them as discussed
earlier
• Increase alumni registration on RI
• Set up District 7090 Facebook and LinkedIn sites
• Collaborate with AGs and District Chairs to find and engage alumni
• Hold alumni meet-and-greet events
• Establish a District 7090 Alumni Association
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Rotary Alumni Engagement
• Again, I am Patti Johnson, with THE Buffalo-Sunrise Club.
• I can be reached at [email protected] or at 716-830-6173
• If you have any questions or suggestions I would love to hear from you.