TITLE ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN. ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN | 2 “If Rotary is to realize its proper destiny, it must be evolutionary at all times, revolutionary

TITLEROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN

ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN | 2

“If Rotary is to realize its proper destiny, it must be evolutionary at all times, revolutionary on occasions.”

Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary

THE FUTURE OF ROTARY


Pulling in the same direction with a common

destination in mind …

ALIGNMENT


ROTARY’S STRATEGIC PLAN


ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN

ROAD MAP TO PLANNING

• CREATE A VISION • CONVERT TO GOALS• MEASURE THEM

REGULARLY• ADJUST THEM WHEN

NEEDED



VISION STATEMENT SAMPLE

ONE PERSON,ONE CUP &ONE NEIGHBORHOOD



POSSIBLE VISION STATEMENT

ONE ROTARIAN,ONE PROJECT &ONE COMMUNITY



HOW TO BEGIN :INVOLVE PAST,CURRENT,&INCOMING LEADERS.HAVE A FULL CLUB OR DIVERSE REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS



HOW TO BEGIN :WHERE ARE WE NOW ??WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE !!HOW DO WE GET THERE ??DURING YEAR ASSESSMENTHOW ARE WE DOING !!



HOW TO BEGIN :CLUB’S STRENGTHSCLUB’S WEAKNESSOPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITYTHEIR CHALLENGES !!



PROCESS OF PLANNING :BRING IDEASHAVE BRAINSTORMINGREFLECT ON DISTRICT GOALSALLIGN CLUB GOALSSET THE CLUB’S ANNUAL GOALS


OUR VALUES


INTEGRATED PLANNING APPROACH

Evaluation of current activities

Prospective member and community feedback

Data and business

information

Committee suggestions and

feedback

Club/district feedback

New Generations

feedback

Member feedback

Board and Trustees direction


AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY

• Concerns about the decline in membership

• Continuing concerns about public image and public awareness

• Perception of insufficient diversity

• Lack of awareness of new online tools

• Frustration with “old-fashioned” processes

• Slow pace of change

• Emerging concerns regarding financial sustainability


CLUB AND DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING

Question Year Yes No Don't know

Does your club have a strategic plan?

2014 45% 34% 21%

2012 41% 33% 27%

2009 44% 50% 7%

Question Yes No Don't know

Does your club use resources on Rotary.org for planning? 56% 20% 24%

Does your club create annual and long-term goals using Rotary Club Central? 39% 29% 32%

Does your club monitor club goals in Rotary Club Central? 34% 31% 35%

Those who answered “yes” were asked the following:


HOW DOES ROTARY DEFINE SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE?

Stronger, more effective clubs

Greater impact

Greater visibility and influence

Increased financial sustainability and

operational effectiveness

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ONGOING AND PLANNED STRATEGIC INITIATIVES



ROTARY GRANTSROTARY GRANTS

DISTRICT GRANTSHelp a community

GLOBAL GRANTSMake a bigger impact

TAKE ACTION: rotary.org/grants


JOINING LEADERS

EXCHANGING IDEAS

TAKING ACTION


WEBSITE


ROTARY CLUB CENTRAL


BRAND CENTER


REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP PLANS


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CLUBS AND DISTRICTS

• Strategic Planning Guide

• Be a Vibrant Club: Your Club Leadership Plan

• Club Assessment Tools

• Rotary coordinators

• District Planning Guide

http://www.rotary.org/strategicplan

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/membership-resources



https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/membership

https://www.rotary.org/en/coordinators-advisers

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/governor


LOOKING FORWARD

“I would like to think that the pioneering days of Rotary have only just begun. What’s 40 years in the life of a great movement? There are just as many new things to be done as ever there were.”Paul Harris, The Rotarian, February 1945



STRENGTHEN YOUR MEMBERS THROUGH KNOWLEDGEYOUR CLUB WITH EFFECTIVE GOALSYOUR COMMUNITY WITH PROJECTSYOUR DISTRICT BY CREATING IMPACTYOUR ROTARY WITH A GREAT PUBLIC IMAGE THANK YOU ROTARIANS !!

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TITLE ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN. ROTARY STRATEGIC PLAN | 2 “If Rotary is to realize its proper destiny, it must be evolutionary at all times, revolutionary