The regional membership plan initiative is designed to
increase membership by leveraging regional strategies
for attracting new members and engaging current
members. The 16 regional membership plans, led by RI
directors, span the Rotary world. Come hear about the
background and current status of the plans and learn how
to leverage these plans to grow membership.
Regional Membership Plans: How to Leverage Them and Grow Membership
1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Regional Membership Plans โ How
to Leverage them and Grow
Membership
Moderator โ RC Noel Trevaskis
Rotary Club of Bega
Australia
2. โข Joined Rotary in 1996
โข Member of Bega Rotary Club
โข District Governor 9710 Australiaโ
2005-06
โข 2012 Chairman of Membership
Development Committee for Zone
7B & Zone 8
โข Rotary Coordinator 2011-2014
ROTARY COORDINATOR NOEL TREVASKIS
3. โข Joined Rotary 1999 - Rotary
Club of Baguio Summer
Capital
โข Club President 2004-05
โข District Governor 2009-10
โข Rotary Coordinator Zone 7A
2012-15
ROTARY COORDINATOR OYAN VILLANUEVA
4. โข Joined Rotary in 1988 Rotary
Club of Karur
โข District Governor 3000,
2000-01
โข Rotary Coordinator โ Zone V,
2013-16
โข Member of Membership
Committee, 2014-17
ROTARY COORDINATOR PDG CHOCKALINGAM BASKER
5. โข Joined Rotary Club of
Waukesha Sunrise in 1989
โข District Governor D6270
2008-09
โข Zone 28 Assistant Rotary
Coordinator 2010 โ 2013
โข Rotary Coordinator for Zone
28, 2013 -2016
ROTARY COORDINATOR TAMIE (TAMARA) KOOP
6. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
RC Oyan Villanueva
Rotary Club of Baguio Summer Capital
The Philippines
9. โข The members passionately spoke from the
bottom of their hearts!
โข The disciplines of the committee members
FIT the needs of the clubs and districts.
THE BEST WERE TRULY CHOSEN
11. MORE TRAINED AND ENTHUSIASTHIC ROTARIANS MEANS MORE
PASSIONATE ROTARIANS ?
PHASE ONE PHASE TWO
ENTHUSIASM
TIME
POINT OF
INFATUATION
DESIRED
END-STATE
(HIGHER
RETENTION
AND
MEMBERS)
13. Regional membership plans help districts and
clubs to improve both qualitatively and
quantitatively for the following:
โ Membership Goal setting
โ Learning techniques of membership development
โ Recruitment
โ Assimilation and Retention
โ Extension
14. In District conducting zone wise membership
seminars helped the club leaders and membership
chairs to plan, and learn how to inform and act.
โThe Zone V which is the largest Zone in
membership continues to grow by about 7%
annually adopting the good techniques of RMP.โ
15. Listing of Rotary, Rotaract and TRF Alumni helped
in widening base of Potential/ Prospective
members.
โA database under preparation for the same.โ
16. Promoting Couple and Family Memberships with
incentives like rebate in club dues resulted in
immediate growth.
โMany clubs have introduced this concept and we
are expecting at least five couple members in a
club this year.โ
17. Appointing District Officers on Special Duty for
weak clubs resulted in more vibrant clubs, thereby
promoting membership growth.
โWe have allotted a special budget for this
exercise to do a health check up on weak clubs and
turn them into active vibrant club.โ
18. Rewarding district and clubs with Membership
zone and district awards resulted in significant
motivation and encouragement to perform better.
โFor the first time this year we have introduced
Zonal awards for Clubs and individual Rotarians
for their contribution in membership development
which is highly encouraging.โ
20. North America โ Zones 28-29
โข Member Attraction
โข Member Engagement
โข Strengthen Rotary Clubs
โข Increase Service Activities
โข Increase Telling Our Stories
Tamie (Tamara) Koop
Tamie joined Rotary in the landmark year, 1989, when women were officially welcomed into Rotary. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Waukesha Sunrise. She has been active in the club in many service above self efforts.
Tamie served as District 6270 District Governor in the 2008 โ 2009 Rotary year. The theme that year was โMake Dreams Realโ. Additionally on the district level she serves on the district Executive committee, chair of the โClub Facilitated Visioningโ team, Youth Protection Trainer and Rotary Grants educator.
She is serving Rotary Zone 28, as a Rotary Coordinator with a team of 3 assistant coordinators. The Rotary Coordinatorโs goal is to be a resource and give supportive service to the 12 districts comprising Zone 28. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society giver and a major donor to the Rotary Foundation.
She is retired from a lifelong career as the University of Wisconsin Extension 4H Youth Development Educator of Waukesha County. In 2011, she was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame.
Free timeโlawn mowing on the farm, photography and judging at county fairs.
If you have enjoyed this session, we encourage you to listen for more information about the upcoming Membership Development webinar series beginning in August. Register for upcoming webinars and access recordings of past webinars at www.rotary.org/webinars