2023-2024 District 7570 Action Plan

INCREASE OUR IMPACT

Youth Programs

  • Encourage clubs to start Early Act clubs in their elementary schools. District goal: 5 new clubs.
  • Enhance Interact participation in the district by increasing the number of Interact clubs by 4.
  • Increase awareness of youth exchange, RYLA and Interact clubs with presentations to high schools in all 15 areas.
  • Increase awareness of the Empowering Girls initiative, find projects to support worldwide efforts, and projects that will have an impact in our communities. Encourage clubs to find ways to improve the health, well-being, education, and economic security of girls by stressing the initiative at each area visit by the District Governor.

 

Foundation 

  • Request that clubs host a single or multi-club event in October 2023 to recognize World Polio Day and raise funds for PolioPlus (End Polio Now.)
  • Donate 20% of District DDF to PolioPlus. Encourage clubs to meet their goal for their PolioPlus donation (suggestion: $45 per capita.)
  • Encourage and support club efforts to the Annual Fund-SHARE to achieve $175 per capita for to support “Our Foundation.”
  • Honor our District Rotary Foundation achievements and donors through our Legacy Campaign.

 

Service – Community & Global

  • Work with the community to increase the awareness and support of local literacy efforts with at least 25% of our clubs doing one literacy project.
  • Increase clubs’ participation in Global Grant projects to expand our reach worldwide. Highlight Global grants in the Informer.
  • Encourage clubs to apply for District and/or Collaborative Grants to support community projects. Highlight ongoing progress on grants each month in the Informer.

 

EXPAND OUR REACH

Grow Membership

  • Encourage clubs to achieve moderate, yet consistent membership growth of 5% a year. Also, encourage clubs to carefully review the qualifications of prospective new members by using an impartial, but uniform process. Make sure that they are a good fit with the club and the club meets their expectations. Engage, educate, and take care of new members.
  • Assist clubs in their efforts to grow and diversify their membership. Encourage the use of new, flexible membership options for bringing people together for fellowship and service.

Goal: Membership advocates conduct a program per club in their area and share ideas with the Membership Committee.

  • Actively work to create new and innovative club models, such as satellite clubs and community based Rotaract clubs. District goal: 5 new satellite or Rotaract clubs.
  • Re-energize our Rotaract clubs by inviting Rotaractors to district training opportunities and have a program on Rotaract at district conference.

Public Image

  • Remind clubs to maintain a club website and/or social media presence and to update them three to four times a month.
  • Encourage clubs to tell their Rotary story often and increase their visibility in the community.

 

ENHANCE PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT
 Engagement

  • Encourage clubs to incorporate virtual components into more of their programs and activities. By using new technologies to make connections, we give more people the opportunity to experience our global community.
  • Work with the District Rotaract Committee to identify how we can better integrate them into our Rotary clubs. Encourage partnerships among Rotary clubs, Rotaract clubs, and Interact clubs.
  • Create a welcoming and inclusive environment; address issues associated with mental and emotional health.

Leadership and Training

  • Encourage all Rotarians to expand their knowledge and understanding of Rotary and take advantage of leadership development opportunities at Rotary Leadership Institutes (RLI), Club Team Training (CTT), District Conference, and Rotary International Convention.
  • Develop new Rotary leaders by proactively introducing Rotarians to and encouraging their participation in district committees.

 

INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT
Take Action

  • Encourage clubs to embrace innovation and overcome reluctance to make changes.
  • Always consider diversity, equity, and inclusion in all your club decisions.
  • Strongly encourage clubs to define and measure their service impact by entering goals, service projects, and measurable achievements in Rotary Club Central (RCC.)

 

 

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