How to Make Your Club Irresistible

How to Make Your Club Irresistible (pdf)
Is your club irresistible? Is your club one that you would get up early on a Friday in winter for, because you don’t want to miss it? Here are some places you'll want to look to assess your club's attractiveness to not only prospective members but also existing members. In general, we focus on the people who are there. But what we actually need to understand is what’s going on with the people who don’t choose to be there.

Meet the Rotary Club of Safety Harbor (FL) Noon

Meet the Rotary Club of Safety Harbor (FL) Noon (link)
Innovation brings Energy to Rotary! Meet President Eric Johnson and the Rotary Club of Safety Harbor Noon who had a chat with ICA George Robertson-Burnett at the Z34 DMC/ICA October Call about their newly-chartered club. Look in on a a High-Energy, Innovative Rotary Club. Non-conventional format, non-conventional leadership. Extraordinary result

Anytown Video

Anytown Video (link)
Short video explaining Rotary's need to offer a more flexible club experience for those who may not be able to accommodate a "legacy" Rotary club's meeting days, times, places or durations.

Hybrid Meetings “How-to” Videos and Training Material from D-5950

Hybrid Meetings “How-to” Videos and Training Material from D-5950 (link)
In-Person/Zoom Meeting Training, videos and guides. Small and Large Meeting Tech Set-up Videos and Support Documents. Equipment Buying Guide.

Hybrid Rotary Meetings Panel Discussion – “How-to”

Hybrid Rotary Meetings Panel Discussion – “How-to” (link)
Overview and best practices for hybrid meetings of Rotary Clubs, courtesy of District 7680. References the Hybrid Meetings Technology Guide: https://www.rizones33-34.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Hybrid_Rotary_Meetings_Technology_Guide.pdf

Zoom Quick-Start Cheat Sheet

Zoom Quick-Start Cheat Sheet (pdf)
Excellent "how-to" user guide for new and non-users of Zoom. Send to your members who find Zoom intimidating and daunting. Screen shots and suggestions for taming Zoom into the app you want it to be. Promote your Virtual or Hybrid meetings to those not yet participating. Courtesy of D-7280.

Hybrid Meetings Technology Video

Hybrid Meetings Technology Video (link)
Wondering how to deliver a "hybrid" meeting, where you have both a live audience (conventional club meeting) plus a virtual audience? These challenges are covered in this informational and "how-to" video, along with a written cookbook for successfully delivering hybrid meetings.

Hybrid Rotary Meetings Technology Guide

Hybrid Rotary Meetings Technology Guide (pdf)
It may be some time until all Rotarians are comfortable with attending "in-person" Rotary meetings like we have always had. In the meantime, clubs are considering "hybrid" meetings where some members meet in person and others join virtually via real-time conferencing apps such as Zoom or GoToMeeting. This guide will save you countless hours of research and trial-and-error. Please invest the time to read through it and you'll be halfway to getting your Hybrid Meetings strategy launched.

Rotary Club Health Check

Rotary Club Health Check (link)
A comprehensive, introspective look at your club and the club experience you're providing your members. Worth a Board meeting or Club Assembly to take a hard look at what's keeping members -- or perhaps driving them away.