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HOW TO ENGAGE MEMBERSHIP THROUGH PI
Engagement means commitment – it’s the
beginning of a lifelong member.
Have a member do the posts for the social media
page for the night or the event.
Have new members do the club/district bulletin
once.
BE RESPONSIVE to emails and social media
messages of enquiry!
PI Training* / Recognize at District Level.
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HOW TO ENGAGE MEMBERSHIP THROUGH PI
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may
remember, involve me and I learn.“
-Benjamin Franklyn
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PUBLIC IMAGE AND MEMBERSHIP
Create a sense of pride within the club
The 4 P’s
Phlexibility Phormat
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PUBLIC IMAGE AND MEMBERSHIP CLUB LEVEL TIPS
During meetings share photos or a video of your
recent event or work party. Not everyone is on
social media.
Allows members who could not attend to see
your activities, and feel a part of the impact and
FUN
MORE importantly, guests and prospective get
to see it too!
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PUBLIC IMAGE AND MEMBERSHIP
When members are in the News, Feature them!
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WHY PEOPLE LEAVE ROTARY
Improper induction ceremony.
Clubs do not measure up to expectations.
Lack of proper recognition.
Inadequate publicity to gain community support
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WHY DID YOU JOIN ROTARY?
Friendship
Business development
Personal growth &
development
Leadership
development
Citizenship in the
community
Continuing education
Fun
Public speaking skills
Networking
Vocational skills
The opportunity to
serve
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HOW TO RETAIN MEMBERSHIP THROUGH PI
Membership Profiles in newspaper
Do weekly bios on members for Social media
Tell your members to get involved as an admin
on your page
Have social media chair use the club/district
pages to like and engage with that identity.
Ask new or inactive members to do your
newsletter
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PRESS RELEASES
Learn to write good press releases – or get help
The Most Important Information First
Secondary Details
Additional
Info
• What’s Happening?
• When is it Happening?
• Why is it Happening?
• Who is in Charge?
• Where is it Happening?
• Quotes
• Other Details in descending
order of importance
• Boilerplate copy
• List any times and dates for an
event
• Who should they contact for
more information?
How do you believe Public image can be used to engage your members?
William story on ALUMNI offer. 50th PP Ravi DGE Haresh
In marketing the 4 p’s are Product, Price, Place and Promotion, in Rotary its: Program, People, Projects and PRIDE
You can also add in 2 more p’s… well if you spell it weird like my Colleague Marshall: Phlexability and Phormat.
And not just have someone drone on about what took place.
William to provide examples with these slides
Shelterman Paul – a lawyer that never gets to play with power tools at work - in the middle.
Do you think you might enjoy working with these guys!
WHY PEOPLE LEAVE ROTARY
No matter how many of the above you found true for your club, there are simple, basic solutions you can implement starting today to minimize drops.
Impressive and meaningful induction ceremonies.
Sharing what you do on social media or your website allows a glipse into your club and what can be expected
Promote and recognize your members that are doing well
Prestige and image of the organization should be maintained through good PR.
Discuss retention ideas with attendees
Remind attendees why they joined rotary.
Discuss retention ideas
https://brandcenter.rotary.org/ has templates for newsletters
As a Rotarian, you’re also a brand ambassador. You can tell the story of Rotary and how we are people of action in communities worldwide.
To spread this narrative in a clear, consistent, and compelling way, we developed People of Action campaign materials in the Brand Center: print, digital, and outdoor advertisements, as well as videos and other marketing resources. We want to ensure that all Rotarians can support our effort to enhance awareness and understanding of Rotary.
The People of Action campaign communicates the essence of Rotary and reflects our values, such as:
We build lifelong relationships.
We honor our commitments.
We connect diverse perspectives.
We apply our leadership and expertise to solve social issues
Use resources in the brand center. Or create your own!
This video From Rotaract Club of South East Nassau looks as though it won the Popular vote for the Zone 34 Video contest with 345 VOTES. Vote once per day
This video from the Rotary Club of St. Martin Mid Isle was Runner Up for the Zone 34 Video contest with 3323 VOTES. Vote once per day
The Rotaract and Rotary clubs asked their friends families and other groups to view like and VOTE for their videos. They got to see how awesome Rotary is.
Write in the inverted pyramid style
The lead paragraph is the most important and should provide a ‘hook’ for the journalist.
It should contain who, what, when, where, why, and how.. After the lead paragraph, each remaining paragraph should be less important that the one preceding it. That way the editor can trim your release from the bottom. Write in short sentences, short paragraphs and keep the information simple and to the point. Try to keep the release to one page. If you read an article in the paper, you will see they always include quotes. So you should give them the quotes to use. Attribute them to a particular person in the organisation and ensure they are newsworthy. A good press release has no typographical or grammatical errors. Head the release with “Media Release” and date it clearly. Use a catchy headline. Editors receive hundreds of releases a day and a good headline catches their eye and ensures they realise the contents quickly. At the end of the release add “For further information, contact. . . ” The contact details should include name and telephone number, including an after-hours number. The editor must have somebody to call to answer questions or to be interviewed.
https://brandcenter.rotary.org/ has templates for news releases for Service Projects, Outstanding Members, Fundraisers, Polio Trips etc
Michael Lee-Chin (billionare) addressed Rotarians at the Distict 7020 Conference in Bahamas in 2016 on Wealth Creation – on doing well and doing good
This is his Instagram post liked by his followers
Rotary Club of Habersham County Georgia doubled their membership to around 100 members just on having great speakers
Like Ramesh Ferris, polio survivor and Rotarian.
Only one of my members has been to a NID. Perhaps half have ever gone to a district conference, a handful to Convention.
This speaker allowed me to transport the club to india and listen to Ramesh’s lifestory and work eradicating polio – it doubled our fundraising for the event, and we have repeat and motivated donors now.
Bring a guest for these events.
Ask to leave comments for future topics
SELFIE TIME WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS