The 2018 Rotaract Preconvention workshop seeks to guide district leaders on organizing service projects and conferences, focusing on professional development as a key theme. It emphasizes that both service initiatives and conferences should reflect the diverse scope of Rotaract, encouraging engagement from potential leaders. Additionally, the workshop aims to share general principles for planning these events, ensuring they promote leadership, friendship, and community service.

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THE ORGANIZER:
SERVICE PROJECTS &
CONFRENCES WITH AN EYE ON
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Francesco DANERO, PDRR
Rotary Club of Cagliari, President-Elect
D2080 – ITALY
Ligaya Nicole CORPUS, PDRR
Rotaract Club of Camp Aguinaldo
D3780 – PHILIPPINES

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 This workshop aims to provide information on
how to organize district-wide service projects
and how to organize a district conference.
 Rather than going into organizational details,
that may differ a lot from region to region, this
workshop aims to remind some general
principles and to provide some content
inspiration.
Learning objectives

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Because DRRs, just like any leader, should inspire their fellows, this
workshop also aims to help DRRs to focus on professional development,
often the least popular Rotaract program goal, as an inspirational “theme”
for both district service projects and district conferences.

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KEY MESSAGE ⬇️
Both service projects
and conferences should
reflect and emphasize
the multidisciplinary of
Rotaract, and therefore
they may range from
community service to
international service,
through professional and
personal development,
applied on the 6 Areas of
Focus.

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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
The emphasis on
professional
development as theme
for district service
projects and
conferences, is an
option when you plan
these activities.

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• First, we’ll go through a brief introduction about
general principles: guidelines for district service
projects and district conferences.
• Then, we’ll propose a brief introduction about
professional development, as a potential
leitmotiv/thread of both district service projects
and district conferences.
SUMMARY

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General principles about District Service Projects:
Policy related to Rotaract (art. 16b)
 “At a district Rotaract meeting, a three-fourths majority of the
Rotaract clubs in a district may vote to undertake a district service
project and to establish a district Rotaract service fund to raise funds
for this project.
 Contributions to such a fund must be voluntary.
 Such a project and service fund must be approved by the governor,
and specific plans and instructions for the administration of the
district project and use of the fund must also have the approval of
the governor and three-fourths of the Rotaract clubs in the district.
 The governor must appoint a district fund committee to be
responsible for collecting and administering the district fund, such
committee to be composed of at least one Rotaractor and one
Rotarian from the district Rotaract committee.
 The district service fund must be kept in a bank account which
clearly indicates that the fund is the property of the district Rotaract
organization and not the personal property of any individual
Rotaractor or Rotaract club”.

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 Policy Related to Rotaract (article 18b): The district Rotaract
representative should organize a Rotaract district conference to
promote service, increase international understanding, enhance
professional development, and build friendship and connection.
Where possible, the Rotaract district conference should occur in
conjunction with the Rotary district conference and include at least
one joint session. [Please also consider insurance(s)].
 Standard Rotaract Club Constitution (article 2, Purpose): develop
leadership skills through professional development… expand
professional networks…
 Recommended Rotaract Club Bylaws (article 4): Professional
development. This committee shall develop a comprehensive
professional development program designed to expand professional
networks, allow members to exchange ideas with other leaders, and
build skills through leadership training.
District conference & professional development

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What defines leadership?
District service projects and
conferences should be
designed to develop and
highlight the distinctive
qualities of Rotaractors.
If we want young leaders to be
the Rotaract membership, we
should plan activities
appealing to them.
So who is a leader? What
does a leader consider
interesting? What could help
make Rotaractors better
leaders so that they can
transition to Rotary?

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 In Rotary, someone is asked to join the association by virtue of
the fact that he is recognized as a leading figure, with which he
interprets aspects of the best humanity.
What defines (potential) Leadership?

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 These characteristics imply authoritativeness and
representativeness in the professional field, but also include
the maturation of ethical categories that mark both private life
and professional practice, the relational inclination to friendly
relationships and active interactions in the group, the
willingness to make available own skills and knowledge in
service operations, the convinced adherence to a global vision
based on interaction between nations, on friendly relations
between peoples, on the values ​​of freedom and tolerance
between individuals and groups.

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DSP must be approved by ¾ of the clubs in
the district and must follow the guidelines;
both should be themed in order to emphasize
the multidisciplinary of Rotaract;
both should be tailored in order to engage
potential leaders.
DRRs should have a very good team to achieve
good results!
RECAP
DISTRICT SERVICE PROJECTS
& CONFERENCES

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Rotaract motto is Fellowship Through Service.
Through service, Rotaractors practice their leadership skills,
and this virtuous circle closes with the maturation of friendships
that may last for a lifetime. So, service can be the starting point of
the entire process. What kind of service do we propose to our members?
Quality district service projects and conferences can promote Rotaract itself!
1
SERVICE
2
LEADERSHIP
3
FELLOWSHIP

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Participants will be kindly asked to form groups.
Each group should choose to work on:
• proposing a district wide service project in
connection to an area of focus and
professional development;
• drafting a mock agenda for a district
conference.
TABLES
EXERCISES

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 similarities and differences between professional development
(Rotaract) and Vocational Service (Rotary);
 professional development seen in conjunction with Rotary
Vocational Avenue of Service, providing useful ideas for
perspective Rotary members;
 mentorship as a form of useful cooperation between Rotary
and Rotaract that goes beyond fundraising. Through
professional development and Vocational Service, Rotaractors
can do service without fundraising;
 DRRs should care a lot about professional development
activities, as they could be very important in providing quality
programs for members and in recruiting new Rotaractors who
best meet membership requirements.
In your drafts, you may consider:

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 How do you select your district service project(s)?
 Does your district conference have a theme?
 Do you think that having professional development as a theme for both a
district service project and/or a district conference can be useful?
 What percentage of the Rotaract Clubs in your district carry on a
“professional development program” as prescribed by the Recommended
Rotaract Club Bylaws?
 Do you think that having professional development as a “theme” of a
district service project and/or a district conference may help your clubs to
implement programs based upon the concept of professional
development?
 Do you think that an emphasis on professional development events could
help recruiting Rotaractors who may be more qualified for transitioning
towards Rotary?
 How can Rotaractors benefit from working on Rotary’s six areas of focus?
 Do you think that addressing the “Economic e Community Development”
Rotary Area of Focus through Rotaract district service projects and/or
district conferences could be of interest for young professionals?
Discussion questions that may help

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Participants are now kindly asked to form groups
and each group should choose to work on:
proposing a district wide service project in
connection to an area of focus and professional
development (eg: Rotaract members who are
doctors may organize a health day in their
community, to address the ‘Disease prevention &
treatment’ area of focus);
drafting a mock agenda for a district conference.
TABLES
EXERCISES

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