This document outlines the agenda for a 2015 Rotaract preconvention on membership. The agenda includes an introduction, discussions on the importance of membership, recruitment strategies, and membership plans. It aims to help participants understand why new members are important, how to identify potential members, and develop plans to attract, welcome, and engage members. Key topics include sources for recruiting new members, strategies for community-based and university-based clubs, and ways to inspire new members and retain current ones.

1. 2015 ROTARACT PRECONVENTION
Fire Up Your Rotaract
Club Membership

2. Overview and introduction
TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS

3. • Introduction & icebreaker activity
• The importance of membership
• Membership recruitment
• Membership plans
• Close & team activity
AGENDA

4. PRR Bilal Al Ayoubi PHF+1
• Past Rotaract Representative on RI Rotaract/Interact
Committee
• PDRR RID2450 (now 2451 & 2452)
• Co-founder of Rotaract Mediterranean MDIO
• Past President of Rotaract Tripoli ElMina
• Past RYLA and founder of Rotaract Academy
PDRR Brett Sham PHF
• PDRR RID9685 & RID9680
• Treasurer Rotaract Australia MDIO
• Charter Member & President Elect Lower North Shore
Rotaract Club Inc.
• Past RYLA and iRYLA Facilitator
INTRODUCTION

5. • Understand why new members are
important, why they join Rotaract
(recruitment), and why they stay in Rotaract
(retention)
• Understand how to identify pools of new
members in the community and strategies to
bring Rotaract to them
• Understand how to develop a membership
plan to attract them, welcome them to the
club, and integrate them into club activities
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

6. Where do you stand?
• Your first PreCon / RICON
• You’ve been in Rotaract 5+ years
• You were in Interact
• You’ve been to RYLA
• Your club is community/ university based
• You’ve recruited a new member to Rotaract
• You’re recruited 5+ members to Rotaract
ICEBREAKER ACTIVITY

7. The importance of membership

8. “Your ability to bring in new members and
retain current ones is critical to your club’s
success”
WHY ARE NEW MEMBERS IMPORTANT
Source: Rotary International – Rotaract Handbook

9. • Community service
• International service
• Volunteering
• Fundraising
• Vocational development
• Personal / leadership development
• Social / fellowship / networking
WHY DO PEOPLE JOIN ROTARACT

10. • Responsibility / ownership (e.g. board
role)
• Friendship / sense of community and
belonging
• Rewarding opportunities
• See the international opportunities of
Rotary
• Personal growth in knowledge and
expertise
WHY DO PEOPLE STAY IN ROTARACT

11. Membership recruitment

12. • University
• Community
• People new to a city
• People looking volunteer
• People that are civic minded
• Young professionals
• People looking for development
• Interact
MEMBERSHIP SOURCES

13. Group 1: Community-based clubs
Group 2: University-based clubs
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES
Group discussion

14. Membership plans

15. Group 1: How can you
inspire new people to
join and
welcome/integrate them
into the club?
Group 2: How can you
charge up your
membership base and
retain current
members?
MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION
Group discussion

16. Recap and close

17. • Form a group of 5 people
• Sit on floor, back-to-back
• Link arms
• Try and stand up
TEAM ACTIVITY

18. • Understand why new members are
important, why they join Rotaract, and why
they stay in Rotaract
• Understand how to identify pools of new
members in the community and strategies to
bring Rotaract to them
• Understand how to develop a membership
plan to attract them, welcome them to the
club, and integrate them into club activities
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

19. THANK YOU