From the Membership Committee-The Rotary New Member Service Plan

Posted by Lance Chima

on Apr 16, 2012

At the beginning of 2011, an ad hoc committee was appointed by then president Janet Williams to begin what became to be known as the extreme make-over of Akron Rotary. A key element to those discussions had to do with the matter of the caliber of Rotarians. The current and previous membership committees and other club leaders have acknowledged for years the need to do a better job of engaging and mentoring new members. By implementing our Service Plan, whereby each proposed new member will consider areas of service to become involved in, we set the tone such that no one joins with the idea that we are just a Tuesday lunch club. Rather, they will gain an immediate application of the wide range of service opportunities available and join us with the idea that there is a sense of commitment to our fundamental ideal of "Service Above Self". The Service Plan has received the "green light" from the board and the completion of the spreadsheet will be part of the intake process. As part of the proposal process either someone from the membership committee or someone assigned by the membership committee will sit down with the proposed member to complete the grid. The main point is that the form be completed before induction. The membership committee is confident that with the inclusion of this process the proposed new Rotarian will begin their Rotary journey having been mentored by another Rotarian and with the idea that there is a service commitment tailored to their interest ability.
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Download Member Proposal Form