Be a Vibrant Club Your Club Leadership Plan. Purpose Ensures club is regularly evaluating current practices and implementing new ideas to increase their.

Be a Vibrant ClubYour Club Leadership Plan

Purpose

Ensures club is regularly evaluating current practices and implementing new ideas to increase their vitality

What’s in it for your club?• Stresses innovation and

flexibility• Encourages tailoring best

practices to fit club culture• Challenges clubs to analyze

traditions and experiment with new practices

Develop long-range goals• Does your club have a

strategic plan?• What is your club’s vision

statement?• What are the long-range

goals?

Set annual goals

• Conduct a community assessment before setting annual goals.

• Ask committees to propose goals.

• Involve all members.

Conduct club assemblies• Hold quarterly assemblies to

solicit innovative ideas, highlight achievements, and showcase service projects.

• Ask members for input on club practices, projects, and activities.

Communicate clearly

• Who communicates with district leaders?

• How do members provide input?

• What information can go online?

Ensure leadership continuity

• Be sure current leaders work with immediate past and incoming leaders.

• Consider providing newer members with mentors.

Amend club bylaws

• Review club bylaws annually.

• Determine any needed changes.

• Allow members to propose new ideas.

• Test new ideas before amending bylaws.

Develop stronger relationships

• Provide fellowship opportunities.

• Promote networking opportunities.

• Have fun!

Ensure members are active

• Generate interest and dedication.

• Build club pride.• Attract new members and

gain community attention.

Develop a training plan• District Training Chair– Mary Ann Lutz

• District Training Opportunities– BODTS - February 2 and 16, 2013– PETS - February 22-24, 2013– District Assembly - April 20, 2013,

Victor Valley College

Assign club committees

• Recommended– Club administration– Membership– Public relations– Service project– The Rotary Foundation

• Additional committees can be added to support club goals.

Tradition and innovation

The first four Rotarians Rotary Peace Fellows

• A guide to help clubs create their own club leadership plan

• A description of 10 best practices

• A tool that challenges you to energize your club

What is Be a Vibrant Club?

www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/245en.pdf

Your club, your plan

Be a Vibrant ClubYour Club Leadership Plan