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REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Article by Barbara Mifsud, Regional Membership Officer, Membership Development, South Pacific and

Philippines Office, barbara.mifsud@rotary.org, https://www.facebook.com/barbara.mifsud.1

New! District Membership Subcommittee Appointments
For the first time, districts can appoint 2021-22 Membership Committee subcommittee chairs in My
Rotary to support three key areas: attracting new members, engaging existing members, and starting
new clubs. While these subcommittee chairs are not mandatory, they reflect the need for a qualified
team of membership experts at the district level and are the pillars of a comprehensive and
sustainable membership growth strategy. If districts need assistance reporting these please contact
me.

New! Embracing Diversity: Check Your Privilege Exercise
As we continue to make the Rotary experience inclusive for members and participants of all backgrounds, it’s
important to embrace our differences and understand where we have privilege in comparison to others. Watch this
video in English or French from RI’s Europe/Africa office to better understand how your members’ life experiences
might be different from one another. Check out the short videos on the RISPPO (RI South Pacific and Philippines
Office) Diversity, equity and inclusion playlist on our YouTube channel.

New! Rotary’s Learning Centre is now available on mobile devices
You can now take Rotary’s online courses on most mobile devices. See our how-to guide for detailed instructions or
follow the step by step instructions that may have been emailed to you. You’ll need to download the Go.Learn app in
order to access it. If you need help, contact our office or email learn@rotary.org. Remember to check out the Learning
Centre catalogue for all of the courses including membership related ones.

New! Diversity, equity and inclusion survey
A survey was recently issued by Rotary International’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce to randomly selected
Rotarians asking them to tell us about your experiences in Rotary. The purpose of the survey is to help Rotary assess
and better understand how diversity, equity, and inclusion is perceived and experienced by Rotary members and
participants across the globe. RI will use the survey responses, along with focus groups, interviews, and
documentation reviews, to develop a plan that enhances the Rotary experience by making DEI even more central to
Rotary’s culture. If you are interested to participate in the survey but did not receive a survey link, please email
surveys@rotary.org

Additional useful resources:
• DG Andy Rajapakse from D9640 (Gold Coast, Australia) talks about the district’s successful growth strategy.
He emphasises building a strong team, developing new style Rotary clubs and focusing on member retention
and engagement. This talk was part of D9705’s monthly membership seminar series organised by District
Membership Chairs Judy Ford and Mary Brell. Watch here.

• If you want to learn more about cause based clubs watch this video (Passcode J1LZ@9i2). D9570's monthly
membership meeting hosted charter president Wendy McIntosh from the cause based club, Rotary Club of
Global Nurses and Midwives. This club chartered in December last year and is one of a handful of cause based
clubs in our region. Cause based clubs are becoming increasingly popular around the Rotary world. Wendy
shares her experience and knowledge about the chartering process - in the hope of helping D9570 to establish
a club aimed at teachers.

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS
Comparison to 1 July
Worldwide – as at 28/2/2021
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Demographics
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Membership leads
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
As at 12 March 2021

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