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REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

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

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

Help us improve the Rotary Experience
Rotary’s members are what makes our organisation great! If there are ways to enhance the
membership experience, we want to hear about it. The Rotary Member Census has gone out
to all Rotarians and Rotaractors. This survey asks about your club experience (including
satisfaction with their club and its activities), the costs and value of membership, your interests and demographics.
The Member Census shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to complete and will be open until mid-December. Please
fill it in and provide your feedback. For more information visit the FAQ page.

Rotary Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force
As a global organisation, Rotary is committed to creating an environment that sets the standard for valuing
and living the principals of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). After adopting the DEI statement in
January 2019, the Board has taken active steps to create a concrete plan to ensure DEI is ingrained into our
actions as an organisation.

As part of this commitment, we have tapped into the expertise of Rotary participants from around the world
to create a DEI taskforce, who is charged with shaping a comprehensive action plan with achievable,
measurable and meaningful outcomes for Rotary. Meet the members of the DEI task force and let’s work
to make Rotary a more inclusive experience for all. Great news is that Rtn/Rotaractor Katey Halliday from
South Australia is on the worldwide committee!

Membership Resource Guide
The Membership Resource Guide in English and French has been updated with helpful new resources and
publications noted in red. One resource I hope you’ll find useful is our updated State of Membership
PowerPoint presentation which you can customise and share at club meetings and training events.

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS As at 16 November 2020

Comparison to 1 July
Worldwide – as at 31/10/2020
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Demographics
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Membership leads
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Useful links:
• Learn more about membership leads for club leaders in this webinar: Connecting with Prospective
Members in Your Community
• Hear President Holger Knaack share his unique insights about membership when he was guest
speaker at a special Zone 8 membership champions zoom meeting, View the recording here.
• Rtn Grant Godino, president-elect of the LGBT Rotarians and Friends Fellowship and member of
the Rotary Club of Strathmore gives helpful tips about how to make your club more LGBTQ+
inclusive. Grant was also a panelist on the second DEI webinar The Power of Connection with
Diverse Communities

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