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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

2020 Rotary Virtual Convention Breakout Sessions on Membership
I hope you were able to join in on Rotary’s first ever virtual convention! The program
featured a number of sessions focusing on membership which, if you didn’t catch live, you
can watch the recordings of at the Rotary Convention website.

• Using Virtual Tools to Engage Members: Featuring Rtn Kero O’Shea (D9465).
• Grow Rotary Through New Club Types:. Facilitated by Director Nominee Jessie Harman and
featuring DGE Andy Rajapakse (D9640).
• Disruptive Innovation in Rotary Clubs

• Digital Trends of 2021: Using Tech to Engage Millennials: Featuring Rtn Rebecca Fry
(D9685).
• Engaging Young Families with Service and Alternate Meetings
• Personal Growth Opportunities: Rotary’s Alliance with Toastmasters

• Ask the Membership Experts in Rotary Membership Resources

Resources available
• If you are preparing a PowerPoint presentation for any club or district meeting or training, make
sure to use the updated Rotarian template available from the Rotary Brand Center.
• Read Rtn Stephen Sennett’s (Rotary E-Club of Melbourne) article about how to hold a successful on-
line changeover ceremony here
• Check out D9820’s guide for things to consider before resuming in-person meetings

• Enroll for the first two courses on the Learning Centre developed in conjunction with Toastmasters
International: Develop a speech and Deliver a Speech. More course to be rolled out incrementally.

• Show the new member induction video from Immediate Past RI President Mark Daniel Maloney if
you’re planning a virtual induction ceremony

How we Calculate Membership Numbers
As we head towards the end of the year, remember that members added on or before 30 June will count as
starting during the current Rotary year, 2019-20. Members added with 1 July effective dates will count
toward the new Rotary year, 2020-21. Click here for more detailed information.

Membership Leads
Did you know that worldwide, 60 percent of membership leads that come through rotary.org/join are never
contacted by anyone from the district they’re assigned to? What an untapped opportunity to grow
membership! Thanks to those who have been diligently following up. See how your region/district is doing:

Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Membership statistics as at 31 May

Comparison to 1 July
Worldwide
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Demographics

Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

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