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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

Club Planning Assistant
Incoming club presidents and club membership chairs should have by now received an email from
Membership Development inviting them to use the online Club Planning Assistant tool. The tool is
designed to help clubs with the unique challenges that they face. Based on how they answer a set of
questions, clubs will receive an instant response with links to recommended materials, webinars and
online courses that they can begin to use immediately. This will help set them up for success in the
coming year. District leaders can support clubs by encouraging club leaders to:

• use the Club Planning Assistant tool
• register for My Rotary
• report their incoming leaders via the Club Administration pages of My Rotary.

Ready, set, go … Helping incoming club membership chairs
The new Rotary year is approaching rapidly, and we want to ensure our clubs are fully prepared to come out strong
from the membership starting blocks. Here are things clubs can do:
• Appoint a membership chair and if possible, a membership committee of 3-4 people. If you are district officer,
run the incoming club officer report out of the reports section of My Rotary to see which club has/hasn’t
reported a membership chair and whether they have registered for My Rotary.
• Check out the Club Membership Committee checklist, which is a good starting point to learn about the
committee’s responsibilities.
• Enroll in the Club Membership Committee Basics learning plan on the Learning Centre. You’ll find out about:
responsibilities of the membership chair/committee; membership strategies; leading change; diversity,
equity, and inclusion; online membership leads; and other resources available in Rotary Club Central.
• Enroll in the general Membership learning plan in the Learning Centre to find out about: attraction;
retention; new member orientation and club health, amongst others.
• Browse through these cornerstone publications:
o ‘Strengthening your membership: Creating your membership plan’.
o ‘Rotary Club Health Check’
o ‘Membership Assessment tools’.
• Check out rotary.org/membership or the general membership resources guide

2021 Rotary Virtual Convention Breakout Sessions on membership
Have you registered for the 2021 Rotary Virtual Convention yet? Taking place 12-16 June, the convention will be
filled with general and breakout sessions that can help you polish your leadership skills and get inspired with new
ideas for projects, fundraising, strengthening membership, and more. A full list is available on the Rotary Convention
Website, but here are a few membership-related sessions you may be interested in attending virtually or sharing with

clubs in your district:

• 13 June: Rotary Alumni: A Hidden Gem for Membership and Service
• 13 June: Innovative Ideas to Start a New Rotary Club
• 15 June: Grow Rotary through Engagement
• 15 June: Mission Inclusion: Accelerating DEI in Rotary

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

Comparison to 1 July
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
Worldwide – as at 30/4/2021

Demographics
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Membership leads
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

As at 12 May 2021

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