August is Membership Month

It's Membership Month on the RI calendar.  This is a good time to examine where our club wants to be as far as membership.  Our 5 year goal, set 4 years ago at a club visioning event, was to be at 70 members by 2019.  We are now at 61.  We have quality members who enjoy making a local impact through service, and also the friendships that are built along the way.  Are you engaged in our club fellowship and activities?  If not, what can our club do to help you get more connected?  If you are engaged already, what can you do to help those who are not connected yet?  Do you enjoy our club, and the friendships gained?  If so, have you shared this with your friends and acquaintances, and invited them to check us out?  Membership is everyone's responsibility.  Let's find ways to bring other community leaders and service minded individuals into our club.

Coming membership webinar
Attracting new members is a goal for our club in the year ahead.  Remember that first impressions matter.  Join Jennifer Jones, past RI vice president, and an exciting panel of guest speakers for an English-language webinar called “First Impressions Matter: The Membership Experience.”  The participants will discuss best practices and resources for clubs looking to improve their first impressions on potential and new members.

At the end of the webinar, you should be able to:

• Highlight, in interactions with prospective and new members, ways that Rotary is different from other service organizations
• Take a fresh approach to creating a meaningful club experience for prospective and new members

Register for First Impressions Matter: The Membership Experience, on Thursday, 31 August, 12:30 Chicago time (UTC-5).

The webinar will be recorded and available on our Vimeo page in the first week of September.