How to increase your Rotary Club membership easily by 10% - 35% or more, at one time! - unbelievable but true!

1. Make club membership a total club responsibility and not up to individuals
2. Always induct new members in groups.

Process:

1. Establish a small committee within the club (2 members are sufficient)

2. Have a presentation given to the club by a District Chairman or AG etc

3. Collect names from each member - suggest they use their business card holders to gain names, talk to their partners

4. Correlate the names and circulate the list to the club for comment

5. Present list to Board, then to classification, then back to club with any amendments

6. Letter sent out to prospective members inviting them to a special 'interest' meeting

7. A follow-up telephone call by roistered members to confirm numbers for interest meeting catering. (Roistered members do not phone prospects that they themselves proposed)

8. At interest meeting, prospective members mix with others and have chance to ask questions

9. Further information available outside the meeting

10. Prospective members at the interest meeting are told that they are 'special people' as they have met the requirements of RI and can join the normal meetings and see if Rotary is to their liking. No need to submit a card on the member as their names have already been circulated to club members.

11. Prospective members, prior to induction can now attend regular meetings

12. DG advised of outcome

13. Induction night (big festivities) with partners invited and made welcome (always include MOP in the induction kit)

14. Each new member is assigned a "mentor" to ensure that there is ongoing mentoring

15. For membership retention - (a) 'make meetings interesting'

16. For membership retention - (b) 'give every member a meaningful job