Try Something New with Your Club
Old clubs can learn new tricks! If your club is open to change, it can start with something as simple as trying a different meeting time, location or format. Maybe some of your traditions are outdated and off-putting to prospective members. Perhaps your club would benefit from more social gatherings. Shaking things up a bit can put a new shine on Rotary for existing members, which can be contagious for prospective members.
Old clubs can learn new tricks! If your club is open to change, it can start with something as simple as trying a different meeting time, location or format. Maybe some of your traditions are outdated and off-putting to prospective members. Perhaps your club would benefit from more social gatherings. Shaking things up a bit can put a new shine on Rotary for existing members, which can be contagious for prospective members.
Offer New Types of Membership
All clubs offer individual memberships, but did you know there are other types of memberships? With some careful thought and a tweak to your club's bylaws, you can start offering junior memberships, corporate memberships, family memberships and more. Whatever you think would generate new members in your community and work (both financially and logistically) for your club.
Check out the questions in the Alternative Membership Types document on the far right of this page. They can get you started on determining what alternative memberships would benefit your club.
Or call on Innovative Clubs Chair Lizzy Martin for one-on-one support.
All clubs offer individual memberships, but did you know there are other types of memberships? With some careful thought and a tweak to your club's bylaws, you can start offering junior memberships, corporate memberships, family memberships and more. Whatever you think would generate new members in your community and work (both financially and logistically) for your club.
Check out the questions in the Alternative Membership Types document on the far right of this page. They can get you started on determining what alternative memberships would benefit your club.
Or call on Innovative Clubs Chair Lizzy Martin for one-on-one support.
Start a New Club
If you really want to start something completely different, consider a brand new group. First determine the best type of club to form, usually inspired by the number of founding members you have recruited. You could start a satellite club that's an offshoot of an existing club, a brand new club or a Rotaract Club. Then you choose the format the group finds most accessible - in person, all virtual or a hybrid of the two. Finally, choose your club model to determine the approach your club will take to service. You could be a Passport Club that goes around helping other clubs with their project. You could be a cause-based club that's passionate about a particular area of service. You could be a traditional club too! Click here to download the complete list of club types, formats and models.
If you really want to start something completely different, consider a brand new group. First determine the best type of club to form, usually inspired by the number of founding members you have recruited. You could start a satellite club that's an offshoot of an existing club, a brand new club or a Rotaract Club. Then you choose the format the group finds most accessible - in person, all virtual or a hybrid of the two. Finally, choose your club model to determine the approach your club will take to service. You could be a Passport Club that goes around helping other clubs with their project. You could be a cause-based club that's passionate about a particular area of service. You could be a traditional club too! Click here to download the complete list of club types, formats and models.
Click here for more information from Rotary International on club flexibility.