Survey of 2006-07 Club Membership Chairs

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SURVEY OF 2006-07 CLUB MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS
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Survey of 2006-07 Club Membership Chairs

Name: Club:

Total number of years you have been in Rotary:
Have you served as President of your club?: Yes No
Have you served as an Assistant Governor?: Yes No

Part 1: Club Membership Committee

1. How many years have you served as the club membership development chair?

2. Does your club have a membership development committee? Yes No
If yes, how many members are: Past Presidents? Assistant Governors?
Past Assistant Governors? How many members in total?

3. What topics would you like to see included in future editions of a club membership chair newsletter sent out from the district?
Role and tasks of club membership chair and committee
Setting membership goals
Organizing a club membership committee
Leading an effective committee
Resources from RI
Motivating members to recruit
Training club membership chairs
Involving assistant governors in membership development
Designing the annual club membership plan.

4. Does your club adopt an annual membership plan each year? Yes No

5. Would you be interested in seeing this kind of content in an ongoing forum, such as a dedicated Web site for club membership chairs? Yes No

Part 2: Membership Development Resources

1. Please rank the following RI publications in terms of their usefulness to you: (very useful=6 / not useful=1)

New Member Orientation (414)

N/A

Rotary Basics (595)

N/A

This is Rotary (001)

N/A

What's Rotary (419)

N/A

Membership Development Resource Guide (417)

N/A

How to Propose a New Member (254)

N/A

2. For any publication above that you've ranked a 1 or 2, how would you recommend improving them?


3. Do you subscribe to RI's Membership Minute e-newsletter? Yes No

4. Are you aware of the welcome letter and New Member Bulletin that the RI President has been sending to new members inducted this year? Yes No

5. Are you aware of the following RI award and recognition programs:
      Membership Development and Extension Award     Yes No
      Recognition of Membership Development Initiatives Yes No
      If yes, do you think these are valuable initiatives?     Yes No

Part 3: Club Size

1. Is your club a large Rotary Club? (Over 100 members) Yes No
2. If yes, please list the unique issues facing large clubs:

3. Is your club a small Rotary Club? (Fewer than 30 members) Yes No
4. If yes, please list the unique issues facing small clubs:

Part 4: Identifying Trends

1. Does your club have concerns with membership development? Yes No

2. What is the primary membership development challenge facing your club? (Please check only one)
Recruitment
Retention during first two years of membership
Retention after five years of membership

3. What factors can you identify that have contributed to membership growth in your club?
Strong business growth in the community
Increased retention efforts
Strong club commitment to membership growth
Enjoyable club meetings
Strong club leadership
District Assembly training for you and your team
Increased recruitment efforts
Improved community awareness of Rotary
Other:

4. What factors can you identify that have contributed to membership losses among the clubs in the district?
Economic situation; loss of industry
Inactive clubs: Lack of club activities/programs
Weak club programs
Weak club leadership
Weak club projects
Lack of member participation in club activities
Lack of new member orientation
Clubs not appealing to younger members
Inefficient club administration
Overall club experience less attractive than other commitments
Aging members
Other:

5. Please select three of the following areas in which your club is excelling:
Identifying and inviting prospective members to club meetings or events
Recruiting a variety of people so that the club's membership reflects the diversity of the community
Publicizing their events and projects in local media
Running an orientation program for new members
Getting new members involved in club committees and projects
Sending out a regular newsletter or bulletin to club members
Developing unique and enticing weekly club programs
Creating appealing club projects that meet the needs of the community
Establishing annual membership goals

6. Please select three of the following areas in which your club could most improve:
Identifying and inviting prospective members to club meetings or events
Recruiting a variety of people so that the club's membership reflects the diversity of the community
Publicizing their events and projects in local media
Running an orientation program for new members
Getting new members involved in club committees and projects
Sending out a regular newsletter or bulletin to club members
Developing unique and enticing weekly club programs
Creating appealing club projects that meet the needs of the community
Establishing annual membership goals

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