Issue 1 August 2009

Phil-Indo Membership Focus Issue 1

RRIMC 7A Newsletter

August 2009

Four Rotary districts in the Philippines recognized for outstanding membership growth at the 2009 Birmingham Rotary Convention

PDG Bobby Viray Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator Zone 7A Rotary Club of Cubao West R.I. District 3780 Email address: [email protected] [email protected] Blog [email protected] Mobile Phone +639189157792 Telephone (632) 911688 Fax (632) 4370615

Rotary Districts RI President D. K. Lee recognizes top Rotary districts on membership development. Shown above are the governors receiving their awards during the Membership Development Recognition at the June 2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, U.K. Among the awardees were DG Rhia Abalos (3870), DG Ed Limon (3830), DG Josie Ang (3810) and DG Jess Nicdao (3790) of the Philippines. Joining the governors during the awarding ceremonies is PRIP Mat Caparas.

Philippines 3770,3780,3790,3800 3810, 3820,3830,3850 3860, 3870

Indonesia 3400

Inside this issue:

Zone 7A now covers the Philippines and Indonesia The new Rotary zoning takes effect this Rotary year. The Philippines used to belong to Zone 7B. However, with the new zoning now in effect, the ten Rotary districts in the Philippines and District 3400, the lone district in Indonesia, now together form the new Zone 7Aeffective 1 July 2009. The district governors in Zone 7A for RY 2009/2010 are as follows:

DISTRICT Indonesia D3400

GOVERNOR Thomas Aquinas

Philippines D3770 D3780 D3790 D3800 D3810 D3820 D3830 D3850 D3860 D3870

Ding San Diego Dulce Coyukiat Oyan Villanueva Rudy San Felipe Connie Beltran Chit Lijauco Sid Garcia Edgar Sy Tony Veneracion Bing Juarez

Start up Figures on Membership

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Philippine Districts Post 11% Growth

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Structuring Your Committee

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Focus on the Benefits of Membership

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District Membership Checklist

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Membership Start up Figures Now Available PRIOR YEAR RY 07/08

District

30 June. 2008 # Clubs # Mem

CURRENT YEAR Start up Figures

Inc (Dec)

01. July 2008 # Clubs # Mem

RY 2008/09 %

30 June. 2009 # Clubs # Mem

Inc (Dec) Inc (Dec) # Mem # Mem

Indonesia 3400

100

1,689

-11

95

1,638

96

1,695

57

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Philippines 3770 3780 3790 3800 3810 3820 3830 3850 3860 3870 Total

66 93 90 80 86 107 74 53 100 41 790

1,616 2,323 2,410 1,938 2,341 2,654 2,261 1,349 2,468 1,062 20,422

93 233 295 89 248 243 307 158 281 227 2,174

61 93 90 80 86 105 73 51 99 41 779

1,477 2,266 2,300 1,913 2,151 2,481 2,050 1,284 2,358 989 19,269

60 94 93 83 97 106 80 51 101 44 809

1,415 2,340 2,766 1,974 2,733 2,575 2,649 1,291 2,519 1,195 21,457

-62 74 466 61 582 94 599 7 161 206 2,188

-4 3 20 3 27 4 29 1 7 21 11

Zone 7A

890

22,111

2,163

874

20,907

905

23,152

2,245

11

33,270

1,231,483

36,970

33,116

1,206,089

33,790

1,234,527

28,438

World

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Philippine Rotary Districts Post 11% Growth; Indonesia, 4%; World, 2% All districts in Zone 7A except for District 3770 registered membership growth. Leading the way is District 3830 which grew by 29% closely followed by District 3810 with 27%. Districts 3790 and 3870 also posted membership growth of 20% and 21%, respectively. The said four districts far exceeded the RI President D. K. Lee’s membership growth target of 10% District 3790 which posted a hefty 20% increase in membership is now the biggest district both for the Philippines and Zone 7A with 2,766 members as of July 1, 2009. Let me congratulate PDGs Ed Limon

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(3830), Josie Ang (3810) Jess Nicdao (3790)and Rhia Abalos (3870) and their district membership teams for the outstanding membership growth. The Philippine Rotary districts contributed 8% to the net increase in membership last Rotary year (2,245/28,438).Kudos go also to past RRIMC Dave Villanueva for his guidance and support. The big challenge to the current district membership teams is how to retain the members added last Rotary year while adding new ones at the same time. At a special summit for club presidents and presidents-elect, held 22 June during the 2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, England, both Past RI President Dong Kurn Lee and President John

Kenny stressed the vital role that club presidents play in the life of the organization. They encouraged attendees to push their clubs to be active in service as a means of achieving membership growth and retention. John Kenny also stressed that member retention is as important as recruitment. "It does no good to have an influx one year and an exodus the next," he said. "We don't just want numbers, we want true Rotarians." PDG Bobby Viray RRIMC Zone 7A

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Are the District and Club Membership Committees organized? In our desire to adopt and implement various membership development strategies, sometimes we overlook a very important subject. Do we have a strong infrastructure? It is like preparing for a road trip. We busy ourselves in ensuring that the trip is safe and enjoyable. But no amount of preparation will suffice if the road network or the infrastructure is bad. It is important that all district and club membership committees have the right organization/structure. THREE-YEAR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE During the Regional Membership Seminar, the importance of a threeyear committee structure was stressed so as to ensure that we

have strong leaders at the committee level as well as provide continuity in leadership.

when their terms commence, they will hit the ground running.

Leaders come and go but for us to build a strong organization, we must have strong leaders at every level of the organization.

The same thing is true with the club membership committees. The Club leadership Plan provides for a continuity in committee leadership.

Districts now elect their district governors twenty four months in advance. Clubs on the other hand elect their presidents eighteen months ahead.

I am confident that all districts and clubs will adopt a three-year committee structure not only for membership but for all club committees.

So in selecting the chairs and members of the membership committees, it is important that the district governors-elect and district governors-nominee are consulted so that when their terms come, there will be no abrupt changes in policies and procedures. Furthermore,

“For us to build a strong organization, we must have strong leaders at every level of the organization.” -John Maxwell

Focus on the Benefits of Membership, less on the Obligations People do things for a reason. One builds a house for a reason. We join an organization for a reason. In selling a product, we always focus on the benefits of the product. We talk less on the price. The same thing is true in Rotary. While we make mention of the obligations of membership in our orientation for new members, clubs should focus more on the benefits of membership. We should all work at providing the members these benefits. Many Rotary leaders can mention ten or even more reasons why one should join Rotary. Using the Object of Rotary as guide, there are four opportunities available to any new member that we can highlight. 1. Opportunity to Serve People want to serve. They find happiness in serving others. It will be a lot easier for some one to serve the community if he/she can

work with other people with the same desire to serve. Rotary provides our members the opportunity to find fulfillment. 2. Opportunity for Meaningful Fellowship We are social beings. Rotary recognizes the need for all human beings to socialize. Rotary being an international organization is an international organization where members can meet and interact with various people, both here and abroad. Our weekly programs and activities provide the venue for our members to enjoy the fellowship. Rotary is one gives a member ings anywhere without need of

organization which to attend club meetaround the world being invited.

3. Opportunity to Grow Rotary is the perfect organization that provides all members the oppor-

tunity to grow. The Club and District Leadership Plan provides a member limitless opportunities to grow. The organization has developed and tested training programs for club and district leaders. Occupying a leadership position both in the club and beyond club level present leadership development opportunities to anyone. Rotary also provides networking opportunities for the members. 4. Opportunity to Build a World of Peace and Friendship Rotary has so many programs to promote peace and international understanding. There are programs of The Rotary Foundation like the Peace Fellows, GSE program, and many more. We have Friendship and Youth Exchange. We have World Community Service where clubs around the world work together for international understanding and goodwill.

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Regional Membership Committee Zone 7A PDG Bobby Viray [email protected] PDG Dave Villanueva [email protected] PDG Mark Go [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++++++

District Membership Chairs PDG Guz Goh 3400 PDG Felix Domigpe 3770 DGN Jess Cifra 3780

“Member retention is as important as recruitment. It does no good to have an influx one year and an exodus the next. We don't just want numbers, we want true Rotarians." President John Kenny

DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP CHECKLIST District Governors by now should have in place not only a chair, but a full district membership development committee. According to the last DMC survey, 20% of districts worldwide do not have a membership committee. Ensuring that each district has an active membership committee is crucial to membership development efforts. Below is a comprehensive check list for District committees who are responsible for the following tasks: 1. Planning and marketing district membership development seminars in consultation with the DGE and district trainer. 2. Encouraging clubs to strive to represent the demographic composition of the community’s business and professional population. 3. Ensuring clubs are aware of the membership tools available from RI. 4. Working and communicating with the governor and club leaders to ensure the district achieves its membership goals. 5. Coordinating district wide membership development activities.

PDG Jaypee Cadaing 3790 PDG Edison Ang 3800 PDG Paco Atayde 3810 PDG Nogi Noguera 3820 PP Joji Tan 3830 PDG Dave Villanueva 3850 DGE Ted Locson 3860 PP Chito Sarraga 3870

6. Encouraging clubs to participate in RI or presidential membership development recognition programs. 7. Maintaining communication with other district committees (e.g., extension and PR committees) to coordinate activities that will aid membership development efforts. 8. Encouraging clubs to develop and implement a membership growth plan. Assisting club membership committee chairs in carrying out their responsibilities. 9. Visiting clubs to speak about effective membership development activities. 10. Working with their RRIMC to plan membership activities in the district. 11. Ensuring that each club committee has a copy of the Membership Development Resource Guide (417-EN) and is aware of the steps for retention. 12. District committees also work closely with club membership committees to monitor struggling clubs and provide guidance and resources where needed. 13. Maintaining contact with club membership committees will allow district membership committees to hear about successful initiatives at club level and pass these along to other clubs.

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