On Tuesday, November 13, the President Elects from District 7980 met
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| President Elect Orientation for 2019-20 Presidents |
numbered
items were identified by PEs as most important information
blue items are comments or explanations which I have added
1. Contacts-
a. PEs met a bunch of other PEs and also met Assistant
Governors and PDGs
b.
In the handout is contact information for a bunch of people who are willing to
help
2. Rotary Foundation-mentioned a few times by PEs as
interesting and important
More on
International projects
Here is a link to the presentation
on the Foundation just click on it to go to presentation.
3. Organizational punch list
Your To-Dos for next few months-see below
4. Treasurer talk
budget
early
PDG Paul Mangels expressed the importance of a President in keeping
track of finances and making his budget early. All while working with the clubs'
financial structure.
5. Leadership
Delegating
Don't
forget to ask(in getting help from others)
New project
buy-in
Setting
goals
Plan ahead
Leadership is a key part of the Presidents job. It requires
working with others and getting agreement on plans, budgets etc. See some
elements of the handouts. There will be lots more about how to lead.
6. Membership
retain
members/retain
New
members/young members
Governor Larry talked about
membership. In his talks to clubs he spends quite a bit of time on membership,
so many of you have already heard some of his comments. There are two parts for
membership a)acquisition of new members and b) retention of members. There will
be seminars to help us all understand best practices in each of these areas.
Some clubs are doing a great job on membership and we need to understand what
they do. This will continue to be a focus next year and we will discuss it
further in January.
7. New ideas
We all get new ideas from various
sources. At PEOs and at PETS meetings other President Elects and AGs and others
are a great source of new ideas. You should seek out new people, talk with them
and ask them how they do the things you're interested in.
8. Keep it fun
Of course but how to do it is the
key.
9. Communication
PDG Trish talked about how to
communicate with your club and with the outside world. She mentioned Facebook,
Instagram and other social media as important. Also she commented that you
don't have to be the expert, find someone to help you. Remember delegate, under
leadership. She also mentioned the value of our District database and website
in helping you communicate both within your club and outside. More on this at
PE Tools on January 28.
Most important things to be a great club
president
Have a plan-
set club goals, set membership goals, set foundation
goals, set club calendar
Build your
team-
officers, directors,
committee chairs
Use Rotary
International tools-
website, printed materials,
public relations materials
Have some
great projects
that engage and excite your membership
Have
engaging meetings
with variety
Leverage
the Rotary Foundation
so that your projects extend
further(support the Foundation)
Use the
District
to help you succeed
Your to dos for next few months
-
Ø
What are your
clubs' Goals,
membership goals, and foundation goals
Ø
Working with your
Board and Committees map out a calendar
for next year including service projects, fundraisers, fellowship, Rotary Day,
etc.
Ø
Assemble your team
i.e. the people you want to help you make things happen
Ø
Start work on
your Budget
so you will know how much money you will have and where you want to spend it
