Shaping Rotary's Future: Next Tuesday's Meeting May be the Most Important We've Ever Had

Rotary International
What is the Regionalisation Pilot Project? Rotary International is considering a project to address membership, public image, communication, leadership, and fundraising challenges to help define a more sustainable future for Rotary. Our region, or Zone 8, which includes Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, has been selected as one of two potential regions from across the globe to pilot a regional approach to governance. At the club meeting on August 30th, PDG Peter Frueh will explain the objectives and the plans for the pilot program and ask for our support.
 
At our club meeting on August 30th, Glenferrie Rotarians will be asked to vote on whether or not our club supports the Regionalisation Pilot Project that will, if successful, change the way Rotary operates. At a time of waning membership and declining impact, the outcome of the pilot may very well determine the future of Rotary in our part of the world. It is so important that you come along next Tuesday evening and and have your say.
 
 
Where's the District? The proposed new Rotary Governance Model under the Regionalisation Project
A local Regionalisation team made up of Rotarians from our zone has identified five key project objectives:
  • Support clubs to engage members, volunteers, and communities
  • Create new attractive leadership roles and development opportunities
  • Build a stronger unified Rotary brand- Encourage partnerships
  • Improve efficiencies and reduce duplication.  
To help achieve these objectives, the project seeks to develop and test a streamlined governance approach to:
  • Allow clubs sharing geography, culture, and language to organise in ways that suit them.
  • Eliminate duplication and remove layers of hierarchy to make Rotary more responsive and cost effective
  • Bring together the best resources from across the region and make them easily accessible to every club
  • Improve communication effectiveness to enhance club and member engagement
  • Grow membership through new club types, flexibility, and partnership options reflecting our diversity.
  • Attract more community, corporate, and government sector support by communicating with one voice
  • Enhance leadership and personal development activities to better suit our modern world
  • Foster more diverse perspectives in decision making
  • Reduce the burden of administrative responsibilities placed upon leaders.  
The overarching aim of this project is to provide better and more direct support to Rotary and Rotaract clubs through a less layered and more devolved contemporary approach. In addition to potentially releasing members time for humanitarian service by reducing administrative duplication, any new structure must foster more vibrant club environments and provide doable and attractive roles accessible to all potential Rotary leaders. 
 
 

Information Session

If you miss the session on Tuesday August 30th 2022, you won't have a chance to vote on behalf of the club. However you can catch up on what's happening via this recorded webinar:
Click on this link to access the invitation details and on the form itself, click on your preferred date to register your attendance.
  1. Recorded session
The recorded presentation and Q&A from a recent Membership Voice webinar. In this briefing ‘Regionalisation and You’, Amanda Barnes (AUS) and Ingrid Waugh (NZ) explain the benefits of Regionalisation in Zone 8, and answer questions. You are invited to access the link to the recording via the Facebook or YouTube.