August is Membership Month in Rotary, and here at CNY Rotary we are encouraging all clubs to take an active look at their membership efforts for the coming year.
Is your Membership Committee organized with a Membership Chair listed in ClubRunner? Do you have a plan for recruitment and another one for engagement? How will you know what would keep your current members in love with Rotary?
One of the best ways to plan for the future is to understand the present. How are the members feeling? Are the meetings meeting their needs? How about the current service projects? Are networking and fellowship opportunities worth their time?
How are things going?
We encourage all CNY clubs to conduct a Member Satisfaction Survey. Rotary International (RI) developed this survey so club leadership can gain insight into the thoughts and opinions of the members, which can then become the basis for interactive conversation and planning. The one provided by RI has to be done on paper though, and that’s a bit of a challenge. We’re here to make it easy for you and have digitized the whole thing. The survey is easy to administer electronically, completely anonymous, and when the results are shared with club members the opportunity for meaningful conversation is significant. Following through on the survey to share the results, discuss the opportunities it creates, and take action will show your members that leadership is listening.
If you are interested, send PDG Fred Daniels an email at fhd2fhd2@gmail.com. You’ll receive a link to a Member Satisfaction Survey that is specific to your club. You share that link to all of your members; they engage the survey (which takes about 10 minutes); the responses return to Fred. When enough responses have been received he will organize a report that can be shared with the club by email and/or used for a meeting presentation.
If you’d like to see the content of the survey first, ask Fred to send an example along. We think you’ll agree that the survey results will be useful as you move forward through this Rotary year!