District Membership Success Team

  • Kurt Bartley, Chair, New Club Creation (Arlington) - finds opportunities to develop and nurture new clubs so they can provide an excellent club experience.
  • Lisa Dyer, RI Leads Program Coordinator (Champions in Justin)
  • Ray King, Chair, Membership Engagement (Cross Timbers Flower Mound) - recommends and promotes resources and activities that can help improve the club experience and engage members and participants.
  • Monique Cabano, Chair, Membership Attraction (Fort Worth South, PE) - builds relationships with prospective Rotary or Rotaract club members.
  • Darhyl Ramsey, Chair, District Rotaract (Denton-Lake Cities)
  • Randy Hendricks, Chair, Club Membership Goals, DMST (Arlington, President 2025-26)
  • Gene Davenport, Chair, 3-Year Goals & Planning (Denton-Lake Cities, Rotary Foundation)

Mission Statement

District 5790 membership team will make a concerted effort to recruit new members and retain current ones. This ongoing process is essential to supporting our district.  Our clubs will be offered team membership training though District Training Seminars and other activities to help in this process.

District Chair

Kurt Bartley, District Membership Chair.  You can contact Kurt by clicking his name and sending an e-mail.

District 5790 Three-Year Membership Plan 

A.  The Club Membership Committee

B.  Member Responsibility in Recruitment Efforts

C.  Benefits of increasing membership

D.  Recruiting across Classifications

E.  Identifying Qualified Prospective Members

F.  Inviting More Women and Younger Professionals

G.  Suggestions for Approaching Prospective Members

H.  Starting the Conversation…Three Scenarios

I.  Overview of this proposed plan

  1. Club “partners” visit candidates…Competitive Teams of 4 members
  2. Focus on “Third Week guest day”.. know program of interest for that day
  3. Each candidate given a Rotary Club packet during his/her visit
  4. Follow-up invitation to join letter quickly to approved candidates             

J.  The 5-Minute Membership Survey

K.  Membership Growth and Recruiting Thoughts

L.   Prospect and New Member Development Tools

M.  Use of Charts to Grow & Retain Members

N.  The Use of Publicity to Grow Clubs

O.  Starting New Clubs

P.  Wrapping It Up

Q.  Supplement:  Planning Items Not to Overlook

Items you will Want to Include in your Membership Plan

  • Goal
  • Theme
  • Your Story, i.e. Membership Minute
  • "Be My Guest" cards
  •  Rotary Coins
  • Rewards - Pins  “I Shared Rotary”
  • Visitor Packet, i.e. Blue Folder Information
  • Visitor Tracking and New Member System
  • Formal Invitation Letter to Join Rotary
  • Chart: Congratulations New Rotarian
  • Rotary Sponsor Pins
  • Mentor
  • Red Badge Program
  • New Member Orientation
  • Membership Club Assembly
 

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