1. Visioning A Club Development Tool
2016 Club Leadership Seminars
Facilitation training licenses a District team of Facilitators to work with clubs when invited
1st activity tell about myself years in Rotary / who you are why you are here
Walk through a facilitation exercise
Facilitation may not be for everyone
Some will feel able to do some of it and some not. So we will have a mock visioning role
Look at pitfalls and issues and this depends upon which hat
Rules of the game: PHONES well aware of need....
Texts
NO WRONG ANSWERS
Then into slide THIS IS ABOUT THE FUTURE

2. Visioning Do you have a waiting list of young people wanting to join?
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Do you have a waiting list of young people wanting to join?
Do members never leave your club?
Are all your members actively involved in all projects?
Do you get press coverage of all your events?
Does everyone in your area know what Rotary does? 2 2

3. Effective clubs are able to…
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Effective clubs are able to…
Sustain and Increase Membership
Implement Successful Service Projects
Support The Rotary Foundation
Develop Leaders Beyond the Club Level
Achieve excellent PR
Through the Club Leadership Plan effective clubs are able to… 3
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Every Club Leader wants to have a great, successful and memorable year, and pass on a club that is at the top of its game because………………
Through the Club Leadership Plan effective clubs are able to… 4
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5. Failure Sucks

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“Rotary is not an organisation for retrospection. It is rather one whose worth and purpose lie in future activity rather than past performance.”
Paul Harris
Founder of Rotary International
Paul Harris in the early 1900’s said, “Rotary is not an organization for retrospection. It is rather one whose worth and purpose lie in future activity rather than past performance.”
How do we ensure that future activity and success…through planning, focus and the enthusiasm of members. 6 6

7. Visioning Through the Visioning process you will gain . . .
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Through the Visioning process you will gain . . .
Clarity for Club members on what we stand for
A vision to plan towards
Motivation for recruitment
Continuity in projects/decision making
Confirmation of your relevance to the community
A larger and stronger group of club leaders
More vibrancy as a club 7 7

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A bit of background
Visioning started in 2002 in District 5960 (Minnesota and Wisconsin)
Developed by Rotarians Steve and Terri Wilcox who adapted techniques they use professionally
Spread to Canada, New Zealand, Australia and now across RIBI. In use in over 100 Districts worldwide 8 8

9. Visioning – the Basics Visioning is………. Visioning is not…….
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Visioning – the Basics
Visioning is……….
A structured process to help members develop a plan for the future of their Club
A way to move Clubs up the ‘vibrancy scale’
An ongoing process
Visioning is not…….
Just about getting new members
Something you have to do
A quick fix solution
Something the DG wants us to do 9 9

10. So why is a vision needed?
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So why is a vision needed?
Tradition of annual cycles has not been effective
Need for greater Continuity, Consistency and Consensus
Ability of ALL club members to shape the focus of the club
A Plan for the future
Technique has general acceptance in the business world
Career planning
Savings planning
Need focus and clarity as we compete for busy people’s time and energy
What you are aiming for is to build an effective Club… 10 10

11. Rotary’s own Strategic Plan
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Rotary’s own Strategic Plan 11

12. Our Objective Pulling in the same direction
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Our Objective
Pulling in the same direction
with a common destination in mind…
When any team has their oars in the water and is pulling in the same direction the organization is propelled forward. Our objective today is to ensure that your oars are in the water and engaged in unison toward common goals.
A common destination.
If we don’t know where we are going any road will take us their 12
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13. What could this mean for Your Club?
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What could this mean for Your Club?
The courage to challenge yourselves and to dream…
More visibility
More vibrancy
More members
More relevance
More sustainability
What could our club be? What does it mean to dream? 13 13

14. The Visioning process Enacting the Vision Creating the Vision
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Enacting the Vision
Creating the Vision
Solid organizations employ these steps to an effective action plan… The visioning exercise that we will represent today starts out the cycle toward a long range plan that your club can put into practice for a number of years. The clarity that will come from this process will provide the alignment within your club of activities and direction promoting membership strength in retention and growth equaling a stronger club.
Sharing the Vision 14 14

15. Visioning Sessions Topics covered during the session include:
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Visioning Sessions
Topics covered during the session include:
A) What do we stand for in the community
B) Club size and attributes
C) All 5 Avenues of Service
D) Foundation Success
E) Public Image 15 15

16. What could this mean for You?
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What could this mean for You?
whatever ! J
Rotary Vision
a PLAN ! G 16 16

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Visioning
“Great leaders never accept the world as it is and always work for the world as it should be”
Condoleezza Rice 17 17

18. District 1010 Clubs that have a vision
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District 1010 Clubs that have a vision
Rotary Club of Aberdeen
Rotary Club of Aberdeen Balgownie
Rotary Club of Anstruther
Rotary Club of Ellon
Rotary Club of Kinross and District
Rotary Club of Stornoway
Portlethen and East Sutherland in April/June
Your Club? 18 18

19. Next steps Share with your club the benefits of Visioning
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Next steps
Share with your club the benefits of Visioning
Discuss how you want to get involved
Get alignment with current and future leaders
Appoint a Club Visioning Champion who will co-ordinate the process for your Club
Get in touch with the District Visioning team and arrange a presentation for your club 19 19

20. Next steps Club Visioning - North Club Visioning - South
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Next steps
Club Visioning - North
Gary Macalister
Club Visioning - South
John Minhinick 20 20

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Think about it…
“There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.”
- John F. Kennedy 21 21

22. THANK YOU