Step 1 ENGAGE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
Proposing new members is essential to achieving Rotary’s goals of providing community and international service. As a Rotarian, one of your primary responsibilities is to help identify and propose new members. Consider the following approaches for finding future Rotarians:
• Wear your Rotary pin to initiate conversations about your involvement with Rotary.
• Share stories of exciting club projects with colleagues, friends and acquaintances.
• Distribute
“Rotary Basics (595-EN)”, “This Is Rotary(001-EN)”, and “What’s Rotary? (419-EN)”
All three are available from shop.rotary.org, the RI Catalog, or your international office.
• Invite friends, co-workers, and colleagues to join you at your weekly Rotary meeting.
• Offer an information brochure that outlines the club’s history and highlights recent service projects and social events.
• Ask potential members to become involved with a club activity or service project.
• Encourage prospective members to tour the RI Web site, view membership videos, and complete a Prospective Member Form
Step 2 COMPLETE A MEMBER APPLICATION
Once a prospective member demonstrates an interest in membership:
Complete the Membership Proposal Form below or download the form from this page and return it to the club secretary.
Remember: Do not inform the prospective member of the proposal until after the board approves it.
• Wait for the club secretary to notify you of the
board’s decision, which should come within 30 days of the submission.
Note: If the club board does not approve the candidate, please talk to your club secretary or board for next steps.
After your club board approves the candidate:
• Arrange an information session for the proposed
member, or have the club arrange one.
• Ask the proposed member to complete and sign Part B of the proposal form. Return the form to the club secretary.
• Publish the proposed member’s name and classification to the club. The Recommended Rotary Club Bylaws allow seven days for club members to consider and file objections, if any.
• If no objections are received, the proposed member pays the admission fee and becomes a Rotarian.
• The club secretary or president immediately reports the new member to Rotary International.
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