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Establishing Rotary Community Groups: Seeking your preferences!
We have now reached the stage of the Regionalisation Pilot when we will establish Rotary Community Groups. A Rotary Community Group is a new way of grouping clubs to facilitate greater collaboration and deliver more specialised support to clubs.
It is intended that the clubs within each Community Group will work closely together to increase their impact, retain and grow their membership, and build their public profile and brand.
Each club can only submit one form, which is to be completed by the Club President or Secretary by the deadline on Sunday 29 October 2023 11:59pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
The Regionalisation team coordinating Rotary Community Groups, in collaboration with your District leaders, will use the information provided by you in the form to group clubs.
Once established, each Rotary Community Group will elect its own Rotary Community Leader. Rotary Community Leaders will personally provide support or access specialist support for the clubs in their group.
Further information about how Rotary Community Leaders will be elected will be available once Rotary Community Groups have been formed.
What we need to know
To determine the best Rotary Community Group for your club, we need to know:
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The primary way you would like to be grouped with other clubs, based on commonalities such as geography, type of club (e.g. online club), or shared language (e.g. French).
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Whether you would like to be part of a secondary grouping, which is an informal online network based on a shared interest.
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The main questions in the form are:
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What are the areas your club is most passionate about?
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What are your club's biggest strengths and challenges?
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What do you imagine your club could achieve with increased support and collaboration
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What is your club's preferred primary way of being grouped with other clubs?
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Is your club interested in being part of a secondary grouping? If so, what shared interest would you like the group to be based around?
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We encourage you to hold a session with your club to discuss the above questions and seek your members’ views. We suggest you provide these questions to your club members before the session so they can think about them in advance. By consulting your club members, you will be able to fill out the club preferences form based on the views of the majority of your members.
You are welcome to discuss your preferences with other clubs, but please note we do not require agreement amongst clubs before you submit the form.
You can access the full questions included in the club preferences form in a printable and shareable document, as well as a presentation to help you discuss Rotary Community Groups with your club, here on the Creating Tomorrow website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is there a minimum and/or maximum number of clubs that can be in a Rotary Community Group?
A. No, but in the modelling for the Regionalisation Pilot Business Case, each Rotary Community Group would have on average between 12 and 25 clubs. However, there will be exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
Q. If my club becomes part of a large Rotary Community Group, will we get less support than we do now?
A. No. Along with Rotary Specialists and the Regional Council, Rotary Community Groups are designed to enhance the support available to clubs. Your Rotary Community Leader will work closely with you to increase your community impact, attract members, raise Rotary's profile and enhance member satisfaction.
Q. What if a club doesn’t want to be part of a Rotary Community Group or doesn’t submit their club preferences form?
A. All clubs will be allocated to a Rotary Community Group and have a Rotary Community Leader who will support them if and as needed. It is an important principle of the Regionalisation Pilot that no club is left behind. All clubs will, via their Rotary Community Leader, have access to the specialist resources that are a key part of the Regionalisation Pilot.
Clubs are autonomous and can choose how much they participate in their group.
Q. Can my club be in a Rotary Community Group with neighbouring clubs in another District?
A. Yes. All clubs will remain in their Districts, but the clubs within a Rotary Community Group can span more than one District. In such cases, their Rotary Community Leader would engage with the District Governors involved.
Q. What if my club doesn’t want to change the group/cluster/area they are in now?
A. You can let us know if you would prefer to be grouped with specific clubs in the club preferences form. We will do our best to accommodate club preferences, however, this an opportunity for clubs and groups of clubs to try a new way of operating to increase their impact, retain and grow their membership, and build their public profile and brand.
Create Hope in the World
Philip Beasley
President 2023-24
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