CONNECT, LEARN, SHARE
Members Caring for Members Workshop was a hit!
On October 10th: 24 Rotarians. 18 clubs. One shared goal: Building a YES Capable Club.
Attendees practiced ideas they can take back to their clubs—and their feedback was a resounding YES! Offer this workshop again! Thank you to everyone who participated! Your feedback will help us make the next workshop even better.
🎥 Watch a short video preview to see how we can apply lessons from Building a YES Capable Club.
📘 Get your copy of Building a YES Capable Club by Jolene McKenna on Amazon.
NEW! Meet Your Rotary Membership Coach
Club Leaders - Your Membership Coach is an AI-powered tool that can help us find and use the membership information and resources specific to your club to target solutions based on what your club needs.
It can help us find ideas, tools, and resources to help and rainstorm ideas with you. It is practically limitless in what it knows about how to ROTARY!
Available via ClubRunner or DAC/db - View Training Video to learn how to access and use the tool
Growing Rotarians. Strengthening Rotary
Rotary grows stronger when we grow the people who bring it to life. At the heart of Rotary is the Rotarian — someone who chooses to connect, learn, serve, lead, and deepen their impact in the world around them.
Belonging, service, leadership, and impact all live or die at the club level. That’s why this resource is for every club and every Rotarian — from the new member to club leaders seeking ideas and strategies to members looking to deepen their engagement and sense of belonging.
Membership Champions Network
Do you want to be a Membership Champion?
You just might be the perfect person to help us make a big impact this year!
We’re building a Champions Network — a community of Rotarians who share one passionate belief: Rotary is worth investing in. Champions who want to grow their clubs, develop leaders, and create experiences that make people proud to wear the pin.
Membership Strategy
Do you want to explore the Membership Strategy and join us in bringing it to life across our district?
This year, our focus is simple: help clubs be the kind of place people love to belong to — and stay.
We know that membership numbers usually follow club health, not the other way around. So instead of chasing growth targets, we want to understand and strengthen the conditions that make clubs genuinely engaging, adaptable, and sustainable. When those things are in place, growth happens naturally.
HUDDLE UP! Monthly Membership Calls
Do you want to team up and make an impact? Join our next Huddle UP!
The Huddles are back — but with fresh purpose. Think of it like a football huddle: not the entire game plan, just one focused play at a time.
Each monthly Membership Huddle UP! is a space to connect, share what’s working, explore new approaches, and leave with something you can take back to your club or apply in your Rotary journey.
Click on these topics to explore Club Level resources, conversations, and stories designed to strengthen relationships, expand impact, and help create clubs where every member – current and future – can find their place, their purpose, and their passion for Rotary.
District-Wide Club Insights
Curious what other clubs are doing?
What makes another club engaging? How do they welcome members, share their story, or create traditions people enjoy? What can we learn by looking across all of our clubs?
Membership is often the result of what happens inside a club. That's why these district-wide insights look beyond membership numbers to explore the experiences, practices, and characteristics that contribute to healthy, welcoming, and sustainable clubs.
Here you'll find observations, trends, and reports—including our Digital Communications Audit and District Dues Summary—that help us learn what truly supports club vitality.
NOTE: Some content on this page may require you to logon to ClubRunner to view.
Building a Great Club Experience
Learn about the 5 elements that make up a great club experience.
Members want to feel heard, have fun, make friends, help others, and keep growing. The five elements help us understand these needs.
They also help us see when something may be missing. Maybe a member feels left out. Maybe meetings aren’t fun. Maybe people don’t see how their work helps others.
Not every problem fits just one element. Sometimes, more than one is involved. So, we don’t jump to conclusions or try to label the problem.
We notice. We listen. We learn.
Includes a link to Club Resource Exchange page with lots of ideas and resources to share.
Share Your Rotary Story
Your Story Matters — Would You Like to Share Yours?
Every Rotary project has a story, but the stories that help other clubs most are the ones that share how it happened—the idea, the lesson learned, the challenge overcome, or the moment that made a difference.
When one club shares its experience, another club discovers a new possibility.
This page offers inspiration from clubs across District 5450 and beyond, along with storytelling tips and resources to help you share your club's impact in a way that connects with others.
Borrow an idea. Celebrate another club's success. Inspire the next one.