Your Club, District, and RI

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Your Club, District, and RI
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Rotary International
Rotary International, the association of Rotary
clubs, assists the 1.2 million Rotarians and
30,000 Rotary clubs around the world in advancing
the Object of Rotary.
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The Structure of RI
Rotarians belong to Rotary clubs. Rotary clubs
make up districts. All Rotarians, clubs, and
districts together make up Rotary International.
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Rotary Clubs
The Rotary club is the most essential part of
Rotary. It is the Rotary club that unites
members who are dedicated to providing service to
their local communities and communities abroad.
Without clubs, the work of Rotary would not be
possible.
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Rotary Districts
Clubs are assigned to a district based on
geographic location. Districts exist solely to
help Rotary clubs advance the Object of Rotary.
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How do districts help clubs?
Districts expand fellowship between Rotarians and
build on these relationships to foster service.
Districts offer a variety of programs, like Group
Study Exchange and Rotaract, that help clubs
expand their service opportunities to the local
community and communities abroad. In addition,
districts support clubs through training programs
and recognition programs.
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District Programs

• Examples of district-based service programs,
  training programs, and recognition programs
  include
• Multidistrict World Community Service projects
• Rotary Friendship Exchange
• District assembly
• District membership seminar
• District Rotary Foundation seminar
• RI Service Above Self Award
• Presidential Citations

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The District Structure
District leadership plays an important role in
ensuring the future success of the district and
of Rotary International. Each year, the clubs of
a district nominate a Rotarian to serve as their
district governor. The elected governor oversees
the entire district by providing leadership and
support to clubs and Rotarians. The district
governor appoints Rotarians to serve as assistant
governors, district committee members, and
district trainers.
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District Governor

• The responsibilities of a district governor
  include
• Organizing new clubs
• Strengthening existing clubs
• Promoting membership growth
• Promoting cordial relations among clubs and
  between the clubs and RI
• Issuing a monthly letter to each club president
  and secretary

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Assistant Governors
Assistant governors help provide support to their
assigned clubs by

• Meeting with and assisting club presidents-elect
• Attending each club assembly
• Visiting each club regularly
• Suggesting ways to enhance Rotary development
• Identifying and encouraging the development of
  future district leaders

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District Committees
District committees exist to help carry out the
goals of the district by addressing areas like
membership development and public relations.
District committees also serve as a resource to
club committees and coordinate service projects
for clubs such as Youth Exchange and Matching
Grants projects.
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District Committees

• The eight recommended district committees
  include
• Membership development
• Extension
• Finance
• On-going district-level programs (e.g. Interact,
  Rotary Community Corps)
• Public relations
• District conference
• The Rotary Foundation
• RI Convention promotion

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District Trainers

• The district trainer works with the governor to
  develop and conduct training for the
• Presidents-elect training seminar
• District assembly
• District team training seminar
• District leadership seminar
• Rotaract leadership training
• Other training events in the district as
  appropriate

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Support areas of RI

• The mission of Rotary International is to support
  its member clubs in fulfilling the Object of
  Rotary by fostering unity among clubs,
  strengthening and expanding Rotary around the
  world, communicating worldwide the work of
  Rotary, and providing a system of international
  administration. Rotary International accomplishes
  this support through

RI Board of Directors
RI staff
The Rotary Foundation
RI publications
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The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors governs Rotary
International and establishes policy for the
entire organization.
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RI Staff
RI staff, commonly referred to as the
Secretariat, administers the day-to-day
operations of Rotary. RI staff provides
administrative support to clubs and districts,
works on promoting Rotary through public
relations, Rotarian training, and service
programs, and also offers a variety of community
service networking opportunities, like the World
Community Service Projects Exchange Database.
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The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
provides clubs and districts with project support
through grant programs and educational programs.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to
support the efforts of Rotary International in
fulfillment of the Object of Rotary, Rotarys
Mission, and the achievement of world
understanding and peace.
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Publications

• Rotary International produces a variety of
  publications to help support clubs and districts,
  including
• The Official Directory, which contains a list of
  all clubs, names and addresses of their
  presidents and secretaries, meeting times and
  places, and additional information
• THE ROTARIAN and the Rotary World Magazine Press,
  which provide all Rotarians with Rotary news
• Rotary World, which provides club presidents and
  secretaries with up-to-date Rotary information

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Resources

• The following resources are available on the RI
  Web site
• Rotary E- Learning Center
• Administrative Services
• News and Information