Rotary Club of Uppingham – Visioning Document , 2016 to 2021
Version:28th July, 2017
The Vision for our Club is three-fold:
· To serve local, national and international communities to the best of our collective ability, utilising the resources of Rotary International where appropriate.
· To deliver improvement to communities through a combination of fundraising activities and direct assistance.
· To meet in an informal, friendly and relaxed atmosphere at The Falcon Hotel in Uppingham
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Club Strategy and Objective
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Actions
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What and
When
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By Whom
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Status
Assessment
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1.Membership: The success of our club
Is based upon our members, their
commitment, and involvement.
The current active membership is 24. An
increase to 30 members would allow both
fundraising and assistance to be increased
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Existing members to
bring a guest once a year
Produce a brochure
Seek to improve coverage
of activities, based upon good material/ right placement
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A net increase of one
member per year
(Target c. 30)
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Lead: President/
Keith Edwards club lead
Involvement: All
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Review
Qtrly
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2.Organisation: Improve the effectiveness
of delivery through: (i) nomination of deputies;
and
(ii) a better matching of skills to needs and areas of interest.
R/C Rutland: seek to work collectively to improve overall level of fundraising by Rotary in Rutland
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Nominate deputies for
key work stream/events
Create Club skills matrix
To be agreed with R/C Rutland; target one event/annum in Yr 1.
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Immediate
By end Sept’17
By Nov’17
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President or Lead,
as appropriate
Ron Simpson/All
President/Pres Elect
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Review
Qtrly
Oct ‘17
Dec’17
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3.Communication: Publicity/PR actions to improve internal and external engagement:
· Website – review
· Social Media – develop
· Local press – increase coverage
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Publicity: (i)Benchmark existing; &
(ii)Establish phased development plan
See - By Whom
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By Dec’17
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Hugh Holden
Hugh Holden
Nic Merrett
Carolyn Cartwright
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4.Community & Youth Service:
Community & Youth: Club to nominate projects
(Links to 6. Foundation)
Youth Service: review events bi-annually, engaging Rutland Club in priorities and roles
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President / Leads - to explore and interact to establish priorities
Invite Heads / Chairs to discuss with Club
Engage with local feeder schools through UCC
Consider developing an Interact club
Engage with County schools in
conjunction with Rutland Club
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In Presidential
Year
By Dec’17
ASAP, then Annual Rev
TBD
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President / Project Lead
Project Lead
Ron Simpson
President
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Qtrly
Qtrly
Dec’17
TBD
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5.International:
Twinning – partner club(s) to be identified
Projects – identify long-term project and / or charity, with International charity every 2 years
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Twinning: Establish short-list ; and Identify Club lead with appropriate language skills
See - Objective
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To June’18
TBD
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President/Pres Elect
Project Lead
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Qtrly
TBD
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6. Foundation: Target at least ONE grant applications per annum (Local / International, as appropriate)
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Necessary criteria to be fulfilled:
Supports one (or more) Rotary area of focus
Stand-alone project (not simply handing cash to another charity)
Rotarian Involvement at all stages (if possible)
Outward facing publicity
Project sustainability
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Up to £2000 per annum
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Foundation Lead & Treasurer / All promoters
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Qtrly
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