Category: online tools

Use Rotary’s online tools for a greater impact

August 30, 2019

This is the fourth and final blog post in an August series highlighting member engagement opportunities in celebration of Rotary Membership and Club Development Month. By Rotary Service and Engagement The Rotary network is vast and the type of service we provide varies from community to community, but with the continued advancement of technology, it’s … More Use Rotary’s online tools for a greater impact

Rotary Ideas helps further club fundraiser

November 27, 2018

By Jim Goit, member of the Rotary Club of Truro, Canada In 2014, Thie Convery of the Rotary Club of Dundas Ontario, was invited to my Rotary Club of Truro’s annual charter night celebration. During that year, then-RI President Ron Burton had encouraged Rotary members to Engage Rotary, Change Lives. It seemed very fitting to … More Rotary Ideas helps further club fundraiser

Talk with area of focus experts in Rotary discussion groups!

March 29, 2017

By Chelsea Mertz, Rotary Service Connections staff Rotary discussion groups offer a place for Rotarians, Rotaractors, Rotary Peace Fellows, and alumni to share their experiences and ideas with members of the Rotary family from around the world. Experts from the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers, a group of volunteer Rotarians who provide technical expertise and advice … More Talk with area of focus experts in Rotary discussion groups!

Getting the most from Rotary’s social tools

March 6, 2017

By Chelsea Mertz and Rebecca Hirschfeld, Rotary Service Connections staff Is your club looking to implement a service project, but lacking funds or materials? Are you seeking specific expertise within the areas of focus to assist with planning and applying for a global grant? More than 25,000 Rotary clubs and members are using Rotary’s Project … More Getting the most from Rotary’s social tools

Learn from area of focus experts in Rotary discussion groups

August 15, 2016

By Chelsea Mertz, Rotary Service Connections Staff Rotary discussion groups offer a place for Rotarians, Rotaractors, Rotary Peace Fellows, and alumni to share their experiences and ideas with members of the Rotary family from around the world. We invited experts from the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers, a group of volunteer Rotarians who provide … More Learn from area of focus experts in Rotary discussion groups

Rotary Ideas connects clubs from across the world

August 4, 2016

By Chelsea Mertz with Rebecca Hirschfeld, Rotary Service Connections Staff Inspired by the Contribute to a project on Rotary Ideas goal on the 2015-2016 Presidential Citation, Joyce Dove from the Rotary Club of Tallahassee Northside (USA) decided to explore Rotary’s crowdsourcing website, Rotary Ideas. She navigated to the site and paged through active Rotary club … More Rotary Ideas connects clubs from across the world

Monrovia club spearheads Ebola relief campaigns in Liberia

September 2, 2014

By Monique Cooper-Liverpool, Rotary Club of Monrovia, Liberia Today is 2 September, we are just past the fifth month anniversary of Liberia’s first encounter with the Ebola virus.  We are now 41 days into a declared national health emergency, 28 days into a national state of emergency and on the 16th day of an imposed … More Monrovia club spearheads Ebola relief campaigns in Liberia

Using social media to boost fundraising efforts

July 28, 2014

By Simone Collins, Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, Western Australia, and Charter Chair of the Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship Social media is no longer a new technology – the first social media sites launched in 2000, and a number of those original sites are still around. Facebook was launched in 2004, LinkedIn in 2003, … More Using social media to boost fundraising efforts