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CLUB PRESiDENT - ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of Club President is to lead your Club, • Implementing and continual evaluation your
ensuring it functions effectively. Club’s goals for your year in office, ensuring that
An effective Rotary Club is able to all Club members are involved and informed
• Sustain or increase its membership base • Ensuring that each committee has defined
goals
• Implement successful projects that address the
needs of its community and communities in • Encouraging communication between Club
other countries. and District committee chairs.
• Support The Rotary Foundation through • Conducting periodic reviews of all committee
both program participation and financial activities, goals and expenditures
contributions. • Present at all meetings of the Club
• Develop leaders capable of serving in Rotary • Ensuring that all meetings are carefully planned
beyond the Club level.
• Communicating important information to Club
The elements of an effective Club can help Clubs members
increase their ability to meet their goals in each
Avenue of Service. Implementing successful • Providing regular fellowship opportunities
form members
service project affects Vocational, Community
and International Service. Increased membership • Preparing for and encountering participation
gives a Club a greater pool of Rotarians working in Club and District meetings
in each avenue. Supporting The Rotary Foundation • Planning for all monthly board meetings
affects both Community and International Service.
Streamlined processes, better communication, • Ensuring the Club is represented at the District
strategic planning and increased member conference and other District meetings
involvement will improve Club Service. With • Promoting attendance at the annual RI
efficient operations in place, your Club can become Convention. Working with your Club and
more effective in achieving the Object of Rotary. District leaders
Your responsibilities as Club President • Developing, approving and monitoring the
are summarized below and explained Club budget while working closely
throughout the manual provided by RI (see chapter • Working with District leadership to achieve
references in parentheses) Club and District goals
• Note : An asterisk (*) indicates a responsibility • Using information and resources from the
outlined in the Recommended Rotary Club District. RI Secretariat
Bylaws and Standard Rotary Club Constitution. • Preparing continuity in leadership and service
• Registering for Member Access at to obtain projects
your Club’s administrative data from RI • Ensuring continuity in leadership and service
projects
• Ensuring that your secretary and treasurer has
registered for Member Access in order to keep • Submitting an annual report to your Club on
membership and Club data current. the Club’s status before leaving office
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