About the Presenter

Paul Elsley is in the ideal position of sharing this story from the unique perspective of being Rotary Kingston president in 2020-21 and assistant governor in 2021-22.

About the Presenter

From the humble little town of Labasa Fiji Islands, Jitendra has served Rotary on a number of positions and has been the inspirational with his Rotary journey.

From spearheading the Nawasawaqa Indian School, Fiji Islands water project, to visiting Petric in Bulgaria to rehab an orphanage for the disabled, to this year challenging the members and community to help with the Tropical cyclone Yasa in Fiji by sending F$75k and a container load of building supplies, converting in excess of 350 houses to homes, Jitendra has also been the pinnacle driver to the charter of Rotary club of Brisbane International and Rotary club of Browns Plains. Amongst these, you can often see him lending a hand to the homeless food drive every month and numerous other Rotary and non-Rotary projects and events.

His wife Nim is an Assistant Governor of D9620, and only sister Subhashni is currently the President of RCBI. His daughter has been the charter Presidents of the Rotaract club of Brisbane International, Rotary certainly is an integral part of Jitendra’s family.

A passionate Rotarian, whose mantra is “ The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Gandhi.

Amanda has had over a decade working in the Youth Community Services sector and 5 years working as a consultant, facilitator, coach and healer.

Amanda has been a member of Rotary International since 2005 serving many roles at club, district, national, zone and international levels, she also volunteers with Red Cross Emergency Services and has done since 2009. Amanda belongs to 5 RAGS 8 fellowships - 1 of which is provisional.

Amanda is a proud member of the Rotary Social Impact Network.

The treemission © project started as a collaboration between Rotary clubs, the National Trust of Australia (WA) and Carbon Neutral in 2008. The concept is to encourage people to make a commitment to address climate change and plant trees to offset their contribution to green house gases and global warming. Treemission has goals of informing Rotarians, school children and community members about what is happening to our environment, what can be done to address those impacts and taking action by tree planting to ameliorate those impacts.

Through Treemission, emissions accrued in everyday activities can be turned into trees. (2019)

About the Presenter

Tim is the 2017-2020 Rotary Membership Coordinator for 13 districts in Australia, working closely with other Rotarians and fellow Coordinators in our Zone. His role is to support and strengthening Rotary Clubs in Australia and NZ particularly as a resource at District training sessions. It is a role that he really enjoys, particularly working with the many Rotarians that share his passion for growing Rotary so we can achieve so more in the local community and worldwide.

The presentation covers:

- how to build a personal profile that inspires trust and demonstrates your value

- how to build a genuine network through finding people you already know

- how to find and reconnect with Rotary program alumni

- how to offer help before asking favours

- how to reach out to new people who may be interested in engaging with Rotary

- how to find experts relevant to your projects

About the Presenter

Kate McKenzie is a philanthropy specialist in the higher education sector who has been using LinkedIn in her professional and volunteer capacities since the early days of the platform. She loves connecting with new people and finding ways to offer them value. She holds a Bachelor of Asian Studies and an MBA and is a mum to two young boys. She is a member of the Rotary E-Club of Western Australia and has been a Rotarian for almost nine years

Listen as member John Clements describes life as a Rotary Nomad and the way the club uses Zoom to connect a diverse and far-flung membership.

About the Presenter

John Clements is a past Apexian with 22 years experience. He has enjoyed his Rotary experience through 4 clubs since 2004. He's a past president of the Nomads and the Port Augusta Rotary Club. John is married to Louise and has two sons and two granddaughters.

We Rotary membership specialists sometimes tend to overlook recently retired people as we focus on attracting younger members. Retirement-aged folk have proved to be some of the happiest and most engaged of our many new Rotarians. They're also typically excellent contributors in terms of time and ideas.

In this presentation, Regional Membership Officer, Julie Aubry, joins us from Rotary International in Evanston to talk about the importance of retired Australians to our Rotary membership mix. Julie also offers suggestions about how best to attract and engage with recent retirees.

Listen as Baldivis club adviser Laurie Smith (Palm Beach) and charter president Leanne Knowler share the story behind the remarkable success of the Baldivis extension.

Amanda Wendt is a millennial #Rotary leader with an impressive track record promoting change and growth in the #Rotary movement. Amongst her impressive credentials, Amanda is past president of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park, a former Rotary District 9800 Communications Director, a current member of the Rotary International Communications Committee and is sought after to speak at Rotary events, including the RI Convention.

About Amanda

Amanda helps entrepreneurs and leaders to matter by helping them to create a compelling brand, convert thought leadership into sales and turn clients into advocates. With over 15 years’ experience in brand, marketing and communication, she has worked internationally across diverse industries including financial and professional services, health, retail, not-for-profit and the public sector. Amanda is a proud Rotarian and in 2016 was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary District 9800. She has travelled internationally with Rotary and has spoken at many events on how to activate members, in particular millennials. Amanda is the current Vice-Chair of the Rotary International Communications Committee, District 9800 Assistant Governor (Stonnington), Rotary Club of Melbourne’s Membership Director and a Past President of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park.

New members are the lifeblood and the future of Rotary. Engaging them when they first join a Club is crucial as that is when they will feel the most excited about their decision to become a Rotarian. Maintaining that level of enthusiasm after induction is pivotal as they figure out how they can contribute to the Club in a way that is meaningful for them. Listen in and hear how you and your Club can mitigate the risk of new members becoming disengaged early, ensure they feel welcome, are appreciated for the skills they bring and can contribute at a level that meets their current life situation.

About the Presenter (Mary Barry): Rotary

Mary Barry has been a member of Rotary Melbourne for over 13 years and served as President in 2017/2018. She was also a Rotary Melbourne Board Director for four years including holding the position of Vice President for 12 months. She is currently the Vocational Service Chair for District 9800, Chair of Rotary Melbourne’s Community Welfare Committee, a member of the Membership Engagement Committee and Rotary Safe Families Committee. She was also a Director on the Board of District 9800 from 2011-2013 heading up the Strategic Planning and Risk portfolio. In 2018/2019 Mary developed and implemented a New Members Mentoring Program at Rotary Melbourne as part of a strategy to retain new members. In many instances new members were leaving the Club after one or two years and the program has been developed to stem that flow.

Professional Role

In her professional life Mary has been a CEO for over 20 years heading up organisations including the Victoria State Emergency Service, the National Heart Foundation to mention a few with her most recent role (2016-2018) as CEO of Our Watch, an organization established to prevent violence against women. Mary is now a mentor to senior executive staff and a strategic advisor to Boards, CEOs and senior executive teams.

About the Presenter

Tania has been a Rotarian since 2011, and has an energetic enthusiasm for the organisation that sees her enjoying as many hands-on events as she possibly can. She believes that attending District development events is a great way to maintain your connection with the bigger picture of Rotary, and to ensure you know as much as possible about what is happening in your District, and around the world. Networking with fellow Rotarians is invigorating and a vital way to get new ideas for projects and to discuss any issues/ideas that you may have. Her District Governor year saw her “breaking the mould”, by sending out a video message to all the clubs and members at the start of the year, and then visiting clubs to help with projects as her way of connecting with the Rotarians of District 9980. Having a full-time job meant that weekend service was a much more realistic way to undertake the busy District Governor role. And getting out “on the job with clubs” meant she had plenty of opportunities to wear her extensive Rotary tshirt collection!

The pandemic has opened our eyes to new and exciting Rotary club models that challenge traditional Rotary stereotypes and invite new participants to join the Rotary Movement.

With only 5% of Rotaractors joining Rotary and only 5% of Rotarians under the age of 40, a group of Rotaract Alumni believed it was time to explore a new model of Rotary that focused less on meetings and more on connecting people, ideas, passion and skills to create the change we want to see in the world.

Enter the Rotary Social Impact Network, a new club which has no meetings and instead provides an exclusive online portal which enables members to personally tailor their Rotary experience to the projects, causes and initiatives they are personally interested in.

About the Presenter

Rebecca has over a decade of experience in non-profit leadership and development, running leadership programs across Australia and New Zealand. She has served in a number of senior roles including Chair of Rotaract Australia and sits on the Rotary International Strategic Planning Committee. Rebecca strongly believes in empowering people to create positive change in the world, launching numerous initiatives in this pursuit including RYLA Oceania and chartering a new Rotary Club (the Rotary Social Impact Network). Professionally, Rebecca works in Corporate Strategy in local government, where she brings her strategic expertise into driving positive outcomes for her local community.

Listen as Bec outlines commonsense steps you can take to rebuild your club.

As a member of the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley and founder of a new online Rotary Club, Rebecca understands what it takes to effectively engage members remotely. Bec will share different options for Rotary Clubs to try in regards to meetings, socials and projects, so we can continue to serve our communities during these uncertain times.

Rebecca has over a decade of experience in non-profit leadership and development, running leadership programs across Australia and New Zealand. She has served in a number of senior roles including Chair of Rotaract Australia and sits on the Rotary International Strategic Planning Committee. Rebecca strongly believes in empowering people to create positive change in the world, launching numerous initiatives in this pursuit including RYLA Oceania and chartering a new Rotary Club (the Rotary Social Impact Network). Professionally, Rebecca works in Corporate Strategy in local government, where she brings her strategic expertise into driving positive outcomes for her local community.

About the Presenter

As a digital media consultant in the non profit community volunteer sector, Evan Burrell - Rotarian has expanded his skills to educating local professionals, businesses and community groups across Australia and beyond to focus on the practical use of social media and how to develop it to brand and market their stories.

Evan is an accomplished public speaker, emcee, trainer, social media advocate and hardworking volunteer with Rotary International. You may recognize him best as a service minded superhero. For Evan, it's easy to be a Rotary hero because as, he sees it, all Rotarians are superheroes and we all need to promote the heroic acts we do in the community and around the world.

About the presenter

Tristan has been a leader in the Rotary family since 2009. As a Past President of the Rotaract Club of Perth, Past District Rotaract Representative, a Director in the Rotary Club of Perth and Charter President of Rotary of Elizabeth Quay, Tristan enjoyed seeing leaders emerge from service projects he helped facilitate. These included the Catwalk for a Cause charity fashion parade series supporting female empowerment, supporting migrant refugees through St Vincent De Paul and building youth resilience through Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment. An executive search head-hunter and internal recruiter by profession, Tristan is also a volunteer fire fighter with the State Wide Operational Response Division. Married for 6 years to Bobbi as a father of 2 kids a high maintenance blue heeler and a rescue cat, he believes in leading by example, looking after teammates and leaders creating more leaders.'

Then listen in as then Rotary of Elizabeth Quay Vice President Alexandra Truelove explains how the REQ member experience team underpins the club's ongoing growth, through policies and practices that value members.

James is a founder and current board member of Rotary of Elizabeth Quay and past President of the Rotary Club of Crawley, assisting local and international charitable causes. He was named as a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow in 2014 and again in 2017 for his contribution to the development of Rotary communities. His love of dogs sees him devote time regularly to the Dogs Refuge Home.

About the Presentation: Rotary International have adopted a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy and set a goal to increase the number of women in Rotary leadership positions to 30% by 2023. Katey’s experiences, both professionally and with Rotary, have provided insight into some ideas for how we can begin to implement this policy at a club level. By recognising the benefits of diversity and inclusion within our clubs, we can begin to embrace the opportunity to improve the membership experience for everyone. During this presentation you will: - Learn about the benefits of diverse and inclusive organisations - Discuss some practical ideas for promoting diversity and inclusion within your club - Hear Katey’s recent personal experience of transitioning from Rotaract to Rotary

If not...do you know why not? Ask yourself these questions? - Are people motivated, engaged and working well together as a team? - Are leaders inspired and innovative and most importantly do they behave in a way that is moving the club forward?

- Do people come to meetings and projects because they're doing what they love and loving what they do? - Is the club operating in the way you'd expect and do you achieve the targets which are set? - Is the culture one to be proud of which makes people feel like they're a part of a successful club?

Fiona's Bio

Fiona is a Business Change Leadership Coach and Training Specialist with more than 15 years’ experience in business change management, training, and leadership. She's passionate about change and making a difference in the world and thrives best when she’s working with groups on projects and in workshops to help them navigate and realise the benefits of change both personally and professionally. Her aim is to provide guidance and advice to groups and individuals, and to challenge them to find the best solutions for their own situation, because every person and every situation is different.

Judy Ford offers practical advice on how to recruit new members to your club. This was originally tried by the Rotary Club of Yass some years ago and since then been adopted by many clubs with great success. Judy calls this the “It Works” method and it will work provided you follow her simple steps exactly.

Presenter Judy Ford has been a member of Rotary for 24 years. During that time, she has held many board positions, been president twice and served on District 9680 and 9710 committees. She has been the membership director since 2013 for D9710 and is in her third year as an assistant governor.

Judy is currently a member of the Rotary Satellite Club of Yass Murrumbateman.

About The Presenter

David Egan is a retired banker and HR manager with a passion for organisational effectiveness and sustainability. He has post graduate qualifications in business strategy, strategic HR management, change leadership and finance and his passion is to see Rotary flourish for another century of service in Australia and New Zealand. On the 1st July 2020 David took on the role of Assistant Rotary Coordinator supporting leaders of Districts 9510, 9705 , 9780 and 9830 to grow Rotary. He is also a leader within the Regional Pilot Project team which is focused on Rotary adapting and flourishing for another century of service

• Have a clear vision

• Manage your main project risks

• Have a robust project management toolkit

About the Presenter

Adrian Roach was Rotary International District Governor 9670 for 2015-2016. Adrian is currently RC (Rotary Coordinator) for Region 8, ‘Supporting and Strengthening Rotary Clubs in Australia, NZ and PI’ .Adrian is also the Rotary Australia World Community Service Eastern Region Vice Chairman after serving the previous 3 years a Chairman. He is actively involved with several projects in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea including the Paul Tunn Memorial Dental project which has a $200K foundation Grant. Adrian’s commitment to service above self is also evident in his involvement with the Rural Fire Service and having been a Justice of the Peace since he was 18. Adrian was a kidney donor to his sister in February 2000. Adrian has been the recipient of multiple Paul Harris Fellowships and he is a member of the Bequest Society & Paul Harris Society.

“Change is inevitable — except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Gallagher”

Want to know more?

Listen as E-WA Rotary President-nominee Shogo Williams -Matsuoka addresses this vital topic.

About the Presenter

Nick is known for his ability to see the bigger picture and think our of the box. He currently works at BHP as a Superintendent in Finance and External Affairs, Enterprise Improvement. He has a background in Organisational Psychology and he applies his knowledge of human behaviour to business transformation; strategy, org. transformation, change management and project delivery. His primary experience is in People Strategy, Change and organisational transformation. Nick maintains a variety of interests in the NFP sector. He contributes much of his spare time to the improvement of community through his various board roles. Nick has been described as a highly engaging facilitator and dynamic speaker.

Grant explains terminology, explores challenges often faced by LGBTQ+ communities and provides awareness on the impact that a culture has on the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people.

After listening to this podcast, you should be able to:

- Explain the differences between sex, gender identity, gender expression and orientation

- Outline some of the unique challenges faced by LGBTIQ people

- Understand the key actions we can all take to create a more inclusive culture in our clubs

About our Presenter

Grant Godino (he/him) is the charter president of Gateway Rotaract, a member of the Rotary Club of Strathmore (Australia) and president elect of the LGBT Rotarians and Friends Fellowship. Grant identifies as a gay cisgender male and lives with his partner Lee (he/him) (also a Rotarian) in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne.

In the non-Rotary world, Grant is a senior advisor for employee wellbeing, and diversity and inclusion at the Victorian Department of Education and Training and leads the Whole of Victorian Government Pride Network. He is passionate about diversity and inclusion, leadership, loves running and has been a part of the Rotary Family for over 10 years.

Having previously served as the Director of Membership and Director of Communications and Marketing with Rotary Elizabeth Quay (REQ), now Vice President Melissa has been heavily involved in most projects and community service events delivered since joining REQ in 2018.

Melissa's keys to success in communications and marketing are:

- Share the load, it is ALWAYS more than a one-person job

- Get your audience involved in marketing

- Post-event communications are just as important as pre-event promotions

Learn how to execute these 3 keys to enable success for your next charity event.

Listen in to learn how the Rotary Club of Greenhills- Maitland was formed in May 2012, hear about are ups and downs and how the club is moving into a thriving stage again in the cycle, with 32 members , 15 female, and 15 under 36 years old. This is a great model to learn from.

About the Presenters

Jasmin Dhillon (Min) is the current President of the Rotary Club of Southbank. Jasmin is a lawyer who works across criminal, family and immigration law.

Jasmin is passionate about being of service and having a positive impact on the lives of other people. Jasmin joined Rotary in 2018 and was drawn in by the fellowship,the service above self attitude and Rotary's 4 way test which she applies in her leadership and daily life.

Stuart McArthur is the secretary of the Rotary Club of Southbank.

Now Past Governor 20-21 D9640 Andy Rajapkse has proven beyond doubt that Rotary doesn't have a membership problem; it's all about continuity of leadership and doing the right things. Listen as Andy explains.

 A brief about Ian D’Arcy Walsh 

Ian, or D’Arcy as he is more widely known, has been a Rotarian since 1994 – 18 years with the Rotary Club of Adelaide and 9 years with the Rotary Club of East Davao in the Southern Philippines. He has served in a variety of positions at the club level, included President, and undertaken a number of leadership roles at the District and National level. He is currently a member of the Core Team for the Regionalisation of Rotary across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and is also the Chair of the Central Region of ROMAC. He spent the last 35 years of his working life designing, managing and evaluating a variety of official development assistance projects in 23 different countries spanning South-East Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. He held a number of Project Director and Team Leader roles and been an adviser / consultant on many projects as a specialist in various educational areas, displacement and resettlement consultation, policy development, institutional capacity building, peace initiatives, poverty alleviation and project management. D’Arcy’s late wife, Carol, was also an active Rotarian and a Past President of the Prospect Rotary Club, and he has three children and five grandchildren. 

A brief about D’Arcy’s talk

 D’Arcy was President of the Rotary Club of Adelaide in 2016/17 and was a significant part of the team that changed the Club’s culture and method of operation, and in so doing re-invigorated the Club and substantially turned around its membership decline. D’Arcy has analysed the strategies and approaches they implemented at the Adelaide Club and, acknowledging that the nature of all clubs can be quite different, he has specifically looked at the philosophy behind what they did and come up with five simple generic steps that any Club could implement to help them change their Club and assist in attracting and retaining members.