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Rotary Alumni Engagement

Patti Johnson, Buffalo-Sunrise 7090 District Council

• Sept. 10, 2015

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WHO ARE ALUMNI?

• Interact, Rotaract, Youth

Exchange, RYLA

• New Generations Service Exchange
• Peace Fellowships
• Global Grant Scholarships
• Vocational Training Teams (VTT)
• District Grant Scholarships
• Form er TRF program s:
• Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Grants for University Teachers
• Group Study Exchange (GSE)
• Rotary Volunteers Program

Individuals who have experienced Rotary through various program s:

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ALUMNI STATISTICS

How m any alum ni are there?

• Potentially 500,000 former program participants.
• 2015-16 RI database
• 286,000 alumni records
• 13,410 are Rotarians (4.6%)
• 54% interested in membership
• 18% volunteered with Rotary in past year

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FINDING ALUMNI – DISTRICT INFORMATION

What resources do we have?

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DISTRICT 7090 STATISTICS – ALUMNI RESIDING IN DISTRICT

Alum ni by Program

• Group Study Exchange (1990 ): 178 (20 Rotarians; 11%)
• Am bassadorial Scholarships (1951): 94 (1)
• Rotary Peace Fellowships: 1
• Vocational Training Teams: new
• Rotaract (1999): 34 (1)
• Interact (1996): 50 (0)
• Rotary Youth Exchange: 2
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards: ?
• Total: at least 359
• Total Rotarians: 23 (6%)

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BENEFITS OF ENGAGING ALUMNI

As Mem bers

• Alumni are interested in acquiring and expanding leadership and

professional skills. They like to interact with other leaders (alumni!) As Volunteers

• Alumni are volunteers and many show a strong interest in

international service. As Speakers and Mentors

• Alumni are interested in connecting with a diverse group
• f professionals and sharing their Rotary experience.

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HOW DO WE ENGAGE OUR ALUMNI?

TAKE ACTION

• Contact your alumni!!!
• Include alumni on newsletters and social media
• Include in service projects or Rotary Community Corps
• Encourage donations or fundraising
• Join discussion groups on My Rotary or LinkedIn
• Encourage scholarship applications and invite them to mentor

current scholars

• Encourage vocational training team participation
• Nominate alumni and alumni associations for alumni awards (i.e.

The Global Alumni Service to Humanity & Alumni Association of the Year Awards)

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FINDING ALUMNI

• LinkedIn https:/ / www.linkedin.com / groups/ Rotary-

Reconnect-731/ about

• Facebook

https:/ / www.facebook.com / rotaryreconnect

• Reconnect newsletter

https:/ / www.rotary.org/ m yrotary/ en/ news- features/ newsletters

• Alumni webpage www.rotary.org/ alum ni

My Rotary

• Alumni ages 13+ can update contact information
• Alumni 18+ can use discussion boards

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My Goals as District Alumni Chair

• Suggest the DG contact non-Rotarian alumni residing in our District,

inviting them to the District Conference. I will supply the contact list to Kevin and Pene

• Encourage all clubs to contact their alumni and engage them as discussed

earlier

• Increase alumni registration on RI
• Set up District 7090 Facebook and LinkedIn sites
• Collaborate with AGs and District Chairs to find and engage alumni
• Hold alumni meet-and-greet events
• Establish a District 7090 Alumni Association

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Rotary Alumni Engagement

• Again, I am Patti Johnson, with THE

Buffalo-Sunrise Club.

• I can be reached at pgjphd@gmail.com
• r at 716-830-6173
• If you have any questions or suggestions

I would love to hear from you.