Benefits of Rotary

Professional Development:

• Leading projects
• Leading leaders
• Leading volunteers

Leadership Skills:

• At club, district, and large events

Public Speaking:

• Club projects
• Community projects
• International projects

Project Management:

• Club members
• Community members
• Events

Fundraising:

• Club meetings
• Fundraisers
• Club events
• District meetings
• Zone meetings

Event Production:

• Leadership
• How to sell our cause, and our membership
• Raising funds
• Humanitarian projects
• Grant writing
• Budgeting and management
• Computer applications
• How to train others

Continuing Education

• Broader perspective of business and life
• Understanding of industries/professions other than own

Exposure to other professions

• Grant writing
• Grant management
• Global exposure to other NGOs

Nonprofit Education

Networking

• Represent your industry
• Diversity of professions
• Exposure to owners, top level management, and extraordinarily well-connected business and community leaders
• Ability to build awareness and credibility among other members based on work you do in Rotary
• Assumption that in working with other Rotarians you are being treated fairly, and you will treat them fairly in business dealings

Relationships

• Local and International
• Lifetime professional, personal, and family relationships
• Exposed to top level within local and international community
• An extraordinarily diverse group based on age, vocation, focus, and experience
• Opportunity to create long-term relationships quickly in spite of cultural or language challenges
• Assumption that other Rotarians are talented, educated, community leaders who are ethical, principled, and wanting to help others

Family Experience and Opportunity for Unique Experience for Children

• Rotary programs are fun for adults and children and bring families together
  • Youth Exchange
  • Interact
  • Rotaract
  • Speech contest
• Community service projects with Rotarian family member
• International travel opportunities on Rotary projects
• Strong network in the community for use by family
  • Doctors, dentist, lawyer, financial planner, architect, accountant, etc.
• Friendships that can support family
• Trusted relationships
• Sense of community and commitment
• Network to help in emergency

Personal Development

• Opportunity for extraordinary experiences
• Opportunity to improve the lives of others
• Opportunity to do things through Rotary you cannot do alone
• Leverage of Rotary Foundation funds use, expertise, and connections
• Opportunity to live and express yourself internationally
• Opportunity to meet people and make friends all over the world
• Opportunity to leave the world better than you found it

High Ethical Standards

• Better understanding of components of ethical behavior in business and community
• Recognized by others for high ethical standards

Satisfaction of Making a Difference to People Who Need Your Help

• Can help others while keeping your day job
• Rotary’s worldwide presence allows service on a local or international level