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Finding & running good community projects

Matthew McLeod Rotary Club of Henderson District Membership Chair

Why are good hands on community projects important for your Rotary Club? • Engaging existing club members • Connecting with the community • Gaining visibility and relevance in the local community • Providing something meaningful for new Rotarians to be involved with

Some ideas to consider: • Run a membership drive around involvement in projects • Ensure there are some smaller, easier projects which won’t take too long to complete – quick wins • Ensure there is a social aspect to every project / working bee • Promote what you’re doing and make it visible to the public – invite them to attend a Rotary project working bee • Engage with the recipients / beneficiaries of the project to see if there is scope for them to become further involved with Rotary

Where and How to Source Projects • Ask your members • Ask local organisations you already have an association with. • Use a social media appeal – directly to local community pages on Facebook or Neighbourly. Tell them about Rotary and ask them to submit projects • Ask prospective members what interests them • Research local not for profits via the charities.govt.nz site • Do a proper community needs analysis to ensure what you’re proposing is actually what is needed.

Rotary document ID 605-EN

Developing a “Project Pipeline” Thanks to Rotary Club of Papanui – D9970

Developing a “Project Pipeline” To allow the Club to move immediately from a completed • project to a new project. Ask members to submit project ideas • Create a list of projects • Assess feasibility and resources required • Prioritise • Implement •

Benefits of collaborating with other clubs on projects:  Share the load – with people and finances  Take on larger projects more quickly and easily  Access larger amounts of District or Global Grants  Access wider networks of contacts that may be able to assist with the project

Some recent Club Collaborations  Kiwi Harvest Van  Rotary Clubs of Takapuna North, Browns Bay, Devonport and Northcote

Some recent Club Collaborations  Kiwi Harvest Vehicle  Rotary Clubs of Takapuna North, Browns Bay, Devonport and Northcote

Some recent Club Collaborations  De Paul House Van  Rotary Clubs of Northcote, Takapuna, Milford, Glenfield and Birkenhead

Some recent Club Collaborations  De Paul House Van

Planning a combined clubs project  Identify the project – usually one club will take the lead on this and investigate the project, work with the project recipient/beneficiary.  Identify and liaise other clubs who are potential partners to get agreement. Your Assistant Governor or President Cluster are good places to start.  Allocating roles and responsibilities – identify tasks and allocate these amongst the clubs, making use of strengths.  Formalise the arrangement with a basic MOU so everyone is on the same page.  Ensure good communication channels are working – regular meetings or phone conferences  Implement the project and celebrate the success  Debrief

How to fund your project  Club funds  Specific fundraising targeted at this project  Sponsorships & Corporate support incl Donations in Kind or discounts on materials for the project  Ask if beneficiaries/recipients of support can assist with a contribution  Rotary District Grants & Global Grants  Funds from other Clubs in our District and beyond  Council and Government Grants  Rotary affiliated or administered Trusts – see https://www.rotarydistrict9910.org/page/funds-for-projects  Local Councils and Government grants  Community Trusts and funding providers – see www.generosity.org.nz

Neil Blanchfield President, Rotary Club of Kerikeri Kerikeri Rotary’s Successful Projects

Chromebook Project: Rotarian Keith Day and John Carter, Mayor of Far North District Council delivering the first of the new Chromebooks

Bridge Building: Constructing Bridge 5 No 5. Bridge Completed

Hydrotherapy Equipment: “It has been absolutely amazing to see the wonderful response from the Northland community and the uptake of use of the equipment so generously funded by the Rotary teams. We at Little Dippers are very grateful for the hoist and water wheel chair and are really thrilled with the physical progress many of our hydrotherapy clients are making weekly. Thanks so much, things are going Sign which is now in Little Dippers well and more and more people are making use of Green Prescription and our hydro sessions.”

Oruaiti School wetlands, honey, Kawakawa Balm project. Neil with some of the school children helping doing the clearing.

Trapping Project & Don’t forget about your previous projects – keep them looking fresh! A fresh lick of paint always helps

Henderson Rotary Rotalite West New Lynn Rotary Combined project 2019

Avondale Primary School – raised garden bed construction project 2019 Funded by contributions from Rotalite West (Satellite of Henderson Rotary), New Lynn Rotary and Avondale Primary School, plus District Grants Community support from local suppliers and contractors who donated time and offered large discounts on normal pricing Involvement from the school community – parents, teachers and kids Multiple working bees over several months to complete the project Involved demolishing existing unsafe playground and part of a retaining wall, excavating dirt, laying metal, building garden beds, filling them with garden mix, reuse of old playground equipment as a shade house. The school has joined the Garden to Table Programme which allows their students to learn about healthy eating by growing their own vegetables.

Rotary in the time of COVID-19 SERVICE TYPE #1 Service: Taking care of our members • Welfare officer • Telephone trees • Board buddies • Technology buddies Thanks to Barbara Mifsud (RI, Parramatta) and Jessie Harman (Incoming RI Director Zone 8 for 2021-23) for this information.

Rotary in the time of COVID-19 SERVICE TYPE #2 Service: Give back to your club • Take stock • Strategic plan/ membership development plan • Community needs assessment Thanks to Barbara Mifsud (RI, Parramatta) and Jessie Harman (Incoming RI Director Zone 8 for 2021-23) for this information.

Rotary in the time of COVID-19 SERVICE TYPE #3 Service: Local and international projects • Cooking meals for the vulnerable • Picking up shopping and medicines • Sewing masks • Donating tablets and laptops

100 Years of Rotary in NZ – 2021 Centennial Projects • Rotary Give Every Child A Future Project • Delivering three vaccines to children across 9 Pacific Island countries, in partnership with Unicef. https://everychildafuture.com/ • Tree Planting Programme (with assistance from the Government’s 1 Billion Trees scheme) https://www.teururakau.govt.nz/funding-and-programmes/forestry/one-billion-trees-programme/

How to get the most out of a project  Ensure every project has an element of Membership Development in it – use projects to drive membership growth, member engagement and retention and giving new members a chance to run a project. Invite the public to help!  Choose projects which might appeal to the demographic of people you are trying to attract as members.  Partnerships are great – look for potential long term partners who you can work with in the future and will work with you, not just expect you to do all the work while they watch.  Look for opportunities to publicise Rotary’s involvement in the delivery of the project. (Local media, social media) – Lots of photos and video!

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