District 9750 Club Support Resources

A collection of pages providing useful resources for our Rotary Clubs.

Club Attendance Reports to District 
(Monthly Attendance and Membership Report Guide and Form)

Updating club & member info to RI (don't post forms to the USA, see this)

Member Access (on RI web site, previously called RI Business Portal)
How to register for and use this facility. How to obtain your RI Club ID and Member ID in order to register is also included here.) Club Presidents and Secretaries also get access to club and member information, including TRF contributions and PHFs awarded.

Rotary Downloads Page  
Monthly Club Attendance Report Forms and similar on this site, and links to various RI and other official Rotary sites for logos, guides, documents and other downloadable files, especially Membership Resources.

Current RI exchange rate (USD/AUD & other official RI exchange rates)
Just look through the list for the latest month, which may be on a 2nd page.

RI Club Leadership Plan
( Guidance for Presidents and Presidents Elect )
The Club Leadership Plan is the recommended administrative structure for Rotary clubs. It is based on the best practices of effective Rotary clubs and can be customised to fit the needs of each Rotary club around the world. Includes:
     Rotary Club Leadership Plan (Committee Structure)
     Frequently Asked Questions
     RI Leadership Plan Policy
     Standard Club Bylaws and Constitution
     Leadership Plan Implementation Worksheet
     Guide to Effective Rotary Clubs
     ... and more.

Council on Legislation

• The RI Council on Legislation meets every 3 years to consider changes to RI enactments and resolutions.
• PDG Judith Ward is our District's representative to COL 2007.
• Please see her detailed Word document describing what your club needs to do to submit proposed legislation via District 9750 (for COL 2010 now).
• This PDF file supplied by PDG Judith summarises RI's requirements.
• The RI page which gives all the information on how to propose legislation, provides forms (with examples) to do so, and more information on the Council and its meetings, is via the Council on Legislation link.

Rotary Club Health Check
See this easy to follow checklist to see how your club rates with membership, PR, leadership, program, social, projects, and the rest. Use this to see where you can improve.

RI Presidential Citation
Rotary and Rotaract Clubs can apply for a citation from the RI President if their performance meets the criteria. See the relevant year's "20nn-mm Materials" page on the RI Downloads page here for the information and forms.

Rotary Insurance Summary and Forms

Inc Association, Tax / ABN & Authority to Fundraise Guide
   ( Our Club is an Incorporated Association - HELP - what do we have to do ? Are we a Registered Charity or a Not for profit Organisation, and should we have an ABN (and does that mean paying GST) ? Do we need an Authority to Fundraise for Charitable purposes? Yes. Why? See this ! )

Child Protection Act Guide   ( Rotary Club members and associates must fulfil the requirements of the NSW Child Protection Act when dealing with children )

Privacy of personal information (Use of Rotary personal information, and also the District's Privacy Consent Form )

PR Tips (Public Relations tips from this District and RI)

Rotary Acronyms  ( Meaning of many RI acronyms )

Web Site Guide (Read this about creating and maintaining your web site, links to further information, like:
     Software you can use, and
     RI Policy on Electronic Communications, and
     How to set up your own Rotary Club Home Page)
   Web Hints Page  (to get the best out of browsing web pages, search engines, useful general info sites)
   Rotary web site revamps  (D9750, Rotary History and RI site changes)

Computer Hints
Computer Virus Guide  (what is around, how to avoid or how get rid of them)
Setting MS Word DOC to Austalian defaults  (page size, margins and spelling)

A permanent contact phone number (Your club probably has a PO Box, and you can get a club e-mail address for the same purpose (free with a Rotarnet web site). So how about a phone number for a club voicemail / message bank?

See our RI SPPO information on the local RI South Pacific and Philippines Office at Parramatta, and their Club and District Administration (CDA) contact information.