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The Story Behind the Dare to Dream Polio Movie Trailer
The trailer for the new documentary, Dare to Dream, How Rotary Became the Heart and Soul of Polio Eradication, is only 2 minutes and 55 seconds long. It is free and is easily streamed right from the...
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Measuring “Engagement” in “Hands On” Service Projects
NOTE: Occasionally the RFA blog takes on subjects that may make readers blood boil as we poke and prod at long-held Rotary beliefs. Today we are taking on the possibly heretical notion that...
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Electing a new RI Director for Zone’s 33-34
To be an RI Director is a big deal. I mean a REALLY big deal. These are the committed, really smart, highly motivated Rotarians who fly close to the sun, meeting with the RI President and forming...
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Rotary International – Getting “Back to Business”
In the “good old days” of Rotary, if you started a business in town one of the first things you did was to join the local Rotary club. Business owners knew Rotary was a place to network with other...
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Rotary Membership Part IV: 10 Reasons Why Rotary Shouldn’t Advertise for New...
In Part III of our discussion about Rotary membership, Implementing a Comprehensive Rotary Marketing Campaign, we explored a comprehensive marketing campaign that coordinated traditional advertising,...
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Ten Possible Rotary New Year’s Resolutions
Is it too late to talk about New Year’s resolutions? I mean it’s January 8th as I write this, so we’ve kind of already skipped into the new calendar year. Yes, I know we are halfway through the Rotary...
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A Rotary Valentine’s Day Post
If you love Rotary like I do, (if you’re reading this post you probably suffer from the same affliction) then we can probably agree that Rotary can be the most frustrating, aggravating, confusing, and...
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The Pairing Program – Following Up a Rotary Membership Success Story
In a recent four-part series on membership, I wrote about the conundrum of “lightening strike” Rotary clubs. Amid the wreckage of the vast majority of Rotary clubs that fail to grow, there always seem...
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Anchoring to $100 of Rotary Foundation Giving
Anchoring Bias: A cognitive bias where an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information offered (considered the anchor) when making decisions. Anchoring occurs when, during decision...
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Fresh, Clear, Well-Seasoned Perspective
Spoiler Alert: If you have not seen the Pixar movie, “Ratatouille,” you might want to skip watching the clip in this post. The movie is eleven years old, so if you haven’t seen it by now you might...
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