Rotary Leadership Institute on October 27
If your club cares about its future, it will want the best leadership possible. This is an outstanding opportunity for each club to improve the Rotary knowledge of its key people, who will also be exposed to new ideas of leadership. The exchange of ideas with other experienced Rotarians alone makes the courses worthwhile.
The mission of The Rotary Leadership Institute is to provide an educational opportunity for Rotarians identified as potential leaders by their club presidents. Each club president is asked annually to nominate club members as potential club leaders (not necessarily future presidents) in the years ahead. Courses will be given for the nominees to foster Rotary knowledge and leadership skills. Course methods will reflect the most innovative and participatory methods possible. (More...)
The Institute offers a leadership course in three full day parts plus a Graduate course for those who have completed all three of the previous parts. The courses are designed to provide Rotary knowledge and to develop leadership skills for voluntary organizations. Some examples of course sessions include, "A Look Outside the Club", "Membership Orientation & Activation", "Introduction to Leadership", "Creating Service Projects", Problem Solving Workshops", "Vocational Service", "Effective Committees", "Membership Development", "The Rotary Foundation", "Analyzing a Rotary Club", "The Object of Rotary", "The District", "International Service", "Problems of Leadership", "Creative Service", "Written Communications:, "Motivating Rotarians & Effecting Change".
Courses are held at various locations throughout the year to accommodate the Rotary clubs in the member districts. Any nominee may take a course in any location. All courses start with registration at 7:30am. Classes are from 8:00am to 3:30pm - breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks are included. Courses are listed on the RLI website, rlinea.org , where online registration is available.
The faculty members are carefully selected by the Institute for their teaching abilities. They are drawn from all areas of the member districts and occasionally from outside the member districts.
The current course fees are $95 per registrant per day that include breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and considerable materials given to participants. Course fees also pay for meeting space, audio-visual equipment and promotional costs. The Institute strongly recommends that clubs pay the fees for their participants.
After completing the three Part basic program, "graduates" are eligible to attend in-depth seminars held at selected locations in conjunction with regular courses. Each seminar runs for at least 2.5 hours in a morning or afternoon session. Registration fees are modest and meals are optional. Seminar topics and registration forms may be found on the RLI website.