Tuesday, March 18, 2008

FUN Raisers - Share the success

Lets use this string to post ideas, success stories, advice etc as it relates to raising funds and fun all in one!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Don't be Scammed - No such thing as Free Money

According to RI, hundreds of Rotary Clubs have been scammed in the past ten years. The RI email address list for incoming District officials and Club Presidents is a very highly sought out list by Identity thieves and scam artists.

The most common one of these scams is the Nigerian Money Scam. Over a dozen clubs fell for this scam just LAST YEAR! In an emotionally fueled drive to get access to money for good works, some people just lose their common sense.

I am posting the links in the comments section to highlight how this works and how potential victims are roped in.





Friday, March 14, 2008

Membership!

This is the string to discuss membership challenges and ideas in gaining and retaining members.

Here's an idea, TELL people about your Rotary meeting and invite them to attend or speak. If they've never been, the odds they will join are pretty low. Get them hooked on good fellowship and good speakers, and joining seems natural.

Thoughts?

Welcome................

I really enjoyed last weekend. I was seriously daydreaming about what a great Rotary club it would make to have us all in the same town. Please feel free to post or comment on anything you want. You will need to create an account with blogger.com, but fear not, they do not spam you or sell your email address to anyone.

If you are having trouble posting, just email me what you want to post - president@seattleskylinerotary.org - and I will post it for you.

There is no obligatory format to this. It can be idea sharing, asking for ideas, venting about that RINO that shows up to your lunches, or anything else you want. Only one rule, use the four way test to judge what you are posting. I will remove anything derogatory or insulting (unless its about Carl, cause then it will probably be funny). JUST JOKING CARL!

If any of you come through Seattle for any reason, it would be my honor to treat you to lunch, at my Rotary club or anywhere else!