Rotary Club Excellence Award Goals and Instructions

The Rotary Club Excellence Award recognizes the hard work clubs do throughout the year. Taking action towards achieving the required number of goals helps clubs engage their members, stay relevant in their communities, and run more efficiently. A welcoming and engaging club also reflects the values of Rotary. When clubs work to achieve these goals, they also contribute to the overall health and culture of Rotary for generations to come.

To be eligible for the Club Excellence Award, clubs need to be active clubs in good standing – or having paid each invoice balance in full upon receipt. To verify that your club is in good standing, go to My Rotary>Click on Club Name>Finance>Club Invoice. You should have an outstanding balance of $0.00. Invoices are due when they are posted, in mid- January and mid-July.

Rotary club leaders can go into Rotary Club Central and select the goals they wish to apply toward the club excellence achievement. This flexibility allows clubs to choose the goals that are most relevant and achievable. In addition, many goals will be self- reported by marking “achieved” in Rotary Club Central. Clubs must achieve at least half of the goals by 30 June to be eligible.

To achieve the Club Excellence Award:

1. Go to Rotary Club Central

2. Review the available goals

3. Set at least half of the available goals

4. Achieve those goals

5. Report achievement in Rotary Club Central by 30 June.

6. Pay club invoices in full upon receipt

Once you are in Rotary Club Central, go to Club Goals on the left side of the page if you are not there already, select the year, and click on the All tab to see the goals. Eligibility will be determined based on goal achievement as of 30 June.

Enhance Participant Engagement

Service participation: How many members will participate in club service activities during the Rotary year?

Rotary Action Group participation: How many club members will be members of at least one Rotarian Action Group (RAG) during the Rotary year?

Rotary Fellowship participation: How many club members will be members of a Rotary Fellowship during the Rotary year?

District conference attendance: How many members will attend your district conference?

District training participation: How many of your club’s leaders will attend a learning event to prepare for their role.

Leadership development participation: How many members will participate in leadership development programs or activities during the Rotary year?

Social activities: How many social activities will your club hold outside of regular meetings during the Rotary year?

Increase Our Impact

Service Projects: How many service projects will your club complete during the Rotary year?

Inbound Youth Exchange students: How many Rotary Youth Exchange students will your club host virtually or in person during the Rotary year?

Outbound Youth Exchange students: How many Rotary Youth Exchange students will your club sponsor virtually or in person during the Rotary year?

Annual Fund contributions: How much money will be contributed to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund by your club and its members during the Rotary year?

PolioPlus Fund contributions: How much money will be contributed to The Rotary Foundation PolioPlus Fund by your club and its members during the Rotary year?

Major gifts: How many single outright donations of US$10,000 or more will be made by individuals associated with your club during the Rotary year?

Bequest Society members: How many individuals or couples will inform The Rotary Foundation of their plans to leave US$10,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation through their estate?

Benefactors: How many individuals or couples will inform The Rotary Foundation of their estate plans to include the Endowment Fund as a beneficiary or will make an outright gift of US$1,000 or more to the Endowment Fund?

Expand Our Reach

Club membership: How many total members does your club want by the end of the Rotary year?

New member sponsorship: How many members will sponsor a new club member during the Rotary year?

Rotaract clubs: How many new and existing Rotaract clubs will your club sponsor during the Rotary year?

Interact clubs: How many new and existing Interact clubs will your club sponsor during the Rotary year?

RYLA participation: How many individuals will your club sponsor to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) events during the Rotary year either in person or virtual?

Media stories about club projects: How many media stories will cover your club's projects during the Rotary year?

Increase Our Ability to Adapt

Strategic plan: Does your club have an up-to-date strategic plan?

Review club by laws: Do your club bylaws reflect your members and other participants needs?

Online presence: Does your club's online presence accurately reflect its current activities?

Update website and social media: During the Rotary year, how many times per month will your club's website or social media accounts be updated?