Get ready president

1. Overview

Congratulations on your position as club president. Use this resource to learn more about your role before you attend the presidents-elect learning and development seminar and district training assembly. The Club President Basics course in the Learning Center can also help you prepare.

As a member of Rotary’s global network of more than 34,000 clubs, you have access to a wealth of services and resources available through My Rotary. You’ll find information, resources, club data, and the Grant Center, where you’ll apply for and manage Rotary grants to carry out effective and sustainable projects.

You’ll also get support from Rotary staff. To start using My Rotary, create your account.

As a president elect it is your role to prepare for your year, inspire members and promote Rotary in your community:

• Consult the club president on the current status of the club
  
• Serve as a director of your club’s board
  
• Appoint committee chairs and a trainer for your year (responsibility is indicated in the Rotary Code of Policies)
  
• Supervise preparation of the club budget
  
• Encourage incoming club officers to attend the district training assembly
  
• Create an account on My Rotary
  
• Attend your presidents-elect learning and development (PELD) workshop, district training assembly, and district conference 
  
• Set and track goals for your club in Rotary Club Central on My Rotary
  
• Ensure all club officers are reported on My Rotary so they can receive important communications from Rotary International. Please note: If you keep your information up to date in your ClubRunner site or the District website (also a ClubRunner platform) all of the information is automatically updated in MyRotary. It does not work the other way ie. updating information in MyRotary does not update the District website or you ClubRunner site).