THE ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
SOUTH ASIA REGION

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots
leadership development program of member districts organized into
regional divisions in various parts of the world. It is not an official
program of Rotary International and is not under its control. The
RLI seeks to have Rotary clubs in member districts identify those
Rotarians who seem to have the potential for future club
leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those
so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and
leadership skills for voluntary organizations.
 

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• What is the RLI?
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a joint venture of Rotary Clubs all over the world offering training programmes to Rotarians. It was founded in February 1992 for assisting in improving the Rotary Knowledge and Leadership Skills among the Rotarians. Excellent leadership is the key to successful community service by Rotary Clubs. It is hoped that the education and training provided by the RLI will motivate the participants to be enthusiastic, creative and dedicated Rotarians. As more and more Rotarians go through the RLI programmes, in future the leadership of the Rotary Clubs will be drawn largely from this Institute which provides them with relevant knowledge and leadership skills required in a voluntary organization.

• Why should you be interested in the RLI programme?
The rapid turnover of leadership positions in Rotary caused by annual elections requires constant effort to prepare new Rotarians for the responsibilities of leadership. It is difficult at the club level to leam about the existing world of Rotary with its 1.2 million members across 200 countries. Leadership skills in a voluntary organization are often different from leadership skills required in a business organization. The RLI courses have been carefully designed to address this requirement. It is important for future leaders of the clubs like you to attend the RLI programmes in order to manage your clubs effectively and efficiently.

• What are the courses offered by the RLI?
The RLI offers a three day Graduate Course providing to potential leaders from Rotary Clubs scope for increasing their Rotary Knowledge and leadership skills. The Rotarians completing the Graduate Course are awarded with a certificate and a special RLI pin. The RLI also offers a one day Rotary Orientation Course for new members as well as old members wanting to refresh their Rotary knowledge.

• Why should your club participate?
If your club cares about its future, it will want to have the best leadership possible. The RLI gives an outstanding opportunity to each club to improve the Rotary Knowledge of its key people and to expose them to new aspects of leadership skills. The exchange of ideas with other experienced Rotarians makes the effort of attending the training worthwhile.

• Who should your club nominate to attend the RLI Graduate Course?
The RLI recommends that clubs nominate those Rotarians who
appear to have the potential for the club leadership in future as well as the Rotarians who have already been elected as leaders for the coming year. Candidates should have a strong interest in the Rotary movement and be ready to get exposed to the larger world of Rotary. The Institute requests each club to nominate one or two Rotarians every year and also to encourage previous nominees in completing the Graduate Course in case they were not able to complete the same earlier due to unavoidable reasons.

• Who are the faculty?
The faculty members are carefully selected by the Institute for their teaching abilities and then trained specially for conducting the RLI programmes. They are drawn from all areas of the member Districts and occasionally from outside the member Districts. Many are past and present Rl Directors, present and past District Governors, successful past Presidents and Rotarians with experience in special areas.

• Why do you need to pay registration charges?
The registration charges for the three day RLI Graduate Course as well as the one day RLI Rotary Orientation Programme covers the cost of breakfast, launch, tea and coffee served during the programme as well as the cost for the venue and various facilities including promotional costs required for running the programme. In addition, it also covers the cost of providing each participant with extensive course material. The Institute strongly recommends that the clubs pay the fees for their nominated participants.


RLI Graduate Course Outline

• RLI Part I has sessions covering many of the basic aspects of Rotary. The day begins with welcoming the participants and introductions. The pre lunch sessions include Rotary Beyond the Club, Effective Club Service and Membership Development & Retention. Post lunch sessions cover Rotary Foundation and TRF & Grants to show you better ways of utilizing the Rotary resources. Two more sessions on Service Projects and Team Building and Leadership with reference to voluntary organization and last but not the least, a Valedictory Session bring an end to the day.

• RLI Part II builds on the basics covered in Part I. After an update and welcome another session in the Leadership series focuses on developing and achieving goals. Rotary Foundation II elaborates further on the topic discussed in Part I and examines the SHARE process. Other pre lunch sessions are on Communications Skills and Vocational Service. Post lunch sessions begin with Membership Recruitment supplementing the same subject addressed in Part I followed by sessions on Youth Service and RCC. The day is finished by looking at your own Rotary Club with a comprehensive instrument of analysis.

• RLI Part III is particularly designed to prepare Rotarians to be leaders in their clubs and beyond. After an update and welcome, the first sessions begins by exploring the area of International Service. The next double sessions are results-oriented, employing advanced leadership strategies for consensus building and promotion of action initiatives anywhere, followed by Rotary Opportunities promoting the understanding of the core programs of Rotary and lunch. Post lunch Public Relations and Technology in Rotary look at promotion of Rotary and internal networking. The last but one session is on Making a Difference which tells you how to build a better tomorrow for our world with Rotary Movement. The final session for the day wants the Graduates to evaluate RLI experience in terms of impact on their clubs, communities and invites their suggestions for changes to the RLI program.
 

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