Do you want to establish a connection or partnership with a business or corporation in your area? Do you know a local professional who may be a great fit for Rotary but is worried about cost and time? If yes, corporate membership might be an option for you. Use Guide to Corporate Membership to find out more.

Submitted by Barbara Mifsud, Regional Membership Officer, RI staff

A corporate membership allows Rotary clubs to involve a corporation — or any business, not-for-profit, or government entity — in Rotary by offering an alternative membership package to some of its employees.

Having corporate members can increase your club’s membership while expanding its network and visibility in the community. Corporate members gain access to the fellowship and service opportunities of Rotary with less personal cost (as their employer pays for the membership) and time commitments (other employees can attend in their place).

Corporate membership can help:

• Diversify your club’s skills and expertise
• Increase your club’s capacity and resources for service
• Boost your club’s profile
• Elevate the corporation’s image in the community
• Build opportunities for the corporate’s employees to develop and apply leadership and professional skills
• Achieve the corporation’s CSR (corporate social responsibility) or ESG (environmental, social, and governance) goals

Guide to Corporate Membership can help with these questions:

• What is a corporate membership?
• Why offer corporate membership?
• How does corporate membership work?
• What’s the difference between corporate and traditional members?
• What is the dues structure?
• How should I document corporate membership in my club’s bylaws?

The guide also discusses how to ‘make the offer’, provides a corporate membership letter template, and has sample bylaws for the two main models of corporate membership.

Feel free to reach out to me, Barbara Mifsud, your Zone 8 Regional Membership Officer if you have any questions about satellite clubs: +61 2 8894 9850 or barbara.mifsud@rotary.org