eClub Fellowship - a "Go To" Resource for Online Clubs
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Martin Brocklebank, founder of the Rotary E-Club Fellowship, presented how the global network serves as a central hub for online Rotary clubs to connect, share best practices, and access resources. The fellowship supports over 700 e-clubs worldwide by providing templates, technology guidance, and opportunities for collaboration across different time zones and geographies.
Key takeaways
- The E-Club Fellowship is a free, mutual resource platform where online Rotary clubs worldwide share knowledge, experiences, and best practices rather than receiving top-down information.
- The fellowship offers practical support including templates, tools, tech guidance, and hosts events like the e-conference which attracted 450 registrations, demonstrating strong global interest.
- E-clubs operate on different models than traditional clubs by accommodating "different places, different times" through platforms like Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp, enabling 24/7 engagement across time zones.
- Over 700 e-clubs now operate globally, with many traditional clubs also adopting online methods, making technology adoption critical to Rotary's contemporary relevance and membership growth.
- The E-Club Fellowship is building a digital archive of The Rotarian magazine (1910-2010) to preserve Rotary history and settle debates about the organization's original purpose as a business networking opportunity.
About Martin BrocklebankMartin Brocklebank is a longtime Rotarian from the UK and founder of the Rotary E-Club Fellowship, which he has developed over approximately ten years to support online Rotary clubs worldwide.
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Program: eClub Fellowship - a "Go To" Resource for Online Clubs
Speaker: Martin Brocklebank
We bring you a new program every week on innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and how they contribute to service to others.
The Rotarian eClub Fellowship is a springboard for eClubs and online Rotary clubs to connect, communicate and collaborate by sharing best practice and discussing ideas to develop Rotary in the future.
Our speaker, Martin Brocklebank, introduces himself this way: "I have been a Rotarian for too many years to count. Ten years ago I was instrumental in creating the third eClub in the UK. I have been a District Officer for Membership, Public Imager and Youth over a 12 year period - I now focus on the eClub of Innovation as secretary and the Rotarian eClub Fellowship as the chairman. I live with my wife Trish in Norwich just outside a National Heritage Parkland called the Norfolk Broads - which is a network of beautiful rivers and lakes.
Members and guests, please welcome Martin Brocklebank!
To learn more, go to:
https://rotarianeclubfellowship.org
To learn more about the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, go to:
http://rotary.cool
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