Rotary thoughts

Recswusa, Internet, and you
Internet Chair Annual report
Apr 21, 2008 9:09 am

(This IS this week's meeting, and there is information on how to complete the meeting at the bottom of the entry.) First off, I'll say that this Internet thing is fantastic. This was going up last week, but due to unforseen circumstances it didn't make it. So, it lurked here all week as a blog and today, due to some more unforseen...
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eClub fundraising
Jun 27, 2007 6:59 am

Edit: 4/27(not part of this weeks meetings, but you're welcome to read it) For three years now, I have been thinking how to do an online fund raiser. One thing I have observed in Terra club meetings is, if you want $2 from a Rotarian, tempt him/her with happy bucks. If you want $10, sell them a raffle ticket or 5. Especially when...
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Why aren't we podcasting?
Jun 26, 2007 9:53 pm

Edit: 4/27(not part of this weeks meetings, but you're welcome to read it) 

Recently I've observed and been involved in some conversations with Rotarians regarding eClub theory that have ranged from absurd to hilarious. The conversations oscillated from general modicums of Rotary behavior/protocol to specific Rotary mandates.

One thing that srikes me as all types of funny is that many people, in fact most all people in the world, want to pull the ladder up after they get in the boat. If eClub represents one thing, it is the changing face of Rotary as an organization. I'm not talking about changing the Ten Commandments here, or eradicating the Bill of Rights for Pete's sake.

Let's keep ourselves in perspective.

I'm talking about the opportunity to utilize tool sets and mediums to accomplish more than humankind has dreamed, not to be hamstrung by petty generalizations and bureaucratic maxims.

Far from worrying about whether an obscure web page is compromised by a name on it, or if that name has a right based on this rule or no right based on that rule, or if said rule in queston, pursuant to RI regulation 13-C2 was properly formed and submitted, and should be hitherto enacted subsequent to exhaustive review pending.....What? Hang on.

We should be worrying about why we are not podcasting or video conferencing or ANYTHING to stay relevant. Or what we can do to create a radical fund-raising and dispersal mechanism on the web.

So I say hold on to your britches big daddy. You ain't seen nothing yet. Change is naturally a comin'. Time just won't sit still. Not here, not like this.

I'm all for pomp, ardor and tradition, but my favorite Tarot card is Death (the card of change.)