Rotary Club
Local service branch
A Rotary Club is a local chapter of Rotary International, a service organization of business and professional people who meet regularly to network and organize charitable projects in their communities.
Members are called Rotarians.
The clubs are known for community service initiatives like scholarships, humanitarian aid, and efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.
Founding organizational document
- membersPeople in an organization
- presidentElected leader of nation
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- treasurerFinancial steward of organization
board · committee · bylaws · districts · convention · assembly · induction · elections
Gifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- scholarshipsFunds awarded for study
endowment · giving · contributions · annual fund · benefactor · charitable · sponsor
Collective of connected people
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- literacyAbility to read, write
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
humanitarian · outreach · hands-on · mentorship · youth programs · disaster relief · civic engagement
Relating to entire world
- exchange studentsLearners attending schools abroad
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
friendship · goodwill · cooperation · zones · districts · ambassadorial · unity
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- meetupsArranged social gatherings
referrals · introductions · colleagues · partnerships · alliances · conferences · panels · forums
charter
Founding organizational document
- membersPeople in an organization
- presidentElected leader of nation
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
treasurer · board · committee · bylaws · districts · convention · assembly · induction · elections · agenda
donations
Gifts to organizations
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
scholarships · endowment · giving · contributions · annual fund · benefactor · charitable · sponsor
community
Collective of connected people
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- literacyAbility to read, write
clean water · humanitarian · outreach · hands-on · mentorship · youth programs · disaster relief · civic engagement
global
Relating to entire world
- exchange studentsLearners attending schools abroad
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
cross-cultural · friendship · goodwill · cooperation · zones · districts · ambassadorial · unity
connections
Relationships between things
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
meetups · referrals · introductions · colleagues · partnerships · alliances · conferences · panels · forums · socializing
- Civic OrganizationsKiwanis, VFW, American Legion, neighborhood association, PTA
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- American OrganizationsNAACP, American Legion, VFW, American Red Cross, ACLU
- Business Networksnetworking group, referral network, alumni network, professional association, trade association
- elite networksold boys network, inner circle, inner circles, cronyism, nepotism
Rotary Clubtrade union
Workers' collective for negotiations
labor union · AFL-CIO · Teamsters · socialist party · communist party
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