For those who have been wondering about the effectiveness of a smaller Board, here’s a quick capsule on the Toronto Rotary Club. “The Rotary Club of Toronto is one of the largest Clubs in Canada and oldest Rotary clubs in the world. It was organized in 1912 (Club No.55) and has acted as Host club for Rotary International Conventions in 1924, 1942, 1964, 1983, and 2018. Our members develop exciting community service projects that address many critical issues, including: children at risk, poverty and hunger, urban violence, illiteracy, drug abuse, and many more.”
They have a five-person Board - but 19 committees, divided into 3 categories: Club Service, Philanthropic, and Governance. My guess would be that the Governance committees tend to be relatively long lived, providing stability, but the Club Service and the Philanthropic committees leave lots of room for adapting rapidly to new and changing needs and capacities, and for increasing scope of impact as the Club grows in numbers.
RI has given all Clubs four Action Plan Priorities - restructuring our governance structures addresses “Increase Our Ability to Adapt.”
Quick reminder: Today or tomorrow at the latest, please send any comments pro or con, concerns, suggestions for improvement, etc. to any or all of the President, President Elect, or Secretary. If there are none prior to our meeting, or none that suggest areas that require a choice, there will be a single vote for the proposal document as opposed to potential additional votes on areas that may require a choice of alternatives.