Off Topic Off Topic Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:17:34 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:17:34 +0000 ClubRunner Community https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/forums/off-topic.9/ District Governors and the Oversight of Club Websites Wed, 14 Sep 2022 18:36:08 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/district-governors-and-the-oversight-of-club-websites.621/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/district-governors-and-the-oversight-of-club-websites.621/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst View attachment 170

It has been twenty years since Rotary Clubs began creating websites. When I began using ClubRunner in 2010, many clubs in my district were using that platform.

In the process of learning to use ClubRunner, I reviewed those websites and what I found was a discouraging lack of quality. When I brought this to the attention of the District Governor, he simply showed no interest in the issue. More than a decade later, that attitude still prevails.

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District Governors and the Oversight of Club Websites]]> 6 Five Ways Districts Can Inspire Club’s to Improve their Websites Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:08:50 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/five-ways-districts-can-inspire-club%E2%80%99s-to-improve-their-websites.627/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/five-ways-districts-can-inspire-club%E2%80%99s-to-improve-their-websites.627/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst The “stick and carrot” approach to change
Although I believe District Governors have an obligation to improve a club’s communication strategies, especially as it applies to their websites, by monitoring and analyzing them in preparation for the annual visit and review, Districts have other means by which they can encourage and assist clubs to build better websites and make better use the management components of a ClubRunner site....

Five Ways Districts Can Inspire Club’s to Improve their Websites]]> Has Rotary International succumbed to the culture of the uber-capitalistic web? Mon, 10 May 2021 12:12:46 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/has-rotary-international-succumbed-to-the-culture-of-the-uber-capitalistic-web.591/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/has-rotary-international-succumbed-to-the-culture-of-the-uber-capitalistic-web.591/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
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Has Rotary International succumbed to the culture of the uber-capitalistic web?]]> How to increase your site's etiquette score with a well positioned banner Tue, 04 May 2021 21:30:14 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/how-to-increase-your-sites-etiquette-score-with-a-well-positioned-banner.589/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/how-to-increase-your-sites-etiquette-score-with-a-well-positioned-banner.589/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
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How to increase your site's etiquette score with a well positioned banner]]> 3 Normal and 3 Novel Ways to Build Better Content for your Club Website! Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:56:22 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/3-normal-and-3-novel-ways-to-build-better-content-for-your-club-website.585/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/3-normal-and-3-novel-ways-to-build-better-content-for-your-club-website.585/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
3 Normal and 3 Novel Ways to Build Better Content for your Club Website!]]> 1 How to Win Big Dividends for your website? Use CR’s Story Widget Correctly Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:38:05 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/how-to-win-big-dividends-for-your-website-use-cr%E2%80%99s-story-widget-correctly.584/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/how-to-win-big-dividends-for-your-website-use-cr%E2%80%99s-story-widget-correctly.584/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
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How to Win Big Dividends for your website? Use CR’s Story Widget Correctly]]> 1 Do you consider machines as part of your club website’s audience? If not you should! Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:49:25 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/do-you-consider-machines-as-part-of-your-club-website%E2%80%99s-audience-if-not-you-should.583/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/do-you-consider-machines-as-part-of-your-club-website%E2%80%99s-audience-if-not-you-should.583/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst [​IMG] ​What audience are you writing for on your ClubRunner website: the general public, your member Rotarians or for prospective members? These are all humans, but like it or not you are also writing for a machine, in fact, more than one machine....

Do you consider machines as part of your club website’s audience? If not you should!]]> Stories, Stories, Stories: it's all about content! Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:35:22 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/stories-stories-stories-its-all-about-content.581/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/stories-stories-stories-its-all-about-content.581/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
"I see clubs that make the mistake of wanting a great looking website, but they don’t realize that it is the constant input of content that makes for visits to a club website.”

I would maintain, that we do not talk enough among ourselves about this aspect of our Rotary websites. Websites are about more than how they work technically. If fact I'd reverse the equation; they are first and foremost about content and how much...

Stories, Stories, Stories: it's all about content!]]> Five Positive Do’s When Making a Home Page Video Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:09:00 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/five-positive-do%E2%80%99s-when-making-a-home-page-video.532/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/five-positive-do%E2%80%99s-when-making-a-home-page-video.532/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst View attachment 155

Are you thinking of putting a custom-made video on the home page of your ClubRunner website? Done right it can be a positive step in recruiting members to your service club. Done wrong, it may only confuse your website visitor.


Five Positive Do’s When Making a Home Page Video]]> Take this one minute poll on creating a home page with Home Page Design Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:04:13 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/take-this-one-minute-poll-on-creating-a-home-page-with-home-page-design.520/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/take-this-one-minute-poll-on-creating-a-home-page-with-home-page-design.520/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst View attachment 152 ​
There are almost 2000 members in ClubRunnerCommunity.com. To make this a valid sample, I need about 100 replies. No writing is required. It is all done with images.]]> 1 Off Topic: What has been the effect of COVID - 19 in your district? Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:25:00 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/off-topic-what-has-been-the-effect-of-covid-19-in-your-district.529/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/off-topic-what-has-been-the-effect-of-covid-19-in-your-district.529/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst
Change in membership from Feb. 2020 to Feb 2021 - a decrease of 97 members or 7.25% decline.

Since I have not created spreadsheets in the past, I am having to rely on my memory. Normally about one-third of the clubs have an increase with the result there has been a slow but steady decrease of members over the past decade.

This year, I have...

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Here are a few of the pictures we took while at the convention!

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If you stopped by our booth or took a selfie with our team, please share you story!]]> 9 ClubRunner Socks it to them at Toronto Convention Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:44:07 +0000 https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/clubrunner-socks-it-to-them-at-toronto-convention.191/ https://www.clubrunnercommunity.com/threads/clubrunner-socks-it-to-them-at-toronto-convention.191/ invalid@example.com (John Borst) John Borst View attachment 71]]> 2