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Happenings in RLI-HOA

Tips from our Registrar

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 By: Jeffrey Romine
Your RLI-HOA leadership wants your District to have a successful RLI program. JD Rottero recently took some time to record his advice for RLI District and Regional Coordinators to assist them with the RLI planning and registration process. Click here to access the document directly from our RLI-HOA website.

What's in Your Toolbox?

Monday, November 14, 2022 By: Romine, Jeffrey M.
I am sure you have seen the commercials that run on the theme of
"What's In Your Wallet?" It's about having an advantage in your shopping experience.

Did you know that the Rotary Leadership - Heart of America Division has a similar question for you? This question is: -- "What's in your personal toolkit?" Let me explain -

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After the Covid Storm, RLI-HOA soldiers on! Can you help?

Monday, November 14, 2022 By: Jeffrey Romine
The visual images of the lost and damaged property in the aftermath of hurricanes, tornados and fires dramatically influence viewers. Hopes and prayers go out to the individuals that are adversely affected. Financial aid may follow. Often, storm affected individuals demonstrate perseverance and persistence, and after shedding tears, develop a resolve and commitment to rebuilding their lives as they move forward. Help is deeply appreciated.

Disaster Strikes
Much like a storm, the Covid pandemic adversely affected countless lives, communities, and service organizations. Some Rotary Clubs were seriously injured and destroyed, while others were only damaged. The RLI-HOA leadership and educational program was heavily damaged for understandable reasons.

The success of the program had been based entirely on in-person sessions. Face-to-face interactions with other Rotarians in a classroom setting and during breaks and meals was a great strength of the program and oft cited as a wonderful experience, perhaps the most important portion, by participants. Then, like a lightning strike, valuable face-to-face interactions ceased in early 2020. The risks were too great to continue meeting. The offering of RLI-HOA sessions was dramatically impacted, and a 100% decline in sessions resulted for a short time.

Prior to the pandemic, from its inception in 2010, RLI-HOA had experienced steady growth in the offering of sessions, with over 900 individuals recorded as participating in RLI courses division-wide in 2019. By contrast, after a relatively abysmal 2020, in the 2021-2022 year approximately 225 individuals, division-wide, attended online sessions. This was our most recent full year. However, although it was division wide, of the 26 Districts with RLI programs, only a handful of Districts offered online RLI sessions during the 2021-22 year. This served as a double whammy for some clubs. Not only were their clubs injured, but one of the key methods of developing future leaders was also heavily damaged.

Reason for Hope and Optimism
With many of the major problems of the pandemic subsiding, there is reason for optimism. In many of the communities within our division, we can return to offering in-person courses. The RLI-HOA leadership team took advantage of the lull in offering RLI courses to adapt a new and much-needed information and communication system, which is based on the DACdb platform. Also, Districts were encouraged and supported in their efforts to offer online courses. A culture appears to be emerging where both online and in-person RLI sessions will be available. Districts that experienced some of the benefits of conducting online sessions are reluctant to completely abandon the approach, yet it appears that the in-person sessions are preferred.

Appeal for Assistance
Each Rotarian and RLI enthusiast should be considering these questions in the aftermath of the storm. How badly is your Rotary Club injured, and what can you do to help repair it? Since we need continued strong and educated leaders serving in our Rotary Clubs and Districts, how can you help repair your District’s RLI program to continue developing future Rotary leaders? If your District is offering RLI sessions, how can you help them be stronger or larger? If your District is not currently offering RLI sessions, how can you help that process to restart? Do you know your RLI District Coordinator? Can you reach out to that person and offer to help? If you have time and energy to spare, now would be a good time to step forward.

Welcome to our Website!

Thursday, November 18, 2021 By:
Welcome to our website! We are now fully implemented. You can register for an RLI event at this site using upcoming events as well as get answers to your questions by using Contact Us on the ribbon above.

Upcoming Trainings

RLI Part I, In-Person - District 6820
February 11th 2023 at 9:00 am
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RLI Parts I, II, & III, In-Person - District 6710
February 25th 2023 at 8:30 am
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RLI Parts I, II and III, In-Person - District 6780
February 25th 2023 at 8:30 am
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RLI Parts I, II and III, In-Person - District 6190
April 22nd 2023 at 8:00 am
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Welcome to the Heart of America Rotary Leadership Institute Database & Communications site.

RLI is designed for those Rotarians who have the potential and willingness to engage in future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) to provide them with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills so important in voluntary organizations. The leadership skills you will obtain at an RLI event will help you not only in your Rotary career, but will apply to your leadership efforts professionally as well.
Each District has a local RLI coordinator who will set up the time and place for the RLI events offered in their area. That information will be communicated to the Heart of America Registrar for set up here. RLI Parts I, II, and III are organized and listed as individual events in categories according to the District(s) who are organizing them. The location and time of the RLI is listed in each individual RLI description. All RLI upcoming events are also listed below, by District number.
We offer both virtual and in-person courses with payment by credit card or check options for RLI registration. We are using PayPal secure servers to handle payment via Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover, or through your own PayPal account if you wish. If you choose to pay ‘off-line’ just bring a check with you to the RLI Event.

Thank you for visiting. If you have trouble with the registration process, or some other function of this website, please contact us here.

What is Rotary Leadership Institute?

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world. RLI is not an official program of Rotary International and as such, is not under its control.
Learn more at www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org or download the brochure here

RLI seeks to have Rotary Clubs in its member districts identify those Rotarians who appear to have the potential for future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills so important to volunteer organizations.

The actual Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) event is a series of fast-paced, interactive, one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian’s leadership skills and increase their base of knowledge in Rotary.

Courses are fun, topical, interactive, and geared toward busy business and professional persons who want to be more effective leaders in their vocation and club and more knowledgeable Rotarians.

Every Rotary Club is encouraged to sponsor at least two candidates for every RLI session. Students return to their club with enthusiasm, new contacts, fresh ideas, an increased understanding of their potential as Rotarians, and valuable skills impacting their potential leadership in their Rotary club and in their careers. Registration is quick and simple and you may register on-line.

You can find excellent RLI materials at www.rlifiles.com