Club Excellence awards for the 2025-26 year and Goals

Club Excellence Award for the 2025–2026 Rotary year.

The 2025-2026 Rotary year will see the continuation of Club Excellence Awards, recognizing clubs that achieve goals related to membership growth, service projects, donations to The Rotary Foundation, community awareness, and strategic planning. Clubs can earn these awards by selecting and achieving at least half of the goals outlined in Rotary Club Central. The deadline for reporting goal achievement in Rotary Club Central is June 30, 2026

Key aspects of the 2025-2026 Club Excellence Awards:
  • Focus on Strengthening Rotary:

    The awards aim to encourage clubs to strengthen Rotary and their own operations by achieving specific goals. 

  • Goal Achievement:

    Clubs need to select and achieve at least half of the goals in Rotary Club Central. 

  • Reporting in Rotary Club Central:

    All goal achievements must be reported in Rotary Club Central by the end of the Rotary year, specifically June 30, 2026. 

  • Benefits of earning the award:

    Helps clubs engage their members, increases their impact, keeps them relevant in their communities, and makes them run more efficiently. 

  • Eligibility:

    Both Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs are eligible for the Club Excellence Awards, provided they have an active charter with Rotary International. 

Eligibility 

  • Clubs must be in good financial standing
  • Clubs must achieve at least half of their goals
  • Clubs must report their achievements in Rotary Club Central by June 30, 2025

How to earn the award 

  1. Club officers select goals in Rotary Club Central
  2. Club officers achieve the goals with the club
  3. Club officers report the achievements in Rotary Club Central by June 30, 2025
Benefits of earning the award Helps clubs engage their members, Helps clubs stay relevant in their communities, and Helps clubs run more efficiently.

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ROTARY’S VISION STATEMENT
Together, we see a world where people unite
and take action to create lasting change — across
the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

GOALS FOR PRIORITY 1 — INCREASE OUR IMPACT
1. Eradicate polio and highlight Rotary’s role.
2. Increase the overall number of clubs and individual Rotary members giving to The Rotary
Foundation whilst increasing contributions to the Annual Fund and PolioPlus, and building
the Endowment Fund to $2.025 billion by 2025.
3. Enable and measure effective club, district, and international programs and projects
particularly in Rotary’s areas of focus.

GOALS FOR PRIORITY 2 — EXPAND OUR REACH
1. Strengthen existing and develop new partnerships to elevate Rotary’s global profile.
2. Establish and nurture new, innovative clubs and participant engagement channels.
3. Raise awareness and understanding of Rotary and Rotary members as people of action.

GOALS FOR PRIORITY 3 — ENHANCE PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT
1. Enhance member engagement tools that support Rotary’s core values through personal
growth, leadership development, service, and networking opportunities.
2. Reduce the number of new members leaving within their first year of membership.
3. Increase collaboration among participants particularly Rotary and Rotaract clubs.
4. Further Rotary’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within our clubs, our
leadership, and throughout the family of Rotary.

GOALS FOR PRIORITY 4 — INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT
1. Review Rotary’s programs and offerings to ensure their relevance and effectiveness.
2. Support and encourage the use of virtual connectivity to optimize in-person meetings,
training, fundraising, and service projects.
3. Continue to review Rotary’s service delivery and volunteer leadership structure to improve
effectiveness, responsibility, and accountability.