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How to Connect to and Use the WCSRN

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Purpose of this Section: To assist Rotarians and others to connect to the WCSRN and then by using this information resource effectively, be able to plan and execute Humanitarian Aid projects more efficiently, less expensively on a more timely basis.

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Who Can Benefit From the WCSRN_

The information available at this Web Site will be of interest to the following groups:

  1. Rotarians, Clubs and Districts in search of, or, planning Humanitarian Aid projects.
  2. Rotarians, Clubs and Districts who have a need for projects in their communities.
  3. Rotary leaders who are responsible for promoting and advising Rotary Clubs, Districts and Rotarians on projects.
  4. Anyone seeking out individuals with technical knowledge on the subject matter of the various components of executing projects successfully.
  5. Anyone who wants to volunteer to serve on a project or who wants to offer their advise and expertise on a project or on a specific subject involving projects.
  6. Non-Rotary organizations who partner with Rotary on Humanitarian Aid projects.

Become Familiar with WCSRN Resources

The following procedure will help you to become familiar with the resources available to assist with the development, execution and evaluation of Humanitarian Aid projects. The Web sites and and ListServ mentioned below can be accessed by clicking on the links at the top of this page.

  1. Register the Home Page of this Site as a "bookmark" or "favorite place" in your Internet Directory.
  2. Review the purposes of the eight section subject sections of this Web Site. Each section is linkable from the link at the top of this page.
  3. Review the information contained in the World Community Service Section of the RI Web Site
  4. Review the WCS Task Force Section of Rotary International President Richard King's web site

Become Connected with WCSRN on a Continuing Basis

Take the following steps to become connected with the WCSRN on a continuing basis.

  1. Register your knowledge, skills and experience with the WCSRN Knowledge Database (also called the WCSRN Data Sheet). This is the Database that is maintained by Rotary International so that they can answer inquiries from Rotarians around the world. It is anticipated that this Database will ultimately be used to create Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that will consist of Rotarians who have expertise and/or interest in specific subject areas. Register by clicking here; you will be immediately transferred to the registration process.
  2. Sign up to be on the WCS Task Force e-mail list. You will not be able to post messages to the listserv until you register with yahoo groups.
  3. Postmessages with the ListServ, once you are registered. The ListServ should be used sparingly so as not to overburden the members with excessive e-mail. Some tips for more effective use of e-mail are suggested as an Addenda at the end of this section.
  4. Post to the discussion rooms at the RI Web Site when you have a message that has some ongoing value. Time sensitive messages should be transmitted by the ListServ feature
 

Stay Connected with the WCSRN

  1. Visit the Discussion Roomsperiodically to review messages relevant to your interest ateas.
  2. Visit the WCS Task Force Web Site to review the Newsletter.
  3. Review the June, 2000 Edition of the WCSRN Newsletter We do not expect to publish another WCSRN Newsletter during the life of the 2001-02 WCS Task Force since this would be redundant with that Newsletter. However, we will publish items of current interest in the What's New section of this Site.

Now you are prepared to extend the Rotary influence throughout the world in the form of Humanitarian Aid projects or to influence others to participate in those projects.

Tips for more effective use of e-mail

  1. Use effective titling in the subject block. Use WCSRN and then a more specific subject. This permits the receivers to quickly scan their incoming mail to determine what they need to read.
  2. Post only messages that may be of interest to the registered Rotarians as a whole. Do not use the ListServ to answer or comment on messages unless your response may be of interest to the group as a whole. For example when you answer a specific question that someone has asked on the ListServ, you rarely need to communicate that to the entire list, only the inquiring party.
  3. Post questions to the ListServ only when you are looking for specific answers or referral to an resource you can't locate on the several Web Sites.
  4. Do not post "banter", jokes, or personal messages. We all have too much e-mail to wade through this type of communication. If you enjoy posting banter and jokes,Rotarians on the Internet (ROTI) has such a site.
  5. Be very selective in "forwarding" e-mail. For example, your editor has received e-mails as long as 12 pages with a simple "yes" answer from the last person who forwarded the message. Everything else was history and all, any of us on the distribution list, needed to know was the "yes" answer.

Future Plans for this Section

As we develop new or more effective ways to connect and use the WCSRN we will amend this section and alert you to the new material by way of the "What's New" section.

Last Revised - March 2002