How my Rotary club can get involved Mutual Partnership Aims How can our club get involved? Full partnership plan available here 1. Expand our Reach www.bipolaruk.org or email [email protected] Together, we can expand our reach through engaging across our communities and reaching out to 20% more people affected by bipolar. · Look at the Rotary subsite – available on Bipolar UK’s website from August for information updates and useful downloads. · Share national updates/news about our partnership with local press/ on social media · Sign up to Bipolar UK’s newsletter or follow us on social media so that you can see and share the latest news, events and updates. · Attend our virtual conference on World Bipolar Day (30th March) and help us promote the day/event through your networks. 2. Increase our Impact By championing a hugely important yet underrepresented cause in mental health. Supporting Bipolar UK scale up its work to support 20% more people in the first year and to reduce diagnosis times. · Support us in sharing our campaign video “Could it be bipolar?” via social media or local/national networks (from August) · Promote Bipolar UK’s services in your local area (distribute leaflets to hospitals/GP surgeries and online, social media channels) 3. Enhance participant engagement Rotarians understand more about bipolar and what support is available. This will help the 1 in 50 living with the condition as well as those who support them. It will also enable them to support others affected by bipolar in their community. · Download our fundraising pack (from the website – August onwards) and think about how your club could help support this partnership with vital funds. · Sign up for our virtual “Pole to Pole” fundraising walk to get motivated, active and engaging with Rotarians across the country to meet a collective target. · Use some of our short videos and interviews (available on the subsite) in club speaker slots to learn more about the condition. · Take our 15-minute “Understanding Bipolar” e-learning course and share with others (available on our website from August) · Promote volunteer positions in the local area to enable opening new support groups (as per need) · Volunteer if you have a professional expertise (website, SEO, data analysis, marketing etc) Please g et in touch 4. Increase our ability to adapt Accelerate positive change in understanding and reacting to severe mental health conditions. Responding together to changing needs (war, economic crisis, pandemic) · Use and share Bipolar UK’s resources and Mood Scale to help understand the condition and the support available · Encourage healthy work practices for staff and volunteers · Download the leaflet prepared by Rotary and Bipolar UK for supporting refugees in the UK (Ukrainian and Afghan version) and ask your local MP, other useful contacts to circulate. Manage Cookie Preferences