E-023 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Mentorship Spotlights

Use this as a starting point. Cross out what does not fit, add what is missing and make it your club's own.

Where this idea came from

Playbook entry
E-023 · Mentorship Spotlights
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 2: Mentoring & Pathways
Source material
Current playbook index title and category plus an internally authored detailed-guide draft

Initiative-specific development wave

How this draft was developed

These sources support general principles for mentoring value, purpose-limited use of personal information and informed image-sharing consent; they do not constitute Rotary International, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner or eSafety Commissioner endorsement of the named Mentorship Spotlights initiative, its editorial choices or this locally designed publication process.

Primary references consulted

  • Deliver Continued Value (Rotary International)
    Used for: Rotary identifies mentoring, leadership development and skill-building as ways clubs can provide continuing value.; The guidance recognises personal and professional growth through connections between members with different experience.
  • Use and disclosure of personal information (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
    Used for: Showing or giving another person access to personal information is a disclosure even if the recipient already knows it.; Use or disclosure for a secondary purpose requires an applicable basis, including consent in relevant circumstances.
  • Consent for sharing photos and videos (eSafety Commissioner)
    Used for: Consent to share an image should be informed and freely given rather than assumed from participation.; A person may change their mind about an image being shared, so a practical removal response is important.

Candidate District material consulted

These records remain draft evidence and still need a human source decision.

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    A monthly short story about a mentor and mentee journey,Bulletin or meeting publication as the proposed starting channels,Role modelling and mentoring culture as draft outcome intentions,Stories as the proposed starting resource

Theme 2 source-assurance wave

What has been checked

  • 3 current primary pages used by this guide were reopened on 9 August 2026.
  • 6 attributed source claim(s) were mapped to their bounded use in this initiative.
  • Candidate District material remains separate and does not establish this result.
See each source's scope and limit
  • Deliver Continued Value
    Supports: The 49 attributed Theme 2 claims attached to this source, limited to the implementation elements and supporting documents named in each initiative-level claim mapping.
    Does not establish: That the initiative is endorsed by Rotary International or District 9510, that it is permitted by the club's governing documents, that members want it, that it suits the local club, or that it will achieve the intended outcome.
  • Use and disclosure of personal information
    Supports: The 4 attributed Theme 2 claims attached to this source, limited to the implementation elements and supporting documents named in each initiative-level claim mapping.
    Does not establish: Whether the Privacy Act or another duty applies to this club, whether consent is informed and valid, whether collection or publication is authorised, or whether the proposed safeguards are sufficient in the actual circumstances.
  • Consent and sharing photos and videos
    Supports: The 4 attributed Theme 2 claims attached to this source, limited to the implementation elements and supporting documents named in each initiative-level claim mapping.
    Does not establish: Whether the Privacy Act or another duty applies to this club, whether consent is informed and valid, whether collection or publication is authorised, or whether the proposed safeguards are sufficient in the actual circumstances.

What still needs a person to confirm

  • Confirm the member, prospective-member, past-member and community needs, preferences and consent that the local design assumes.
  • Confirm which privacy, safeguarding, incorporated-association, charity, work health and safety, food, liquor, copyright, licensing, screening and other duties apply to the club and the activity.
  • Test accessibility, cultural safety, belonging, language and alternative participation routes with affected people and recognise First Nations cultural authority rather than inferring suitability from the guide.
  • Confirm every local fact, starting point, cost, role, current service contact, measure, stopping condition and platform capability before the club decides to proceed.
  • Confirm the authority and current scope of each primary source, resolve login-gated or moved-page references and keep any candidate District material attributed and unapproved until its source decision is made.

The source-verification release gate remains closed.

Checks still on hold

Still an internal draft: source interpretation, local suitability, accessibility, governance and editorial approval remain open checks.

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Use Mentorship Spotlights to make mentoring and personal development easier to find, choose and sustain.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Mentorship Spotlights
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Choose the mentoring behaviour or pathway the series should clarify, write fair selection criteria and identify whose experience is routinely missing from club stories.Editorial lead with member experience leadThree weeks before the first storyAn approved editorial brief, selection criteria and diversity check
2Invite private nominations and self-nominations, approach both participants separately and make clear that declining will not affect recognition, mentoring or future opportunities.Editorial leadTwo weeks before publicationA consented story pair or a recorded no-publication decision
3Agree the intended channel, audience, details, images, expiry and withdrawal route before interviewing, and record any subject that must remain private.Editorial lead with each participantBefore the interviewSeparate, specific consent and privacy boundaries
4Interview each person about the starting question, what each contributed, what changed and what they would do differently; avoid implying that one person rescued or transformed the other.InterviewerOne week before publicationA balanced interview worksheet and a concise draft
5Return the complete words, headings, image, caption and channel context to both participants, make corrections and publish only the version each person has approved.Editorial lead and communications approverAt least two days before publicationA jointly approved accessible story package
6Check after publication, action any correction or withdrawal promptly, archive or remove the story at the agreed date and review whether the series broadened understanding of mentoring.Communications leadWithin seven days and at the agreed expiryA publication, correction, withdrawal and expiry record

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
QuestionWhat it means for usWho will checkDone?
Check the idea with the people affected and confirm its purpose, owner and practical limits before putting it into use.
Protect member choice and privacy, make participation accessible, and do not infer belonging or satisfaction from attendance alone.
A participant feels obliged to share a personal story because a mentor, sponsor or leader nominated them. — Approach people separately, make declining private and consequence-free, and provide options for anonymous learning notes or no publication.
The story exposes confidential conversation or presents one person's memory as agreed fact. — Interview separately, use only necessary detail and require both participants to approve the complete final context before publication.
The series rewards visibility and reinforces the idea that mentoring belongs to a small senior group. — Use transparent criteria, audit the range of stories and feature peer, reverse, project and skills mentoring as well as established-member support.
A story, image or quotation remains online after consent changes or its agreed purpose ends. — Keep a publication and expiry register, provide a visible withdrawal contact and remove or update controlled channels promptly when requested.
The club must approve the consent, privacy, complaints, correction, withdrawal, archival and deletion process before collecting or publishing stories.
No health, family, employment, financial, complaint, safeguarding or other sensitive detail may be published without a separately verified lawful basis and explicit necessity.
Rotary and District brand, photography, copyright, music and platform requirements must be checked for every publication channel.
Public claims about impact, retention, professional benefit or community outcomes require evidence beyond the participants' personal account.

4. What changed?

What we will keep an eye on
What mattersWhere we are nowWhat we hope to seeHow we will checkWho
After 90 days, review Mentorship Spotlights. Look for suitable matches, regular check-ins and progress against goals chosen by the participating member.
Published stories with separate, specific approval from every identifiable participant for the final wording, image, channel and duration.
Spotlights representing more than one kind of mentoring, member stage and contribution across the series.
Readers who can identify how to request mentoring or explore the featured pathway after seeing the story.
Corrections, withdrawals and expiry actions completed within the promised time.

After 30 days

Is it reaching the right people? Is anything unsafe, unfair or harder than expected?

After 60 days

Make one useful change based on what people have told you.

After 90 days

Compare with where you started. Decide whether to change it, continue it or stop.

Made for this initiative

Tailored supporting documents

These working documents use the decisions, safeguards and evidence needs of this initiative. Complete them with the people affected and keep the agreed version with the club's project record.

01

Spotlight Nomination and Consent Form

Separate nomination from specific publication agreement and make declining or limiting a story safe.

Open supporting document
02

Paired Interview and Editorial Worksheet

Build a balanced story around mutual learning, a practical pathway and checked facts.

Open supporting document
03

Publication, Correction and Withdrawal Register

Keep every version, channel, permission and removal action traceable.

Open supporting document

Before your club says yes

Does the idea fit?

Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.

Who can say yes?

Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.

Are people protected?

Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.

Can everyone take part?

Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.

Are the facts and permissions right?

Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.

How will we learn?

Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.

Worksheets for your club

Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.

01

Roadmap

Use this worksheet to turn the idea into a short list of actions, dates, costs and responsibilities.

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02

Are we ready to try this?

Use this worksheet to decide whether a small first try is realistic and what the club must settle before it starts.

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03

Progress tracker

Use this worksheet to note where things stand and choose a few useful signs that will help the club decide what to do next.

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