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, skill-sharing, member-led pathways and inclusive participation; they do not constitute Rotary International endorsement of the named Peer Mentoring Groups initiative, the case-clinic method or this locally designed cohort model.
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.; Cross-generational and interest-based connections can support personal and professional development.
Make Connections(Rotary International) Used for: Rotary encourages clubs to ask what members care about and create opportunities to share skills and ideas.; Member pathways can connect interests with service, leadership and relationships inside and beyond the club.
Enhancing Belonging and Engagement at Rotary(Rotary International) Used for: Rotary values different ideas, experiences, backgrounds, abilities and ways of contributing.; Belonging requires an environment in which a range of members can participate and be heard.
Candidate District material consulted
These records remain draft evidence and still need a human source decision.
Club Playbook - Theme 2 The related Member Mentoring Circles record was used only as a semantic cue for small-group peer learning, monthly guided discussion and mutual support. This Peer Mentoring Groups draft adds a distinct same-stage cohort, case-clinic method, experiment cycle and authority boundary; no source wording or endorsement was inferred.
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.
Engaging Younger Professionals: Make Connections Supports: The 32 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.
Enhancing Belonging and Engagement at Rotary Supports: Belonging, accessibility, respectful participation and equitable access principles for renewal and club experience. Does not establish: That a particular meeting model, membership pathway, leadership process or club culture is inclusive without testing with affected people.
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
The relevant club owner must approve the cohort's authority boundary and must respond to any system recommendation; the peer group cannot make board or committee decisions.
The club must approve privacy, conflict, complaint, access, referral and record-retention arrangements before real cases are discussed.
Facilitators and peers must not provide unqualified legal, financial, health, safeguarding, employment or counselling advice.
Interclub cohorts require agreement on responsibility for conduct, privacy, complaints, insurance and the handling of recommendations.
Still an internal draft: source interpretation, local suitability, accessibility, governance and editorial approval remain open checks.
What could this idea change?
It helps knowledge, confidence and encouragement move between members instead of resting with a few people.
It may suit: Members seeking guidance or a new challenge, and the people offering practical support.
Could this work in our club?
Consider Peer Mentoring Groups when members want guidance or a next challenge but the available pathways are hard to see.
Members taking on comparable project, committee, leadership or engagement challenges who can learn from one another's current practice.
A cohort that wants practical accountability and several peer perspectives rather than a senior mentor or formal training course.
A six- to eight-week trial with four sessions, one small experiment per participant and a closing evidence review.
Before you start
One clearly stated shared challenge and a practical outcome that participants can influence within the trial period.
Four to eight voluntary participants at a comparable stage, with power relationships and conflicts of interest checked before the group is confirmed.
A peer-group charter covering privacy, respectful challenge, decision limits, referrals, accessibility, attendance and the end date.
A facilitator who can teach the question-first case-clinic method, manage airtime and distinguish peer ideas from authorised decisions.
At the end: At the 90-day review, compare the recorded measures with the starting point, resolve the listed governance holds and tell participants whether Peer Mentoring Groups will change, continue 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.
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Peer Mentoring Cohort Charter
Create a safe, time-limited peer-learning agreement with clear authority and referral boundaries.
