E-026 · Theme 2 · Mentoring & Pathways
Rotary Pathways Workshop
Use Rotary Pathways Workshop to make mentoring and personal development easier to find, choose and sustain.
Developed further: this summary now draws on an initiative-specific internal editorial draft and attributed references. Human review has not started and will open only at the Full-Corpus Review Build.
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.
A simple way to start
- Ask a cross-section of members where they currently look for opportunities, what is hard to understand and which kinds of contribution they want to explore. Who could lead it: Member experience lead
- Build and verify a one-page pathway map, removing any option whose contact, availability, entry conditions or support cannot be confirmed. Who could lead it: Workshop coordinator with pathway contacts
- Invite members in plain language, describe the workshop as exploration rather than selection and ask privately about access or participation needs. Who could lead it: Workshop coordinator
- Run short pathway stations or table conversations, letting participants compare purpose, commitment, support and first steps before speaking with a contact. Who could lead it: Facilitator and pathway hosts
- Help each participant choose one 30-day experiment, one question to resolve and one person to contact; allow a valid decision to take no action now. Who could lead it: Facilitator
What should we look for?
- After 90 days, review Rotary Pathways Workshop. Look for suitable matches, regular check-ins and progress against goals chosen by the participating member.
- Pathways shown in the workshop that have a current contact, accurate commitment information and a confirmed first step.
- Participants who leave with a self-chosen experiment or an explicit no-action-now decision rather than an assigned role.
- Agreed introductions completed within two weeks, including any adjustment needed for the member to take part.
- Pathway map changes made after participants identify a missing, inaccurate or inaccessible option.
Before we say yes
- Does it fit a real local need?
- Can people take part safely and fairly?
- Are the facts, permissions and Rotary branding right?
- Who will lead it, and when will we review it?