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 member storytelling, intergenerational learning, consent and privacy; they do not constitute Rotary International or OAIC endorsement of the named Mentor Storytelling Night initiative or this locally designed delivery model.
Primary references consulted
Make Connections(Rotary International) Used for: Rotary encourages clubs to tell how members and community leaders identified a challenge, mobilised people and acted.; Rotary describes events as opportunities to start conversations, establish relationships and inspire action.
Deliver Continued Value(Rotary International) Used for: Rotary links interaction across generations with personal growth and professional development.; The guidance recognises that members' own accounts of their experience help others understand the Rotary journey.
Chapter 3: APP 3 Collection of Solicited Personal Information(Office of the Australian Information Commissioner) Used for: Australian privacy guidance supports collecting only personal information that is reasonably necessary and using a data-minimisation approach.; Consent for sensitive information should be informed, voluntary, current and specific rather than inferred from silence.
Candidate District material consulted
These records remain draft evidence and still need a human source decision.
Club Playbook - Theme 2 Related record 15 Mentorship Spotlights supports the broad idea of sharing a short mentor-mentee story for role modelling. It is not a literal Mentor Storytelling Night record and does not supply this event's consent, facilitation or privacy controls.
Theme 2 - Sub Theme 2 - Fellowship.docx Structured draft M-T2-FL-16 Rotary Storytelling Evening supports the broad idea of members sharing Rotary experiences. Its title, sub-theme model and supporting details are not substituted for current E-031.
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
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.
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.
Chapter 3: APP 3 Collection of solicited personal information Supports: Data-minimisation, collection-purpose, proportionality and consent safeguards where the Privacy Act and APP 3 apply. Does not establish: Whether a particular Rotary club is an APP entity or whether a proposed renewal survey, diagnostic or member record is lawful in its 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
The event owner must approve the audience, consent process, facilitator, privacy briefing and distress or concern response before invitations are issued.
No person may be named, quoted, photographed, recorded or made identifiable beyond the storyteller's specific permission and the other person's permission where relevant.
Stories involving complaints, safeguarding, trauma, health, legal, financial or disciplinary matters must be redirected to an appropriate private process rather than explored in the room.
The club must not imply that a selected story proves programme effectiveness, represents every mentoring experience or carries Rotary International endorsement.
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 Mentor Storytelling Night when members want guidance or a next challenge but the available pathways are hard to see.
A club that wants to make mentoring more visible without turning the evening into a lecture or awards ceremony.
Members who learn well from real experiences and want to hear how trust, feedback and encouragement work in practice.
A 60- to 90-minute evening with three or four short stories, facilitated reflection and one agreed improvement to the club's mentoring approach.
Before you start
A clear event purpose, audience and story brief that explains suitable topics, time limits, privacy boundaries and the difference between speaking in the room and agreeing to publication.
Three or four willing storytellers who have had a private preparation conversation and can remove identifying details or decline any prompt without explanation.
A facilitator who can stop intrusive questions, redirect advice-giving and respond respectfully if a story raises distress, conflict, safeguarding or complaint concerns.
An accessible venue or online option, an adjustment contact and a separate written consent process for any photography, recording, quotation or later use.
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 Mentor Storytelling Night 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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Story Invitation and Consent Choices
Let each storyteller understand the event and choose what they are comfortable sharing before they accept.
