E-069 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Connection Bingo Game

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-069 · Connection Bingo Game
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 4: Social Connection & Bonding
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 Rotary belonging, accessible participation and voluntary consent; they are not an endorsement of the named Connection Bingo Game initiative or this locally designed delivery model.

Primary references consulted

  • Enhancing Belonging and Engagement at Rotary (Rotary International)
    Used for: Rotary seeks environments where people are valued, respected and able to contribute.; A connection activity should reduce barriers and avoid pressuring people to disclose personal information.
  • Hosting Accessible and Inclusive In-person Meetings and Events (Australian Human Rights Commission)
    Used for: Accessible participation requires attention to venue layout, communication, materials, activities and adjustments.; Equivalent seated, printed, spoken and digital routes support more equal participation.
  • Chapter B: Key Concepts (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
    Used for: Valid consent should be informed, voluntary, current and specific.; Joining a social game does not create consent for the club to record or publish personal answers.

Candidate District material consulted

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

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Candidate record 45 Connection Bingo Game is a literal title match and contributes the broad conversation-card and find-someone-who concept. It does not supply sensitive-topic exclusions, accessible routes, no-name data controls, no-winner hosting, prompt testing or governance controls.

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
  • 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.
  • Hosting accessible and inclusive in-person meetings and events
    Supports: The 71 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: Accessibility or inclusion conformance, the needs or preferences of any person or community, cultural authority to act, the suitability of a format or venue, or local approval.
  • Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines: Chapter B, Key Concepts
    Supports: The 8 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 Connection Bingo Game to create genuine friendships and informal connections beyond the formal meeting agenda.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Connection Bingo Game
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Choose a connection outcome and draft prompts about low-stakes interests, Rotary experiences and hopes that can be answered briefly or passed without explanation.Activity designerFour weeks before the gameA first safe-prompt set
2Test every prompt with members of different tenures, cultures, ages, access needs and club roles, removing questions that invite assumptions, status or sensitive disclosure.Member-experience and access reviewersThree weeks before the gameA tested prompt and alternative-route record
3Prepare accessible card formats, a short host script, a seated pairing option, a quiet route and a no-card participation choice.Access lead and hostOne week before the gameAccessible game materials and host briefing
4Explain that the purpose is conversation, not completion, and demonstrate how to ask, pass, correct, end a conversation and leave a square blank.HostAt the openingA shared voluntary-participation agreement
5Host in short rounds, introduce people who want help, prevent crowding and intrusive follow-up, and use reflection pauses instead of calling winners.Host and floor supportersDuring the gameA moderated connection activity and issue note
6Invite a private pulse on comfort and new connections, destroy abandoned cards and change or retire any prompt that caused pressure, confusion or exclusion.Activity designerAt close and within three daysA prompt review and repeat decision

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.
Collect only necessary data, state its purpose and retention, restrict access and provide a practical correction or withdrawal route.
A prompt invites sensitive disclosure or lets another person infer identity, health, family, finances, faith, politics or trauma. — Use a prohibited-topic check, test prompts with varied members, provide pass and alternative squares and stop follow-up that becomes intrusive.
Fast movement, noise, small print or crowding excludes participants. — Provide accessible formats, seated and quiet routes, short rounds, floor support and no requirement to cross the room.
Members write down, photograph or later reuse another person's information. — Use square marks only, prohibit names and proof, retain no club copy and destroy abandoned cards.
Competition rewards popularity, speed or extroversion and makes incomplete cards visible. — Use no individual winners, cap conversations, celebrate listening and let people finish whenever they choose.
The club sponsor must approve the prompt set, prohibited topics, access formats, host briefing and no-data position before use.
Participation, answering and completion must be voluntary and may not influence member standing, recognition or future opportunity.
The club must not collect names, answers, photographs of cards or inferred personal profiles from the activity.

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 Connection Bingo Game. Look for repeat participation, new connections across existing groups and members choosing to organise the next activity together.
Members reporting several comfortable conversations, including at least one outside their usual group.
Printed, spoken, seated, paired and no-card routes available without requiring disclosure of an access need.
No names, personal answers, rankings or completed-card images collected by the club.
Prompts causing discomfort, ambiguity or exclusion identified and removed before any repeat.

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

Connection Bingo Prompt Review Sheet

Test each square for usefulness, privacy, access and low-pressure participation.

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02

Accessible Connection Card Set

Provide equivalent printed, spoken and seated ways to join the activity.

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03

Host Script and Prompt Closeout

Set safe boundaries, host fair rounds and improve the prompt set from evidence.

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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

Content template

Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.

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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

Response 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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04

Safety and approval check

Use this worksheet to notice problems early, make the idea safer and know who needs to say yes or help.

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