E-095 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Life Stage Check-In Survey

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-095 · Life Stage Check-In Survey
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 6: Intergenerational & Life Stage Support
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 continued Rotary member value and privacy-minimal collection and use; they are not an endorsement of the named Life Stage Check-In Survey initiative or this locally designed delivery model.

Primary references consulted

Candidate District material consulted

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

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Candidate record 60 Life Stage Check-In Survey is a literal current-title match and provides the broad idea of asking annually about availability, interests and life changes. Its examples of jobs and caring circumstances are not adopted as requested detail, and it does not supply data minimisation, anonymous choice, response, re-identification, complaint separation or deletion controls.

Theme 2 source-assurance wave

What has been checked

  • 3 current primary pages used by this guide were reopened on 9 August 2026.
  • 3 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.
  • 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.
  • Chapter 6: APP 6 Use or Disclosure of Personal Information
    Supports: The 21 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 Life Stage Check-In Survey to keep participation realistic as members move through different work, family, health and life stages.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Life Stage Check-In Survey
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Define the club decisions and support offers the survey can inform and remove any question that has no authorised response or requires a private explanation.Club board sponsor and privacy contactSix weeks before launchA minimum-data decision map
2Draft preference and condition questions, separate anonymous and identified routes and test wording, accessibility and re-identification risk with members.Survey lead and member reference groupFour weeks before launchA privacy-conscious accessible survey
3Publish the purpose, choices, confidentiality limits, response timetable and deletion date and provide a private non-survey contact for complex or urgent matters.Survey leadAt launchAn informed voluntary invitation
4Collect responses for a short period, restrict access and acknowledge identified contact or adjustment requests without seeking reasons.Privacy custodian and response ownersDuring collectionProtected responses and timely acknowledgements
5Agree individual operational changes privately and analyse only safely aggregated themes for club-wide design decisions.Response owners and club board sponsorWithin three weeksMember-agreed adjustments and de-identified findings
6Report actions and limits, check that requests were closed and delete raw and identifiable information on the promised schedule.Privacy custodianWithin six weeksAn accountable response and data closeout

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.
Questions invite sensitive disclosure or private explanations the club does not need. — Ask for preferred conditions and actions only, warn against sensitive detail and provide a separate confidential contact.
Anonymous answers are identifiable in a small club. — Use broad categories, aggregation thresholds, external handling where useful and no verbatim comments without review.
Leaders collect requests but do not respond or lack authority to change anything. — Confirm response owners and powers before launch and remove questions the club cannot act on.
Survey data becomes a permanent profile or retention-risk score. — Prohibit scoring and unrelated use, restrict access and delete identifiable records after responses close.
The club must approve the decision map, questions, access, aggregation, response duties, prohibited uses and deletion schedule before launch.
The survey must be voluntary and may not request or infer private reasons, affect standing or create a retention or commitment score.
Complaints, safeguarding, discrimination, wellbeing and urgent-support matters require separate confidential pathways.

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 Life Stage Check-In Survey. Look for members choosing workable forms of participation and staying connected without pressure to disclose private circumstances.
Every field linked to an authorised club decision or member-requested response.
Identified requests acknowledged and closed within the published service standard.
Club changes reported through safely aggregated themes with no unnecessary attribution.
Raw and identifiable data deleted on schedule and not reused for recognition, leadership or retention scoring.

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

Life Stage Survey Decision and Data Map

Prove the need, response and privacy boundary for every question.

Open supporting document
02

Member Participation Check-In

Let members state current preferences and requested conditions without explaining why.

Open supporting document
03

Survey Response and Data Closeout

Track actions and ensure requests and information are properly closed.

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

Question set

Use this worksheet to hear what people experienced and decide what to change next.

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02

Response log

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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