E-116 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Member Milestone Map

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-116 · Member Milestone Map
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 7: Recognition & Celebrations
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 meaningful participation, continued member value and privacy-minimal information collection; they are not an endorsement of the named Member Milestone Map initiative or this local map and support 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 71 Member Milestone Map is a literal current-title match and provides the broad visual member-journey concept. It does not supply non-linear choice, private ownership, no-ranking, no-decision-use, member-controlled sharing, barrier-response 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
  • Engage Emerging Leaders
    Supports: Member-centred discovery, mentoring, feedback, emerging-leader support and club-health review principles during renewal.
    Does not establish: That a person is ready for office, should be selected, has consented to a role or that a proposed renewal pathway will work locally.
  • 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

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 Member Milestone Map to make recognition timely, genuine and fair across visible and behind-the-scenes contributions.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Member Milestone Map
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Co-design a varied, non-linear milestone menu with members and approve privacy, no-ranking and no-decision-use boundaries.Membership lead and member reference groupSix weeks before launchA member-shaped private map
2Invite members to create, ignore or revisit a map privately and explain that no milestone, sharing or next step is required.Membership leadAt launch and annuallyInformed, voluntary use
3Let each member mark what matters, add their own milestones and choose whether a trusted person sees any part of the map.Individual memberAt the member's paceA member-owned view of progress
4If invited, hold a support conversation focused on opportunity, access and next experiments rather than assessment or direction.Member-chosen mentor or leaderOn requestMember-chosen support and opportunity
5Collect only safe optional aggregate themes about missing opportunities or barriers and make no inference from non-participation.Membership leadSix-monthlyA privacy-safe club learning view
6Respond to barriers, refresh examples and let members correct, export or delete their maps without retaining a club copy.Club board sponsorAnnual reviewImproved pathways and member-controlled data

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.
The map becomes a public hierarchy or leadership pipeline. — Keep maps private and non-linear and prohibit use in succession, appointment, performance and membership decisions.
Members feel pressured to progress at a prescribed pace. — Use examples rather than requirements and include pause, flexible participation and self-defined milestones.
Leaders gain access to private development or availability information. — Make sharing member-initiated, specific and revocable and store no central individual dashboard.
Aggregate reporting identifies members in a small cohort. — Use broad thresholds, suppress small groups and omit reporting where anonymity cannot be protected.
The club must approve the voluntary, private, non-linear, access, aggregate-learning, no-decision-use and deletion controls.
Maps must not be public, centrally scored or used for succession, appointment, performance, retention-risk or membership decisions.
Members control every milestone, sharing choice, support conversation, correction, export and deletion.
Aggregate reporting must suppress small groups and never infer meaning from non-participation.

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 Member Milestone Map. Look for a wider range of contributions being recognised, with consent, and for recipients reporting that the recognition felt appropriate.
Members adding, removing and sequencing milestones according to their own interests.
Maps remaining private unless a member initiates specific sharing.
Support conversations resulting in chosen opportunities or barrier-removal actions.
No public progress display, individual analytics or decision use and maps deleted on request.

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

Private Member Milestone Map

Let each member define and arrange milestones without a prescribed pathway.

Open supporting document
02

Member-Chosen Support Conversation

Turn an invited map conversation into access and opportunity support.

Open supporting document
03

Milestone Pathway Equity Review

Improve club opportunities using safe themes rather than individual tracking.

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

Criteria rubric

Use this worksheet to recognise people's contributions fairly and ask before sharing their story.

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02

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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