E-148 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Member Playlist Project

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-148 · Member Playlist Project
Theme
Theme 2: Engagement & Belonging · Subtheme 9: Club Identity & Culture
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 refreshing club culture, obtaining appropriate music-use authority and making event activities accessible; they are not an endorsement of the named Member Playlist Project or a licence for any track, platform, playback, stream, recording, video, contributor story or publication channel.

Primary references consulted

  • Enhance your club's culture (Rotary International)
    Used for: Rotary suggests clubs reconsider traditions and meeting experience, including music as people arrive, while adapting culture to the people they seek to engage.
  • Music licences (APRA AMCOS)
    Used for: Music use by an organisation or event may require permission and the appropriate licence for public, online, recorded or other uses.
  • Hosting accessible and inclusive meetings and events (Australian Human Rights Commission)
    Used for: Inclusive event activities, media and materials require advance accessibility planning so people can participate on an equal basis.

Candidate District material consulted

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

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Candidate record 90 Member-Curated Spotify Playlist provides a closely related shared-playlist concept. It is not a literal current-title match and does not supply the present platform-neutral participation, music-licensing, consent, personal-disclosure, accessibility, moderation, removal or expiry 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
  • Enhance Your Club's Culture
    Supports: Member-centred culture review, barrier reduction, flexibility, mentoring and practical conversation about club renewal.
    Does not establish: That every suggested action suits the club, that the page diagnoses the club or that a proposed cultural change has member support or governing approval.
  • Music licences
    Supports: The 4 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 a law, duty, licence, registration, governing rule or regulator requirement applies to this club; whether a person or supplier is suitable; or whether a local design is compliant, authorised or approved.
  • 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.

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 Playlist Project to turn the club's stated values into everyday habits that members can recognise and uphold.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Member Playlist Project
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Approve one purpose and setting, contribution and moderation rules, data and access choices, intended music uses, channels, rights owner and project end date.Project lead and club board sponsorSix weeks before launchA bounded playlist project brief
2Confirm in writing which licences, venue arrangements and platform terms apply to listening, public playback, online sharing, recording and any video or promotional use.Rights and venue contactBefore inviting contributionsA current music-use decision record
3Invite one optional contribution per person through account-free and accessible routes, explaining moderation, attribution, story, channel, withdrawal and no-consequence choices.Member experience leadFour weeks before useVoluntary and specific submissions
4Check titles, artist details, explanatory text, personal disclosures, language, rights and access, ask the contributor about any edit and reject material that cannot be used safely or lawfully.Curator and rights checkerWeekly during collectionA cleared track and story list
5Use the playlist only in approved settings, provide the equivalent text list and non-audio participation option and avoid public voting, taste commentary or unapproved recordings.Meeting or event hostDuring the agreed project periodAn inclusive shared listening experience
6Apply corrections and removals, close personal information, refresh or retire the list at the agreed date and review participation breadth, access and whether the project served its stated purpose.Project lead and records ownerAt review and closeA reviewed playlist and complete 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.
A personal streaming subscription or link is mistaken for permission to use music at an event, online or in a recording. — Document each intended use, obtain current rights and venue advice and prohibit any unconfirmed playback, copy, stream, recording or synchronisation.
A member's musical choice becomes a stereotype, joke or unwanted personal disclosure. — Prohibit inference and public ranking, moderate respectfully and give contributors specific attribution, story, edit and removal choices.
The platform excludes people through cost, account, technology, hearing or bandwidth. — Accept submissions without an account, provide a plain-text list and non-audio conversation route and avoid platform-exclusive participation.
The playlist becomes permanent, stale or reused in an unapproved context. — Set channels and expiry, map controlled copies and embeds and assign a named owner for refresh, takedown and deletion.
The club must approve the project purpose, rights owner, participation and moderation rules, access alternatives, channels, duration and closeout.
No music use may begin until the required licence, venue and platform authority for the exact use has been confirmed.
Contribution does not authorise public naming, story publication, promotion, recording or reuse beyond the choices recorded.
People must be able to contribute or participate without a paid account and to decline or withdraw without social or membership consequence.

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 Playlist Project. Look for members being able to describe the club's shared character and for agreed behaviours appearing consistently in meetings, service and decisions.
Every use linked to a documented purpose, setting, rights decision, access option and closing or refresh date.
Contributors making separate choices about track, explanation, attribution, channels and withdrawal without an account requirement.
Participation reflecting varied members without public rankings, repeated curator bias or pressure to disclose personal meaning.
Corrections, withdrawals and expired personal information completed across every controlled list and channel on time.

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

Playlist Purpose, Participation and Moderation Brief

Define why the project exists and keep contribution voluntary and respectful.

Open supporting document
02

Music Use, Licence and Platform Check

Confirm authority for every intended way the club will play, share or reproduce music.

Open supporting document
03

Member Track Submission and Consent

Collect the minimum contribution and separate music choice from personal publication choices.

Open supporting document
04

Accessible Playlist and Event Use Plan

Provide equivalent participation without requiring hearing, a paid account or high-bandwidth access.

Open supporting document
05

Playlist Review, Removal and Expiry Register

Track controlled uses and close member information at the agreed time.

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

Project brief

Use this worksheet to turn the idea into a short list of actions, dates, costs and responsibilities.

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02

Role card

Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.

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03

Outcome 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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