E-152 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Club Heritage Story Night

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-152 · Club Heritage Story Night
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 evidence-based Rotary history, archival care, provenance, privacy and cultural authority; they are not an endorsement of the named Club Heritage Story Night or authority to tell, record, preserve or publish any local person's, partner's or community's story.

Primary references consulted

  • Our history (Rotary International)
    Used for: Rotary's historical record includes publications, photographs, recordings and artefacts; a local heritage account should be sourced and should not be presented as official Rotary history without authority.
  • Preserving the collection (National Archives of Australia)
    Used for: Long-term preservation requires suitable storage, care for at-risk material, digitisation where appropriate and metadata such as title, date and copying history.
  • Creating a scrapbook (National Archives of Australia)
    Used for: Original documents and photographs should remain intact, with their order, inscriptions, context, sources and dates preserved even when access or display copies are created.
  • Posting photos and videos (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
    Used for: Publishing identifiable images and recordings requires a considered privacy approach, clear purpose and appropriate handling rather than an assumption that historical possession permits new publication.
  • AIATSIS Guide to applying the Code of Ethics (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies)
    Used for: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must lead decisions about their knowledge, stories and cultural material, with attention to benefit, sustainability and accountability.

Candidate District material consulted

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

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Related candidate records 38 Club Story Circle Night and 88 Club History Snapshot Wall concern shared stories and visible club history. Neither is a literal Club Heritage Story Night record or supplies this guide's curatorial-question, provenance, contributor-authority, archival-integrity, correction and present-day-action controls.

Theme 2 source-assurance wave

What has been checked

  • 5 current primary pages used by this guide were reopened on 9 August 2026.
  • 5 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
  • Our history
    Supports: The 12 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.
  • Preserving the collection
    Supports: General preservation principles for identifying formats and condition, prioritising at-risk material, reducing handling damage, storing carefully and using copies for access.
    Does not establish: That club records are archival, that National Archives standards apply, that digitisation alone preserves evidence or that the club has rights to retain or publish material.
  • Creating a scrapbook
    Supports: The 2 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: The club's local need, legal position, capability, cost, safety, accessibility, suitability, likely effectiveness, authority to act or approval of the initiative.
  • Posting photos and videos
    Supports: Privacy-aware capture, publication, reuse and withdrawal controls for identifiable media used in renewal communications.
    Does not establish: That consent is valid, that publication is authorised or that every person depicted or every Rotary club is covered by the Privacy Act.
  • AIATSIS Guide to applying the Code of Ethics
    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: 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 Club Heritage Story Night 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 Club Heritage Story Night
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Set one present-day curatorial question, such as what a difficult project taught the club about partnership, and define the audience, scope, exclusions and decision or action that will follow.Curator and board sponsorEight weeks before the eventA heritage-night curatorial brief
2Identify source material and possible storytellers, preserving links between records and their original context and documenting what is verified, remembered, disputed, sensitive or still unknown.Source and archive leadWeeks one to threeA provenance-rich source and story register
3Invite the people and communities represented to shape, tell, correct or decline their stories and agree separate permissions for the live event, recording, editing, archiving and later publication.Relationship and consent leadWeeks three to fiveA speaker, authority and permission record
4Develop a balanced sequence that includes context, contribution, tension, consequence and learning; test every factual claim, caption, image and transition and prepare accessible alternatives.Editor, fact-checker and accessibility leadWeeks five to sevenA verified, accessible story program
5Run the night with clear introductions, speaker control over sensitive detail, moderated questions, a visible corrections route and no assumption that an absent person or partner endorses the account.Facilitator and story hostsEvent nightA respectful shared account and audience learning record
6Confirm corrections and publication choices with contributors, preserve approved records without altering originals, assign any renewed commitments and report what the club learned and will do next.Archive custodian and board sponsorWithin 30 daysAn approved heritage collection and action close-out

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.
Confirm venue, accessibility, safety, incident, cancellation and follow-up arrangements for the actual audience and setting.
The club turns heritage into self-congratulation and leaves out community agency, failure or contested experience. — Use a curatorial test requiring context, varied perspectives, consequence and present-day learning, and disclose material gaps.
Memories, captions or dates are presented as fact without reliable evidence. — Maintain provenance and evidence labels, use independent source checking and preserve a visible correction history.
People, partners or cultural knowledge are recorded or published beyond the permission given. — Use granular, revisitable permissions, obtain cultural authority where required and separate live, recording, archive and publication choices.
Original photographs or documents are damaged, separated from context or replaced by an edited display copy. — Preserve originals and their order, use reference copies for display, add metadata and assign a responsible archive custodian.
The board must approve the curatorial scope, source and permission standard, recording and publication boundaries, archival custodian, correction process and follow-up actions.
Copyright, moral rights, privacy, cultural authority, safeguarding and records obligations must be resolved for each item rather than covered by a general event consent.
Allegations, complaints, disputed conduct and confidential personal matters are not suitable for public resolution during a heritage event.

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 Club Heritage Story Night. Look for members being able to describe the club's shared character and for agreed behaviours appearing consistently in meetings, service and decisions.
Every presented story has a curatorial reason, source record, evidence label, contributor authority decision and post-event archival or disposal outcome.
The speaker and source set includes more than officeholders and positive achievements, with missing perspectives and declined participation reported respectfully.
Factual corrections, permission changes and sensitive-material concerns are acknowledged and acted on within the published response period.
At least one present-day club decision, relationship repair, archival action or project practice is completed and traced back to the learning from the night.

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

Heritage Night Curatorial Brief

Keep the evening focused on a present-day question, defined audience and useful outcome.

Open supporting document
02

Heritage Source and Provenance Register

Preserve the evidence, context and custody of every record or claim considered.

Open supporting document
03

Storyteller Authority and Permission Record

Give contributors meaningful control over how their story and material are used.

Open supporting document
04

Heritage Story Run Sheet

Deliver a balanced, accessible and well-supported program on the night.

Open supporting document
05

Corrections, Archive and Action Close-Out

Confirm the record, preserve approved material and carry learning into club practice.

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

Event brief

Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.

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02

Registration and follow-up log

Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.

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03

Feedback form

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

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