E-153 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Rotary Impact 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-153 · Rotary Impact Map
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 community-informed projects, evaluation, lessons, privacy and Indigenous authority; they are not an endorsement of the named Rotary Impact Map, verification of any local outcome or authority to publish a place, person, partner, cultural knowledge or impact claim.

Primary references consulted

  • Develop projects (Rotary International)
    Used for: Rotary's project lifecycle connects community-informed design, goal tracking, implementation, evaluation, promotion and sharing lessons learned.
  • Four questions about community assessments (Rotary International)
    Used for: Community assessment can reveal priorities different from a club's initial assumptions and can materially change project design; this is contextual evidence, not approval of a local map.
  • De-identification and the Privacy Act (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
    Used for: De-identification is contextual and requires the risk of re-identification to be very low in the relevant release or access environment.
  • 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 involving their knowledge, communities and cultural material, including how information is represented and shared.

Candidate District material consulted

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

  • Club Playbook - Theme 2
    Related candidate records 71 Member Milestone Map, 75 Service in Action Reel and 86 Rotary Through My Eyes Gallery concern visualising people, service and experience. None is a literal Rotary Impact Map record or supplies this guide's community-priority, outcome-evidence, attribution, sensitive-location, partner-authority and planning-decision controls.

Theme 2 source-assurance wave

What has been checked

  • 4 current primary pages used by this guide were reopened on 9 August 2026.
  • 4 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
  • Develop projects
    Supports: The 5 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.
  • Rotary Community Corps
    Supports: The 11 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.
  • De-identification and the Privacy Act
    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 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.
  • 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 Rotary Impact Map 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 Rotary Impact Map
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Define the decision, audience, period, geography and minimum evidence standard, then write the data dictionary and rules for excluding or generalising sensitive locations.Service director and evidence leadBefore collecting dataAn impact-map brief and data standard
2Inventory projects and relationships from original records, capturing community priority, partner role, club contribution, resources, intended outcome, actual evidence and outstanding commitment.Project record teamWeeks one to fourA project, relationship and evidence register
3Ask partners and affected communities to correct the account, describe what changed from their perspective, set attribution and publication conditions and identify what remains unresolved.Partner relationship leadsWeeks three to sixA community-validated account and authority log
4Classify evidence confidence, remove duplicate or promotional claims, generalise sensitive locations and create separate map layers for activity, credible outcome, relationship and open commitment.Evidence reviewer and map producerWeeks six to eightA controlled map dataset and limitations statement
5Test the interactive, print and text versions with members, partners and people using assistive technology, then correct comprehension, access, privacy and attribution problems before approval.Accessibility and partner reviewersBefore publicationTested map and equivalent evidence table
6Use the approved map in a service-planning session, record the priorities and relationships it changes, assign data updates and report corrections and open commitments at least annually.Board and service committeeAt planning and annuallyA map-informed service decision and update cycle

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 equates activity with impact and attributes community change wholly to the club. — Use a defined evidence scale, separate activity from outcome and record partner and community contributions beside Rotary's contribution.
A precise pin, image or description identifies a vulnerable person, sensitive service or culturally restricted place. — Screen every field, generalise or suppress locations, seek responsible authority and publish the least detail needed for the decision.
Older well-documented projects dominate while newer, smaller or community-led work disappears. — Report evidence and archive gaps explicitly, invite partner corrections and avoid treating missing club records as evidence that no impact occurred.
A visually impressive map is inaccessible or never influences a club decision. — Provide equivalent text and print evidence, user-test all formats and require a recorded planning decision and annual update owner.
The board must approve the map's decision purpose, definitions, evidence scale, sensitive-data rules, partner-authority process, public formats and update owner.
No grant, finance, beneficiary, safeguarding, health, cultural, security or personal information may be exposed through a point, image, filter, download or linked source.
Partners and communities must be able to correct or decline their representation, and contested claims must not be simplified into a promotional map entry.
The map must not be represented as an evaluation by Rotary International or as proof of causation beyond the evidence and attribution recorded.

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 Rotary Impact Map. Look for members being able to describe the club's shared character and for agreed behaviours appearing consistently in meetings, service and decisions.
Every published project entry records the community priority, partner role, club contribution, evidence confidence, publication authority and any open commitment.
Partners validate or amend the entries that concern them, with declined, pending and contested accounts visible in the controlled record.
Interactive, print and text versions pass accessibility and comprehension testing and disclose limitations without requiring a user to interpret colour or pins alone.
The board records at least one service, partnership, evidence or resource decision influenced by the map and reviews progress against it.

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

Impact Map Purpose and Data Standard

Define the decision, evidence threshold and publication limits before mapping begins.

Open supporting document
02

Project, Partner and Evidence Register

Create a traceable record behind every point or area shown on the map.

Open supporting document
03

Community Validation and Authority Log

Give partners influence over accuracy, attribution and public use.

Open supporting document
04

Map Production and Accessibility Checklist

Produce usable map, print and text versions from the same controlled dataset.

Open supporting document
05

Impact Pattern and Service Decision Review

Convert mapped evidence and gaps into governed service choices.

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

Conversation guide

Use this worksheet to hold a respectful conversation, hear different views and tell people what happens next.

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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

Member pulse check

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

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