M-T1-AN-07 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Alumni Mentorship Program

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: M-T1-AN-07 · Alumni Mentorship Program
Theme: Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme AN: Alumni Networks
Source material: Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry: M-T1-AN-07 · Alumni Mentorship Program

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Matches alumni around a specific goal in a time-bounded, mutual-learning relationship with privacy, conflicts and expectations set before contact details are exchanged.

What is happening in our club or community now?What is the smallest useful version we could try? What will we leave out?

Board contactPerson leading the workPerson checking what happened

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Alumni Mentorship Program
Step	What we will do	Who could lead it
1	Collect goal, availability and boundary preferences using minimum fields.	Mentoring coordinator
2	Screen for conflicts and propose—not impose—a match.	Matching panel
3	Run a joint orientation and one-page mentoring agreement.	Program facilitator
4	Support a defined session cycle with private pulse checks.	Mentor and mentee
5	Close formally, evaluate the goal and offer rematching only by request.	Mentoring coordinator

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
Question	What it means for us	Who will check	Done?
No guarantee of employment, funding, admission, migration outcome or Rotary role.
Financial dealings, sales and recruitment between matched participants are prohibited during the match.
MEDIUM — confidentiality, conflicts, regulated advice and power imbalance require trained matching and independent complaints handling.

4. What changed?

What we will keep an eye on
What matters	Where we are now	What we hope to see	How we will check	Who
Matches mutually accepted.

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.

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.

We have checked this

Who can say yes?

Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.

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Are people protected?

Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.

We have checked this

Can everyone take part?

Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.

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Are the facts and permissions right?

Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.

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How will we learn?

Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.

We have checked this

Worksheets for your club

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Roles, roster and handover

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Workflow and minimum-data register

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Partnership and stakeholder map

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Facilitation and conversation guide

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