What could this idea change?
Communities gain a trusted, cross-sector problem-solving space that pairs expertise with lived experience.
M-T1-AN-10 · Theme 1
Alumni Leadership Forums
Convenes alumni with decision-makers around a defined community challenge and converts their cross-sector insight into owned actions.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-AN-10 · Alumni Leadership Forums
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme AN: Alumni Networks
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-AN-10 · Alumni Leadership Forums
Could this work in our club?
- Experienced Rotary alumni, civic and community leaders, subject experts and people affected by the issue. Use when a challenge needs perspectives across professions, generations or countries.
Before you start
- Neutral issue brief, decision scope and evidence sources reviewed.
- Participant mix assessed for lived experience, influence and conflicts.
- Independent facilitation, accessibility and confidentiality level agreed.
At the end: Issue the decision record within five working days and send 30/60/90-day status updates to participants and agreed public audiences.
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.
Event and session plan
Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.
Open worksheetPartnership and stakeholder map
Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.
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