What could this idea change?
Young leaders receive relevant perspective and continuity while alumni contribute through a safe, structured role.
M-T1-AN-17 · Theme 1
Alumni Youth Leadership Mentoring
Connects trained alumni mentors to youth leadership programs through institution-supervised, goal-based mentoring that never bypasses child-safe systems.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-AN-17 · Alumni Youth Leadership Mentoring
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme AN: Alumni Networks
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-AN-17 · Alumni Youth Leadership Mentoring
Could this work in our club?
- Young participants in approved school or Rotary leadership programs, authorised staff and carefully selected alumni mentors. Use when an authorised youth program has identified a mentoring outcome.
Before you start
- Program agreement names duty-of-care owner, contact systems, meeting settings and disclosures route.
- Relevant state or territory child-related clearance and any District screening current before matching.
- Student and parent or carer consent, goals and accessibility needs managed by the authorised program.
At the end: Program staff check each side separately after the first session and midpoint; close access and mentor-held records on the agreed final date.
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
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Roles, roster and handover
Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.
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.
Open worksheetFacilitation and conversation guide
Use this worksheet to hold a respectful conversation, hear different views and tell people what happens next.
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