What could this idea change?
A community organisation receives useful work and potential longer-term support without absorbing unmanaged corporate volunteers.
M-T1-BV-05 · Theme 1
Corporate Community Service Day
Channels a company's paid volunteer day into a partner-defined output with safe roles, realistic scope and a pathway beyond one-day corporate visibility.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-05 · Corporate Community Service Day
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme BV: Business Visibility
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-05 · Corporate Community Service Day
Could this work in our club?
- Corporate employee volunteers, community partner staff, Rotary project leads and beneficiary communities. Use when a community partner has chosen a suitable, group-sized task.
Before you start
- Three-party agreement on output, numbers, supervision, insurance, costs and publicity.
- Site risk assessment, role matching, accessibility and weather contingency.
- Beneficiary consent and image restrictions agreed before corporate communications.
At the end: Close defects within two working days, provide an evidence-based impact note after partner approval and review continuation after one month.
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 worksheetRoles, 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 worksheetImplementation and budget plan
Use this worksheet to turn the idea into a short list of actions, dates, costs and responsibilities.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
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