M-T1-BV-05 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Corporate Community Service Day

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-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

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: 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.

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Corporate Community Service Day
StepWhat we will doWho could lead itOur dateHow we will know it is done
1Let the community partner define the need and acceptance criteria.Partner project owner
2Translate the task into safe roles, materials and capped volunteer numbers.Rotary service lead
3Brief corporate coordinators and volunteers on conduct, site and dignity.Safety lead
4Deliver under named team supervisors with partner checkpoints.Site coordinator
5Complete handover, defects and a longer-term support conversation.Three-party sponsors

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
QuestionWhat it means for usWho will checkDone?
No beneficiary photography, branding takeover or executive visit that disrupts service.
Volunteer numbers do not exceed partner capacity and do not replace paid skilled work.
HIGH — workplace and site safety, beneficiary dignity, insurance and publicity pressure require a three-party agreement.

4. What changed?

What we will keep an eye on
What mattersWhere we are nowWhat we hope to seeHow we will checkWho
Partner-accepted output completed.

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.

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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01

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.

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02

Roles, roster and handover

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03

Implementation and budget plan

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04

Communications and content planner

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