What could this idea change?
Community partners gain dependable capacity over time and employees contribute skills through well-designed roles.
M-T1-BV-18 · Theme 1
Corporate Volunteer Partnerships
Builds a repeatable employer–community volunteering relationship with partner-led priorities, matched skills and reliable supervision rather than isolated photo-op days.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-18 · Corporate Volunteer Partnerships
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme BV: Business Visibility
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-18 · Corporate Volunteer Partnerships
Could this work in our club?
- Employers, employee-volunteering teams, community organisations and Rotary partnership coordinators. Use when a community partner has recurring or staged work suitable for corporate volunteers.
Before you start
- Three-party agreement on outcomes, roles, costs, safety, insurance, data and brand.
- Skills and accessibility mapping for volunteer assignments.
- Partner capacity check and method to account for coordination burden.
At the end: Close each assignment within three days, hold a partner-only burden check after the pilot and review the agreement every six months.
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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