M-T1-CL-06 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Regional Leadership Forum

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-CL-06 · Regional Leadership Forum
Theme: Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme CL: Civic Leadership
Source material: Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry: M-T1-CL-06 · Regional Leadership Forum

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Coordinates leaders across local boundaries on a shared regional challenge, clarifying jurisdiction, dependencies and collective actions that no single community can deliver alone.

What is happening in our club or community now?What is the smallest useful version we could try? What will we leave out?

Board contactPerson leading the workPerson checking what happened

2. Our 90-day try-out

What our club will do for Regional Leadership Forum
Step	What we will do	Who could lead it
1	Validate the regional challenge and existing authority with each relevant locality and community.	Forum Steering Group
2	Publish the system map, evidence gaps and participant-selection rationale before the forum.	Regional Evidence Lead
3	Facilitate locality and sector perspectives before negotiating shared priorities and dependencies.	Independent Forum Chair
4	Create an action map showing owner, jurisdiction, partner, resource, dependency and reporting date.	Action Design Team
5	Secure explicit acceptance from authorised owners and establish a light public reporting cadence.	Regional Coordination Steward

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
Question	What it means for us	Who will check	Done?
Do not imply that Rotary speaks for a region, Traditional Owners, councils or agencies; record each participant's actual authority and acceptance.
No candidate, party, sponsor or host locality receives agenda control or preferential visibility, particularly during an election period.
HIGH - jurisdiction errors, geographic inequity, cultural authority and political visibility require representative governance.

4. What changed?

What we will keep an eye on
What matters	Where we are now	What we hope to see	How we will check	Who
Relevant jurisdictions and affected communities represented

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.

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Who can say yes?

Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.

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Are people protected?

Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.

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Can everyone take part?

Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.

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Are the facts and permissions right?

Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.

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How will we learn?

Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.

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Worksheets for your club

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Communications and content planner

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Partnership and stakeholder map

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Facilitation and conversation guide

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Training and mentoring guide

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