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M-T1-CP-09 · Detailed guide · Theme 1

Local Partnership Discovery and Development

Create a disciplined route for organisations with complementary capability to test mutual fit, define community value and approve only commitments they can govern and deliver.

Where this idea came from

Playbook entry
M-T1-CP-09 · Local Partnership Discovery and Development
Theme
Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme CP: Community Presence
Source material
Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry
M-T1-CP-09 · Local Partnership Discovery and Development

Why a club might use this

Appropriate capability, reach or resources are combined around a defined outcome without overstating endorsement, hiding exchange or shifting uncontrolled risk.

Use it when

  • Decision-makers in businesses, community organisations and institutions with a credible connection to an identified community outcome. Use when a specific community outcome needs capability or reach that a suitable partner may provide.

Before the club starts

  • Verified Rotary capability, project facts and a clear statement of what cannot yet be promised.
  • Partner research, conflict check, authorised contact route and minimum necessary professional details.
  • Decision and action record, due dates and a secure location for proposals and review evidence.
  • Proportionate finance, legal, privacy, safety, safeguarding, brand, insurance or IP review for the actual exchange.

Capacity guide

Likely cost
One-to-one source allowance $20-$50 for meeting materials; breakfast overlay source allowance $150-$500. Neither is a complete partnership cost, so budget discovery separately from proposed delivery.
Lead time
A first approach or small meeting may take 2-3 weeks; the breakfast overlay 3-4 weeks. Scoping, authority and review set the partnership cycle and may take substantially longer.
People
One accountable partnership owner, 2-3 authorised Rotary representatives, a record/action owner and specialist decision reviewers; the breakfast adds one coordinator and 2-3 hosts.

How to put it into practice

Detailed implementation steps for Local Partnership Discovery and Development
StepActionSuggested owner
1Define the community outcome, required capability and evidence-based partner-selection rationale.Partnership Owner
2Make an authorised first approach and hold a discovery conversation about value, constraints, authority and non-goals.Relationship Lead
3Assess fit and due diligence; close unsuitable opportunities with reasons before drafting commitments.Governance Reviewer
4Co-scope a bounded pilot or proposal, identifying money, in-kind value, data, marks, IP, people, risk, measures and exit.Proposal Lead
5Deliver only after authorised approval, recording commitments, changes, evidence and exceptions by owner and date.Delivery Owners
6Review community and partner value, fulfil public and operational commitments, then renew, vary or close responsibly.Partnership Owner

Controls and safeguards

  • Proceed only when mutual value, authority, commitments, specialist conditions, review and exit are explicit; use a pilot, refer upward or close the opportunity when fit or capacity is insufficient.
  • Approve use of each party's name, mark, quotation and claim; a meeting or invitation never implies endorsement.
  • Offer accessible discovery, meeting, breakfast and document routes and ask about practical participation needs.

What to measure

  • Approached organisations with a recorded fit rationale

Follow-up: Send the agreed discovery record, complete due-diligence actions, keep promises and no-go reasons visible, conduct the scheduled partner review, and close data, brand, asset and financial obligations when the relationship ends.

Related playbook entries

  • M-T1-CP-03
  • M-T1-CP-12
  • M-T1-CP-18

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.