What could this idea change?
Participants can meet relevant people through an accessible, low-travel format while retaining control over what contact information is shared.
M-T1-DA-18 · Theme 1
Virtual Networking Sessions
Creates purposeful, facilitated online introductions around a declared community or vocational objective, replacing random breakout rooms with consented and followed-through connections.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-DA-18 · Virtual Networking Sessions
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme DA: Digital Attraction
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-DA-18 · Virtual Networking Sessions
Could this work in our club?
- Professionals, volunteers, alumni, partners, newcomers and community leaders separated by location or availability. Use when a defined participant group has a credible reason to connect online.
Before you start
- A session purpose, participant promise, code of conduct and prohibited commercial or political activity.
- Accessible registration with only the matching information participants agree to provide.
- A secured platform, trained facilitators, captioning and alternative networking format.
At the end: Make only mutually approved introductions within three business days, invite a brief outcome check after one month and delete matching notes that no longer serve the agreed purpose.
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.
Communications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.
Open worksheetFacilitation and conversation guide
Use this worksheet to hold a respectful conversation, hear different views and tell people what happens next.
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