M-T1-PS-09 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Rotary Impact Newsletter

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-PS-09 · Rotary Impact Newsletter
Theme: Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme PS: Public Storytelling
Source material: Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry: M-T1-PS-09 · Rotary Impact Newsletter

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Packages recent project results, participant perspectives and upcoming service choices into a permission-based publication with a predictable rhythm.

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 Rotary Impact Newsletter
Step	What we will do	Who could lead it
1	Set the edition's reader promise and select a balanced mix of result, learning, voice and next opportunity.	Newsletter Editor
2	Verify project figures, quotations, permissions, partner references and destination links.	Evidence and Rights Reviewer
3	Build a concise accessible edition and create relevant versions for distinct consented audiences.	Production Editor
4	Test display, links, reply handling and suppression before sending through the authorised platform.	Distribution Lead
5	Resolve replies and preferences, record actions and use aggregate performance to improve the next issue.	Audience Coordinator

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
Question	What it means for us	Who will check	Done?
Do not import historic, partner or event lists without a valid current contact basis; honour unsubscribe and correction promptly.
Keep service, donation, volunteering and membership actions distinct and do not use manipulative impact claims or urgency.
High — unmanaged mailing lists or preferences can create privacy, messaging-compliance and trust failures.

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
Successful delivery to valid consented addresses

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.

We have checked this

Who can say yes?

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

We have checked this

Are people protected?

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

We have checked this

Can everyone take part?

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

We have checked this

Are the facts and permissions right?

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

We have checked this

How will we learn?

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

We have checked this

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.

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Workflow and minimum-data register

Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.

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