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M-T1-PS-20 · Detailed guide · Theme 1

Global Impact Story Campaign

Connects a local club's verified contribution to a wider international project story, showing interdependence without claiming ownership of community-led outcomes.

Where this idea came from

Playbook entry
M-T1-PS-20 · Global Impact Story Campaign
Theme
Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme PS: Public Storytelling
Source material
Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry
M-T1-PS-20 · Global Impact Story Campaign

Why a club might use this

Explains how local action contributes to long-term global work while centring affected communities, local partners and evidence.

Use it when

  • Local supporters, project partners, diaspora communities, volunteers and donors seeking credible international context. Use when the club has a documented role in an active or completed international project.

Before the club starts

  • A jointly approved story brief stating partner roles, project status, evidence, currencies and unresolved risks.
  • Cross-border consent, translation, image, data, cultural protocol and brand permissions.
  • A local response route able to answer questions about funds, delivery, safeguards and future involvement.

Capacity guide

Likely cost
$
Lead time
2-4 weeks
People
3-5 members

How to put it into practice

Detailed implementation steps for Global Impact Story Campaign
StepActionSuggested owner
1Agree the campaign question and local-club contribution with the project owner and in-country partners.International Project Lead
2Collect current evidence and community-led perspectives through approved partner channels.Partner Liaison
3Draft the narrative with accurate geography, timing, currency, attribution and limitations.Global Story Editor
4Complete partner, consent, translation, safeguarding, financial-claim, rights and brand review.Cross-Border Review Lead
5Release locally with transparent action choices, monitor questions and share campaign results with partners.Campaign and Follow-Up Lead

Controls and safeguards

  • Centre community and in-country partner agency and avoid poverty imagery, saviour language or claims that Rotary alone created change.
  • Verify dates, place names, exchange or currency statements, partner roles, expenditure claims and outcome evidence at release.
  • Critical — inaccurate or extractive international storytelling can harm communities, partners, funds and Rotary credibility.

What to measure

  • Campaign assets approved by responsible project partners

Follow-up: Answer substantive questions with project owners, report local response to partners, correct outdated material quickly and retire appeals or links when the project status changes.

Related playbook entries

  • M-T1-PS-15
  • M-T1-PS-06
  • M-T1-PS-08

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.