M-T1-SP-13 · A 90-day try-out

A club plan for Environmental Organisation Partnerships

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-SP-13 · Environmental Organisation Partnerships
Theme: Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme SP: Strategic Partnerships
Source material: Existing checked Theme 1 guide
Linked playbook entry: M-T1-SP-13 · Environmental Organisation Partnerships

1. Is this worth trying here?

What we hope will change: Combine environmental expertise, land stewardship and Rotary mobilisation in a restoration or education activity designed for the actual ecosystem.

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 Environmental Organisation Partnerships
Step	What we will do	Who could lead it
1	Validate the ecological objective and site condition with the technical partner.	Environmental adviser
2	Secure landholder and cultural approvals before announcing the activity.	Site liaison
3	Source compliant materials and brief volunteers on biosecurity and method.	Field coordinator
4	Deliver within weather and site stop-work thresholds.	Safety supervisor
5	Monitor survival, condition or behaviour indicators over the agreed period.	Aftercare custodian

3. Checks before we start

Things our club needs to check
Question	What it means for us	Who will check	Done?
Use locally appropriate species and follow biosecurity, chemical, waste and wildlife rules.
Stop work for cultural-heritage finds, extreme weather or unsafe site conditions.
High — land access, biosecurity, cultural heritage, weather and ecological claims require competent local oversight.

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
Site and method approvals are complete.

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

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Event and session plan

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Roles, roster and handover

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Partnership and stakeholder map

Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.

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