What could this idea change?
Credible recognition elevates youth contribution and directs resources toward the leaders and causes already creating local value.
M-T1-YS-20 · Theme 1
Youth Community Leadership Awards
Recognises sustained, community-validated youth leadership while making the selection, publicity and development benefit safe and equitable.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-20 · Youth Community Leadership Awards
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme YS: Youth & Schools
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-20 · Youth Community Leadership Awards
Could this work in our club?
- Young community leaders aged within published divisions, nominators, community partners and an independent panel. Use when the club can distinguish this broader community award from school-only recognition.
Before you start
- Age, geography, evidence period, criteria, conflicts and review process approved.
- Privacy impact check for nomination, references, panel access and retention.
- Separate winner, finalist, image, story and ongoing-contact permissions.
At the end: Send constructive outcome notices within two days of panel approval; contact awardees at three and nine months for consented impact follow-up.
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.
Event and session plan
Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.
Open worksheetCommunications 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 worksheetRecognition and selection planner
Use this worksheet to recognise people's contributions fairly and ask before sharing their story.
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