04.03 D5870 New Rotary Club Development Assessment Toolkit v1.0.xlsx

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1	District 5870 New Rotary Development Toolkit
2	Scoring guides, decision thresholds, and reusable definitions.
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4	Score	Meaning	Evidence standard		Yes/No Gate	Meaning
5	0	No evidence / unacceptable	No credible evidence; condition absent or materially deficient.		Yes	Gate satisfied
6	1	Weak	Limited evidence; significant gaps or dependency.		No	Gate not satisfied
7	2	Developing	Some evidence; partially functional but inconsistent.		N/A	Not applicable to this case
8	3	Strong	Clear evidence; functional and generally sustainable.
9	4	Very strong	Compelling evidence; durable, repeatable, and locally owned.
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12	Tool	Decision thresholds	Default interpretation	Important note
13	Community Readiness	75–100 / 60–74 / 45–59 / <45	Advance / Cultivate / Hold & validate / Monitor or exit	A high score does not substitute for local champions.
14	Sponsor Readiness	80–100 / 65–79 / 50–64 / <50	Ready / Ready with conditions / Not yet / Do not sponsor	A failed critical gate overrides the numeric score.
15	Independence Readiness	80–100 / 70–79 / 60–69 / <60	Ready / Ready with conditions / Continue incubation / Not ready	Readiness, not minimum membership alone, drives independence.
16	Satellite Financial Model	Break-even and cash need	Positive recurring margin + adequate cash	Scenario model; update assumptions before each launch decision.
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19	Development stage	Definition	Community tool	Sponsor tool	Financial tool	Independence tool
20	Identified	Potential market flagged by MIS/COI	Optional	No	No	No
21	Desktop Screened	Basic market evidence reviewed	Start	No	No	No
22	Community Assessment	Local demand and leadership tested	Primary	Start	Preliminary	No
23	Sponsor Identified	Parent candidate evaluated and committed	Confirm	Primary	Refine	No
24	Core Group	Founding group actively forming	Monitor	Confirm	Primary	No
25	Satellite Launch	Satellite formally begins operating	Archive baseline	Monitor	Primary	Start baseline
26	Stabilization	12–24 month incubation and capability transfer	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor	Primary
27	Independent Club When Ready	Transition after readiness review	No	Closeout	Confirm	Decision
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