Rotary Connect Israel
Product Requirements Document — Rotary Connect Israel
Working Name: Rotary Connect Israel
Alternative names: Rotary Network, Rotary Connections, Rotary Link Israel
Platform: iOS, Android, Responsive Web
Languages: Hebrew + English
Primary Organization: Rotary Israel — District 2490
Document Version: 1.0
1. Product Vision
Rotary Connect Israel is a private professional and personal connection network for the Rotary community in Israel.
The purpose is simple:
Find the right person, through Rotary.
A member who needs access to a company, profession, area of expertise, organization, industry, geographic location, or specific role should be able to search the Rotary network and quickly identify the people who can help.
For example:
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“Who works at Microsoft?”
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“Who knows someone at Elbit?”
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“Find a cardiologist in Haifa.”
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“Who works in real estate in Tel Aviv?”
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“I need someone involved in venture capital.”
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“Who is a lawyer specializing in commercial law?”
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“Who works in the Ministry of Education?”
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“Find a member who works in cybersecurity.”
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“Who is a CEO or senior manager in the food industry?”
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“Does anyone in Rotary have a connection to Samsung Korea?”
The application transforms Rotary Israel from a list of members into a living network of relationships, expertise and opportunities.
It should strengthen one of Rotary’s most valuable assets:
the people inside the organization.
2. Core Product Principle
The application is not intended to become another Facebook or LinkedIn.
There should be:
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no endless social feed;
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no follower counts;
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no likes;
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no popularity rankings;
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no unnecessary posting;
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no advertising;
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no clutter.
The application revolves around three actions:
SEARCH → DISCOVER → CONNECT
Everything else is secondary.
3. Target Community
The network consists of:
Primary members
Verified members of Rotary clubs in Israel.
Family network
Rotary members may invite:
Family members must always be visibly identified as connected to a Rotary member.
Example:
Dana Cohen
Marketing Director · Strauss Group
Family of David Cohen
Rotary Club Haifa
For privacy and safeguarding, users under 18 should not appear as searchable professional contacts or receive unsolicited contact requests. If Rotary wishes to associate minors with a family account, their information should remain private and non-searchable.
4. Product Goals
Primary goals
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Increase the practical value of Rotary membership.
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Make the professional power of the Rotary community visible.
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Help members reach people and organizations through trusted connections.
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Encourage members to help other members.
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strengthen relationships across clubs.
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Create meaningful connections between members who otherwise would never meet.
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Give younger members an additional reason to join Rotary.
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Connect different generations of Rotary families.
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Build a continuously improving professional knowledge graph of Rotary Israel.
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Strengthen the feeling:
“Being part of Rotary gives me access to a trusted network.”
5. Core User Story
A Rotary member needs something.
They open the app.
Instead of navigating menus, the first thing they see is:
“Who are you looking for?”
Search examples:
Cybersecurity
Microsoft
Real estate lawyer
CEO food industry
Doctor in Haifa
Venture Capital
Samsung Korea
The application immediately searches across:
Results are shown in seconds.
6. User Registration
Rotary member
Initial onboarding:
Step 1 — Identity
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First name
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Last name
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Mobile number
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Email
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Profile photo
Step 2 — Rotary
Step 3 — Professional identity
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Profession
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Specialty
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Employer
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Position
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Industry
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City
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Country
Step 4 — Expertise
Select tags describing what the person knows.
Example:
Real Estate
Construction
Finance
AI
Healthcare
Law
Cybersecurity
Education
Government
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Step 5 — How can I help?
This is a particularly important part of the product.
Prompt:
“What can Rotary members contact you about?”
Examples:
Users can choose multiple categories.
7. Mandatory Profile Tags
Each searchable member must provide at least:
| Field | Example |
| ----------- | ------------------- |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Specialty | Corporate Law |
| Workplace | Herzog Fox & Neeman |
| Role | Partner |
| Industry | Legal Services |
| Location | Tel Aviv |
| Rotary Club | Rotary Haifa |
Recommended additional tags:
8. Search
Search is the heart of the product.
The search bar should understand both structured keywords and normal sentences.
Examples:
Hebrew
“מי עובד באינטל?”
“מחפש רופא שמתמחה בקרדיולוגיה”
“מישהו שמכיר את עולם המלונאות בקוריאה”
“עורך דין בתחום הנדל״ן בתל אביב”
English
“Who works at Intel?”
“Find someone in venture capital.”
“Lawyer specializing in real estate.”
“Someone who has connections in South Korea.”
9. Search Filters
Users can refine search results by:
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Company
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Profession
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Specialty
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Job title
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Industry
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City
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Country
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Rotary club
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Rotary district
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Member / spouse / family
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Language
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Seniority
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Expertise
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“Can help with”
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Current employer
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Previous employer
Filters should appear only when needed.
The default experience should remain extremely simple.
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