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Future Vision

Global Grants

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Objective

Understand The Rotary Foundation’s new global

grant-making model.

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Two Grant Types

• District grants are block grants made to districts to support smaller projects locally and internationally.

• Global grants support larger projects with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in one of the six areas of focus.

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Global Grants support large international activities

with sustainable high-impact outcomes in one or more of the six areas of focus and have a long-term impact. Clubs and

districts can either create their own activities or sponsor packaged global grants 

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Global Grants

• Activities must be sustainable and measurable

• Respond to real community needs • Must be sponsored by two Rotary

clubs: a host and a international • Both partners must be actively

involved in the planning and implementing of all Global Grants

Areas of focus • Peace and conflict prevention• Disease prevention and treatment• Water and sanitation• Maternal and child health• Basic education and literacy• Economic and community

development

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Types of activities

• Humanitarian projects• Scholarships• Vocational training opportunities

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Global Grant Financing

• Rotarian Cash Contributions• District Designated Fund• Rotary Foundation World Fund• Non- Rotarian cash contributions

(not sent to or matched by the Foundation)

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Financing Guidelines

• Cash contributions must come from or be raised by Rotarians

• Funds cannot be raised from beneficiaries in exchange for receiving the grant

• Funds cannot come from other TRF grants

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Foundation Funding

• The minimum Foundation award amount is $15,000

• Minimum total financing of $30,000• Based on a 100 percent match of

DDF and/or a 50 percent match of cash contributions  

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Financing Example• Proposed Budget $124,000• Rotarian Cash

Host Club (where project is) $2,000International Club $10,000Other clubs, fundraisers and individuals$30,000

Rotarian Cash$42,000 District 5160 2011 Assembly

• District Designated Funds (DDF)Host District XXXX $2,000District 5160 $20,000

DDF $22,000

• The Rotary Foundation Match (TRF)100% TRF match of DDF $22,000 50% TRF match of Cash $21,000

TRF match $43,000

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Financing Example

• Rotarian Cash$42,000

• District Designated Funds $22,000• Rotary Foundation Match

$43,000Subtotal Rotary

$107,000• Additional Outside Funding

(Other foundations, materialor equipment donations)$17,000

• Total Funding $124,000

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Financing Example

Business Cycle• Proposals and applications

accepted on a rolling basis• Proposals – brief overview, online• Applications – online, more detailed

grant activity and budget information

• Trustee approval required over $100K

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District 5160 Global Grant Criteria

Global Grant requests for DDF will be evaluated and recommended on the following:• Adherence to the Terms and

Conditions for Rotary Foundation District Grants and Global Grants.

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• Qualification of proposing club by the district

• Number of cooperating clubs that are qualified by the district

• Focus on district priorities and goals• Number of clubs and districts

supporting the grant application• Previous experience of the host club

and district with Global Grants

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• Proportion of club and outside funds that will be contributed to the project in relation to the amount of District Designated Funds requested.

• Extent of support by non Rotary cooperating organization partners.

• Impact on the community• Focused planning ensuring success.

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• Connection to a previously approved or completed Global or District Grant

• History of per member average giving to the Annual Programs Fund and the Foundation by proposing club.

• Promotion of Rotary awareness globally.

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Area Foundation Representative

Mountain – Josephine WyattRedding/Red Bluff/Anderson

– Bob PlaceNorth Valley – Walt Schafer

Gary Vilhauer – Foundation LeaderCandy Pierce – District Foundation Chair

Resources

ResourcesGlobal Grants – Steve Polcyn

Grants Chair – Guy Greco

Rotary5160.org – Foundation TabRotary5160.org - World and

Community Projects Web Page

www.rotary.org/futurevision

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