1 District 7750 Grants Training November 9, 2013.

District 7750 Grants Training

November 9, 2013

TRF Mission and Motto

Doing Good in the World

… to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education,

and the alleviation of poverty.

COL Endorsed April 2007

Foundation Training Nov 2013 Slide 2

Areas of Focus

Goodwill and Peace

•1. Peace & Conflict Resolution/Prevention

Health

•2. Disease Prevention & Treatment

•3. Water & Sanitation

•4. Maternal & Child Health

Education

•5. Basic Education & Literacy

Alleviation of Poverty

•6. Economic & Community Development



District GrantsGlobal GrantsPackaged Grants

Grant Types


Rotary Foundation District Grants

• Simple, flexible, innovative

• Educational and humanitarian projects and activities consistent with mission

• Smaller activities and projects

• Local decision making with broader guidelines

• Basically what was formerly known as a District Simplified Grant

• Submitted electronically via application on District website www.rotary7750.org/grants


Rotary Foundation Global Grants

• Long-term projects

• Areas of focus

• Rotarian participation

• Larger grant awards

• Sustainable outcomes

• International partnerships required for club- and district-developed grants

• Minimum of $15,000 in matching funds

• Submitted electronically via RI website


Rotary Foundation Packaged Grants

• Rotary Foundation develops packaged grants with strategic partners

• The World Fund and the strategic partners provide 100% of the funding

• Rotarians implement the grant project


ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUND

SHARE

District Grants

50% (max)

District Designated

Fund

50% 50%

World Fund

50% (min)

Global Grants(World Fund match to DDF and cash)

Funding Model

Other (Cash, DAF, Permanent

Fund)

District Controlled Trustees Controlled


Qualification

• Clubs and districts must be qualified to receive Rotary Foundation funds

• Ensures proper legal, financial, and stewardship controls of grants

• Qualification process is simple

• Goal for every club in the district is to become qualified


Qualification Requirements

• Attendance at grant management seminars

• Agreement with club MOU

• Submission of signed club MOU

• No overdue reports from previous projects


District Grant Eligibility Requirements

• Club must: – Be qualified

– Meet submission date deadline of April 30, 2014

– Match dollar for dollar grant money

– Meet minimum per capita giving levels to the Foundation.


District Grant Eligibility Giving Levels

Giving Level Grant Eligibility

$25 - $49 $1,000

$50 - $99 $2,500

$100 or higher $5,000

Top 5 giving clubs Up to $5,000

more


2014-2015 Rotary Year Schedule

• November 9, 2013 – District Grant Management Training

• January 25, 2014 – Global Grant Management Training

• February 1, 2014 – District releases advertisement for District Grant applications

• April 30, 2014 – Deadline for District Grant applications from Clubs to District

• June 2, 2014 – Grant awards published by District

• August 1, 2014 – Targeted distribution of District Awards

• March 31, 2015 – Deadline for completion of District Grants and filing of final reports


Leveraging

Clubs are encouraged to work together in securing grant funding in order to:

• implement larger grant projects• fund the minimum amount• ensure long-term and sustainable impact


Rotary 7750 Charities

• Rotary 7750 Charities

• Serves the district and its clubs as a 501 (c) (3) vehicle

• Fund raising tax considerations


WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS?


Back-ups


Program Structure

Global Grants(Within Areas of Focus)

• Global Grants (for larger international projects)

• Global Grant Scholarships

• Vocational Training Teams

District Grants(Outside Areas of Focus)

• Grants for University Teachers

• Ambassadorial Scholarships (cultural, multi-year, academic year)

• Group Study Exchange

• Regional Scholar Seminar Grants

• District Simplified Grants

• Smaller International Grants

• Disaster Recovery

• Volunteer Service Grants


Examples of Activity

District Grants — Mission-related

• Exchange of mixed profession vocational training teams with another district (traditional GSE)

• International travel for local doctor to volunteer at a clinic

• Scholarship for student to attend local or international university (traditional scholar)

• Donating art supplies to assist youth after-school program

• Send ShelterBox containers in response to natural disaster in another district


Rotary Foundation Global Grants

Areas of Focus-related

• International safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education project

• Send scholar abroad to enroll in water engineering degree program

• International malaria project to distribute bed nets and malaria treatments and provide malaria prevention educ.

• Send vocational training team abroad to participate in workshop and learn teaching methods to address adult illiteracy


Funding Attributes

Global Grants• Initiated by qualified club and/or district

• DDF, World Fund, cash flow through, PF earnings, named gifts

• Larger awards (min. from TRF = US$15,000) and project costs (min. project budget = US$30,000

• World Fund match of DDF, cash, and DAF

• Streamlined stewardship and accountability

1 District 7750 Grants Training November 9, 2013.

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