Doing Good in the World using

Rotary FoundationGrants

Walter HughesApril 13, 2012

Rotary Foundation Growing

• Budget is now over $161 Million in Annual Operations for 2011-2012• $89.83 Million for Program Awards• $68.51 Million for Polio & Operations

• 1.2 Million Paul Harris Fellows• 85,580 Foundation Benefactors• 13,711 Major Donors

Future Vision Priority Areas

• Peace • Water and Sanitation• Disease Prevention• Maternal and Child Health• Basic Education and Literacy• Economic Development

What Should You Do?• Try for Community Project Grant• Be Involved in an International Matching

Grant in One of Two Ways• Provide Funds for Project Led by Other Club• Lead Matching Grant Effort

• 100% of Clubs Should Be Involved in Matching Grants

• Avoid Projects Not Using Rotary Foundation

Matching Grants Goals• Fit into Rotary Priority Areas• Hands-On Component by Rotarians• Well Planned and Sustainable Projects• Follow Grant Guidelines & Rules• Reports due every 12 months• Be a Good Steward & Stay to the Finish• Win-Win & Makes A Real Difference• Easy to Explain and Tells A Story

How to Fund Grant Project

• Annual Program Fund Can Be Used for a Grant with “Cash Exchange”

• Paul Harris Fellowship Funds Can Also Be Used for Grant

• Dedicated Grant Funds Can Be Used As Well

• Ask Us, We’ll Find A Way to Fund it!

Matching Grants• Grant Budget Built By:

• Club Cash Contributions • District Designated Funds (DDF) • Cash and DDF Matched by Rotary

Foundation• Application & Rules at www.rotary.org• Contact District Grants Team for Help• Mike Mefford, International Grants Chair• Kathy Kantor, Kenny Lovelace, Ken Tuck

Existing Projects & Countries• Use Our Web Site:

www.rotary7570.org/District/Projects• Click on District and then Projects from

our District Web Page• Information about Community and

International Grants• Grant Applications and Guidelines• List of Potential Projects Will Be There

Potential Projects To Fund• Improve Schools and Hospitals• Dig Wells to Provide Clean Water• Build Playgrounds• Wheelchairs and Other Medical

Equipment• Literacy Projects• At Risk Children Projects

Potential Countries• Kenya• Brazil• Jamaica• Trinidad & Tobago• India• Ghana• South Sudan• Romania• Lebanon

• Guatemala• South Africa• Bangladesh• Ethiopia• Uganda• Mexico• Haiti• Honduras• You Pick A Place

Community Project Grants• Support Short-Term Humanitarian Grants• Benefit the Community• Need Hands-On Rotarian Component• 20% of District Designated Funds (DDF) is

used for Community Project Grants• Can be Used Internationally as well• Tie into Club’s Priority Fundraiser Usually• Be Creative and Have Big Impact Locally

Community Project Grants

• Planned Budget is $39,613 for 2012-2013 • At Least Thirteen Clubs to Receive Grants• 50/50 project funding up to a $3,000 max• Grants must adhere to Rules• CPG Grant Forms under District Projects at

www.rotary7570.org now• Applications Accepted May 1 to 31, 2012• Funds to Clubs by July 16, 2012

Community Project Grants

• Dick Ray, Chair of Community Project Grants

• Judged as Group by Grants Team• Projects Must Complete in 2012-13 Year• We Need to Help Clubs to Try for Grant• Form is in Word and PDF Formats• Clubs Should Start Planning Now to Apply

Community Project Grants Guidelines

• Awards managed by Grants Committee • Annual Awards• Funds based on Prior District

Contributions• Applications due by June 1• Awards announced July 1• Project completion by May 15, 2013

Community Project Grants Hands On Rotarians

Rocky Mount: Stop Hunger NowSmith Mountain Lake: Tackling Hunger

Johnson City Evening: Audiology Testing

Community Project Grants Hands On Rotarians

Lynchburg Morning: Power HourBlacksburg: Adult Literacy

Classroom

Our Clubs Can Do More . . .

• 49% of Clubs Awarded CPG Grant in Last Two Years

• 30% of Clubs Have 2+ Grants• Some Clubs Partner with Other Clubs• 38% of Clubs Don’t Have Any Grant• 76% of Clubs Didn’t Originate An

International Grant• Huge Opportunity in our District

You Can Lead in Doing Good

• Set A Goal of a Local Grant• Set A Goal of an International Grant• Create an International Service

Committee• Create a Local Service Committee• Participate in the Wheelchair Grant if

it is Approved