Understanding The Rotary Foundation

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Understanding The Rotary Foundation

• Basic Overview
• Fund Development / SHARE
• IN ONLY 20 MINUTES!

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Where do we Begin?

• Where does the money come from?
• Where does the money go?
• How do I get some of that money?
• Rules of a Rotary International Matching Grant
• The Match of a Rotary International Matching
  Grant
• Questions or Comments?

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Two Ways of Giving
For support today Our Checking Account
To secure tomorrow Our Savings Account
OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION
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ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUNDDDF and the World Fund
Interest pays The Rotary Foundation Management
Costs
Matching Grants
District Designated Fund (DDF)
The World Fund
Matching for Matching Grants
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3-Year Investment
Rotary District Programs
The Rotary Foundation
Paul Harris Recognition
Local Club Individual Donations to Annual
Programs Fund
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How do I get some of that money?

• It is REALLY simple. It is called a Rotary
  International Matching Grant

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Rules of Matching Grant

• Support International Humanitarian Service
  Projects
• Must be between Rotary clubs or Rotary Districts
• Must have active Rotarian participation and
  oversight
• The grant must fund eligible projects
• The grant request must be 5,000.00 to
  150,000.00
• Reports are required at least every 12 months of
  the life of the project

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The Match of a Matching Grant

• This is where it REALLY gets fun. Show me the
  Money
• The Rotary Foundation matches
• 0.50 for every 1.00 of a cash contribution
• 1.00 for every 1.00 from the District
  Designated Fund (DDF)

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An Example of a Matching Grants Match

• A Grant of 45,650.00 Cash DDF
• Host Partner 2,000.00 2,000.00
• International Partner 5,100.00 5,500.00
• District 5490 - 0 - 5,000.00
• District 5830 - 0 - 5,000.00
• Subtotal 7,100.00 17,500.00
• The Rotary Foundation 3,550.00 17,500.00
• Total 10,650.00 35,000.00
• Grand Total 45,650.00

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What did our Rotary Club REALLY do?
5,100.00 allowed Four Peaks Rotary Club to
provide 45 beds, sheets and pillows for children
sleeping on the floor A library for the
children Playground equipment for the children A
well for clean water for the children Repairs to
a leaking roof of this
wonderful orphanage.. Thank you Four Peaks
Rotary Club !
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Understanding The Rotary Foundation

• Questions?

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