The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

• Europe/Africa Office

Lydia Taglialatela
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• The Europe/Africa Office (EAO)?
• EAO Responsibilities
• EAO Departments (CDS, Finances, Order Desk and
  The Rotary Foundation)?
• The Rotary Foundation in Zürich

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EAO Today

• 38 Employees
• 22 different nationalities
• 16 languages spoken (from which 7 are official
  languages of Rotary English, French, Italian,
  Spanish, German, Swedish and Portuguese)?

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Who we serve

• Europe 103 districts

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Who we serve

• Africa 16 districts

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EAO Responsibilities

• July 2008

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The Europe/Africa Office
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Club and District Support

• Give assistance on RI resources and services
• Inform on Board policy and RI documents
• Assist with Member Access portal

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Financial Services

• Handle contributions to The Rotary Foundation
• Book per capita dues and other payments giving
  also information about club balances.
• Make disbursements to District Governors and
  recipients of all kinds of Rotary Foundation
  programs and grants.

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Order Desk

• Process orders
• Ship materials for RI events and to Districts,
  clubs and individual Rotarians

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Foundation Services

• Provide all necessary information and advice on
  humanitarian and educational grant programs .
• Keep Rotarians informed about PolioPlus
  activities, progress and contribution options
• Record and issue donor recognitions, report on
  total club and district contribution status, etc
• Provide information to the District officers
  regarding the SHARE System.

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SHARE
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
2008 2009
2009 2010
2010 2011
2011 2012

• Three years after a contribution has been made,
  50 goes into DDF and 50 into the World Fund.

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The Rotary Foundation Services Department EAO
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The Rotary Foundation Services Department EAO

• Frances Turley
• (Donor Relations Manager)?
• Identifies and cultivates possible donors capable
  of giving large donations exceeding Us25,000.00
  living within the area we serve.
• Supplies supporting materials on the programs.

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Some Districts

• Vanessa Court-Payen

• 1510, 1520, 1640 -1690, 1700-1790 France,
  Andorra, Monaco
• 2240 Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
• 2241 Romania, Rep of Moldova

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Some Districts

• Marta Wild

• 1800 1900, 1930 1950 Germany
• 1910, 1920 Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
  Croatia, Slovenia
• 1911 Hungary
• 1980 2000 Switzerland, Liechtenstein

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Some Districts

• Lydia Taglialatela

• 1550 1610 The Netherlands
• 1620, 1630, 2170 Belgium
• 2030 2120 Italy
• 2490 Israel

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How is the Foundation structured?
International Level Managed by 15 Trustees. There
are 42 Regional Foundation Coordinators around
the world who are the a primary link between the
Secretariat and districts.
District levelThe Foundations main
administrative unit. Each district has a District
Foundation Committee.
Club levelA Rotary Foundation Committee
responsible for setting annual contribution goals
and determining Foundation programs participation.
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Rotary Foundation Activities

• Programs

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The Humanitarian Programs

• District Simplified Grants
• Support the service activities or humanitarian
  endeavours of districts
• Volunteer Service Grants
• Subsidize travel costs of Rotarian individuals or
  small groups for qualified international
  humanitarian service at Foundation sites
• Matching Grants
• Assist in funding international humanitarian
  service projects in cooperation with Rotary in
  another country
• Health, Hunger Humanity (3-H) Grants
• Fund long-term international development projects
  to improve health, alleviate hunger, or promote
  development through self-help activities
• Humanitarian Grants Cadre of Technical Advisors
• A registry with Rotarians who are willing and
  able to provide technical expertise at 3-H Grant
  and Matching Grant project sites

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The Educational Programs

• Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Provide scholarships to (non-Rotarian) students
  who serve abroad as ambassadors of goodwill
• Group Study Exchange
• Exchange of qualified (non-Rotarian) teams of
  business and professional people between
  districts in different countries
• Rotary Grants for University Teachers
• To advance development in low income countries
  through sponsoring educators. This grant is
  available for Rotarians and non-Rotarians.
• Rotary Centers for International Studies
• Equip (non-Rotarian) professionals on how to
  promote peace and understanding at one of the
  Rotary Centers.

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PolioPlus Challenge

• PolioPlus Challenge
• Supports the general global polio eradication
  efforts in polio-endemic and high risk countries
• Has so far generated approximately 24.9 million
  in donations from Rotarians

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What can your donation support?

• PolioPlus
• Matching Grants
• World Fund
• Permanent Fund
• APF-SHARE/EREY

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How to Contribute to The Rotary Foundation make
a bank transfer to TRF

• Bank accounts
• URO
• USD/Outside Euro Zone
• Switzerland (CHF)?

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How to Contribute to The Rotary Foundation

• Do we accept credit card contributions?
• Personal contributions can be made directly
  through Member Accesshttps//riweb.rotaryintl.org
  /donor_xml/contributionmenu.asp
• Complete the credit card contribution form and
  send it to EAO via e-mail or fax.

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Recognition for Financial Contributions
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How to contribute to The Rotary Foundation PHF
form

• Funds cannot be corrected 90 days after they have
  been received at TRF.

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Paul Harris FellowsJuly 1999-June 2008
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The Europe/Africa Office
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