Transcript The Rotary Foundation

District 7610
Rotary Foundation Status
Rotary Foundation Seminar
September 2013
PDG Chuck Davidson
District Rotary Foundation Chair
Giving
• Annual Fund
(2012-13 final)
– $566,896 (18.5% increase)
– 0 zero-giving clubs
– $254.67 per capita ($216.15 previous)
– Per capita was record for
district; ranked 11th in World!
– 28 clubs earned EREY banners;
14 of them also got 100%
Sustaining Member banners
– 2013-14 status: -5.7% thru Aug
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Giving
• Paul Harris Society
– 51 new PHS members last year!
– 193 cumulative total today
among active/honorary
Rotarians
– Shooting for 250 goal
– TRF accepted responsibility for
PHS effective July 1, 2013
Giving
• PolioPlus
(2012-13 final)
– $103,761 from clubs
– 14.2% increase over previous
year
– Ranked 38th in World; 2nd in
Zone
– Clubs did Bowl-a-thons as
main polio fund-raiser
– District added $25,000 DDF
Grants
• District
– Formerly known as
District Simplified Grants
– 2012-13: $44,696 spent
on 17 projects involving
35 clubs; typically $1,000 per club
– 2013-14: ~$87,000 will be spent on 28 projects
from 45 clubs; grant size increased to $2,000 per
club; awards still pending close-out of previous
grant
Grants
• Global
– Formerly known as Matching
Grants
– 2012-13: 12 grants approved
by TRF involving 19 clubs
– Are benefiting Zambia, Jamaica,
Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa,
Ukraine, India, Greece, Egypt,
South Sudan
– 2013-14: None yet sent to TRF;
minimum budget is $30,000
Global Scholars
• 2012-13
– One in Uganda
(Burke)
(Brittany Bennett)
– One in China
(Arlington)
(Reagan Thompson)
• 2013-14
– One in South Africa
(Fairfax)
(Sophie McManus)
– One in England
(Reagan Thompson)
(Arlington)
World Peace Fellows
• 2013
– One in Japan
Pentagon)
(Crystal City-
(Sana Saeed)
• 2014
(submitted)
– One for Australia/Sweden
(Great Falls)
(Nabi Sahak)
– One for Australia/England
(Falls Church)
(Emma Sheehy)
Vocational Training
Teams
 Formerly known as Group Study Exchange (GSE)
 2012-13: GSE with Australian District 9465
 2013-14: Entirely open; could be:
 One-way “GSE look-alike”
comes here
 One-way VTT goes in
connection with grant
 Significantly more
flexibility on age, mix,
and duration
Tappahannock, Arlington, Alexandria, Herndon
Thank You!