Transcript Pre-PETS 2009 - District 6360

Rotary
Foundation
Club Chairs
Training
Seminar
2010
The Rotary Foundation
In Action
• What is the most important message we
can bring to our clubs about The Rotary
Foundation?
Rotary Foundation
Projects
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Group Study Exchange
Ambassadorial Scholars
Matching Grant Projects
District Simplified Grant projects
Polio Eradication Commitment
District Giving 2010-11
• District 6360 gave $330,906 to TRF in the
last Rotary year 2009-10.
• Our District goal for the Annual Fund was
$104,745, our actual giving was $101,183
• Average per capita giving to the Annual
Fund was $35.06
• What is your club goal for APF for 201011?
• What is your club goal for Polio Plus?
Achieving your Club
Foundation Goal
• Club’s Foundation Committee
• Club Contribution
– Specific Fundraisers for TRF
• Individual Contributions
– Paul Harris Fellow
– Paul Harris Society
– Major Donors
– Benefactors, Bequest Society
Polio Commitment
• Three year commitment started January
2007
– Enhanced to five year commitment through
June 2012
• TRF goal $2000 per club or $40 per
member
• Total 2010-11 club pledges: $77,285
• What is your club goal?
How do you answer these
statements?
• I’d rather give my money to local projects
that help local people.
• Rotary already costs me a lot of money;
how can I also give $100 a year to TRF?
• TRF got that big grant from Bill Gates. My
small contribution isn’t going to make a
difference.
• Why should I be a sustaining member
when the officers in my club are not?
How do you answer these
statements?
• I’d rather give my money to local projects
that help local people.
– Foundation dollars do support local projects
through District Simplified Grants. We benefit
from our participation with the GSE teams.
We learn from our inbound scholars. Our local
students who receive the outbound
scholarship benefit significantly.
How do you answer these
statements?
• Rotary already costs me a lot of money;
how can I also give $100 a year to TRF?
– $100 a year is less than $2.00 a week. A cup
of coffee, a dessert, a snack at the movie. The
cost of Rotary is primarily meals. Eliminate the
meal cost from the amount “spent” on Rotary
and how much does it really cost?
How do you answer these
statements?
• TRF got that big grant from Bill Gates. My
small contribution isn’t going to make a
difference.
– The generous Gates grants and the
subsequent Google grant are restricted for
Polio eradication. None of those funds are
being used for the programs supported by the
annual programs fund such as grants and
education programs.
How do you answer these
statements?
• Why should I be a sustaining member
when the officers in my club are not?
– Every person makes their own decision about
giving. If you believe in the work of The
Rotary Foundation, your support should be
your own decision. Any member of the club
can be a role model for others.
Any Other Foundation
Questions
• District Foundation
• Club Foundations
• Rotary Foundation Chair Training
• Rotary Foundation Seminars
Building Communities
Bridging Continents