Successful Service Project Strategies Presenter needs to enter their name and club - Welcome to Successful Service Project Strategies.  I hope you share our excitement about doing service projects, and how you can make the world a little bit better.  As we go through the presentation we will give you an opportunity and to hear from you about some of your ideas. Name Name Rotary Club of Rotary Club of Designation Designation

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Benefits are right up front Builds goodwill Provides service Fulfillment Fun & friendships Involvement Recognition for your clubs The Wrap

It Starts with an Idea: Local Projects Food kitchens Reading centers Restore playgrounds Remodel spaces Ask the audience for some of their ideas – eg, debris removal, install smoke alarms and safety items, scholarships, Take notes of novel ideas. Probably have time for 3 -4 people to share some ideas.  Depends on if they are long-winded.

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Local - Example Examples of local projects

It Starts with an Idea: International Projects Medical clinic in Haiti Schools and community center Chacala, Mexico Guatemala – Hospital de la Familia Water and sanitation Los Puentes, Honduras Projects come in all sizes and shapes. They can be small, local one- time events, or local on-going long term projects, or life changing, eye- opening international projects. nternational ideas. Haiti - in a minute you will see their video on the project from Fairfield-Suisun where they served 300 patients in 4 days. Berkeley club has gone back to same region in Mexico, building schools, computer labs and community centers across 12 years.  5 projects.  Planning stages for the next one in 2018. Honduras project is scheduled for Spring 2018 as well.

International Projects Photo of the Chapala Mexico schools

International - Example Kenya Smiles Three districts Dental care and education Backpacks to 5,000 children Kenya Smiles

International - Example High School rehab and community buildings Berkeley, Paradise and LaPenita Mexico 26 Clubs, 5 Districts Total $160,000 Global Grant Hands-on Details on the Mexico project,  Huge involvement both financially but also Rotarians from US, Mexico and Canada help with hands-on

What makes a good project? Compelling need Serves the broader community Community participation and support Sustainable – keeps on giving Recognition Compelling need means you’ll have fulfillment and feel rewarded for your efforts. Community participation brings in more support (money and supplies) and resources (people with skills you may not have). Recognition is in it for your club and Rotary as an important organization

Nuts and Bolts of Successful Project Strategies Vision Needs assessment Action plan and budgeting Grant support & partners Sustainability Engagement and participation Outline of the presentation for today. Vision - is the project in alignment with the vision of your club, to address poverty or medical care or youth and education? We will go through some of the steps - assessment of needs, action plan etc.  Don’t forget to plan for sustainability (follow-up) and most important of all is the engagement and participation.  Don’t do this all by yourself - include others in all the steps.

Whose needs are we meeting anyway? Needs assessment Ask questions Talk to recipients Review the history Fact checking – fake news? There is an aspect of due diligence that needs to be done before money and effort are expended. Whose needs are we meeting anyway? Who’s needs are you addressing anyway? Due diligence that needs to be done before money and effort are expended. Calling things fake news is all rage right now, but are you checking on the story?  Maybe it isn’t all that it seems.

Lessons Learned Examples $100,000 youth center renovation – but property leased NOT OWNED by city Community College two-year scholarships for students in need (but alas, not prepared for college.) Think of these as lessons learned. The first was discovered in the planning process and led to disappointment but did not have significant financial impact. The second example will lead to better community college programs in the future. Think of these as lessons learned.  

Develop the Action Plan Engage members Budget Time line Assign roles and tasks Find tools and supplies Have fun! Ask audience what they have done to engage members?  Remind them even things as simple as a project in two weeks on Saturday needs a timeline.  By when do people need to sign up?  Who will call the site to make sure the tools will be available?  Send out a reminder to the people who signed up with last minute details.  Will you need to bring your videographer or photographer to record the event?

Create a budget Find funding Partner with other Clubs or groups Fundraising Apply for Grants – District or Global Depending on the scope of the project, it may not need a grant at all. However, grants are available so don’t ignore that possibility.

Involve business and community leaders Find Partnerships Involve business and community leaders Coordinate with other organizations Don’t forget Interact and Rotaract Partners - can be other clubs, other non-projects, your city government, youth in your town

Details at Grants BIG PICTURE www.rotary5160.org/wp- content/uploads/2018-19-District-5160- Grant-Policy-2.pdf

How do you ensure a project is sustainable? Question How do you ensure a project is sustainable? Build alliances with the community Stay in touch Don’t build and walk away! Sustainability.  Very top line.  

Successful Strategies for Service Projects And it has to be FUN!

Thank you! Questions?