Rotary District 7690 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION/FUTURE VISION DISTRICT GRANT BASICS TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar

LEARNING OBJECTIVES TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar 1. DISTRICT GRANT BASICS 2. CREATING A PROJECT 3. APPLYING FOR A GRANT 4. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

DISTRICT GRANT BASICS TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar o Simple, Flexible, Innovative Projects o Local /International Projects Mission Related – “Doing Good in the World” o Short-term, One-time and Smaller Scope Projects  Humanitarian Service Projects  Scholarships  Vocational Training Teams o Local Decision Making With Broader Guidelines o Active Rotarian Participation

Creating A Project TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar Needs Assessment Partners Project Planning Create a Budget Project Planning Checklist

Applying for a Grant TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar Submit grant proposal to DG Committee Must support one or more of the goals of the Six Area(s) of Focus Must be Sustainable May involve Rotary clubs in two pilot or non-pilot districts District must confirm club is qualified

District Grant Financing TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar Rotarian cash contributions District Designated Fund Non-Rotarian cash contributions (not sent to or matched by the Foundation) Financial Management Club must maintain bank account solely for DISTRICT GRANT Funds

Successful Project Implementation TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar Communication Financial management Record keeping Following original plan Evaluation of the project

District Grant Reports TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar Final report by April 15, 2011 Reports submitted to DG Committee Type of activity: humanitarian project, scholar, vocational training team Evaluation of project goals and how funds were spent to meet the project goals Number of beneficiaries and how they benefited

Document Retention Use “Future Vision Plan Document Retention Worksheet” suggestions & tips for document retention. TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar

LEARNING OBJECTIVES TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar 1. DISTRICT GRANT BASICS 2. CREATING A PROJECT 3. APPLY ING FOR A GRANT 4. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

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Rotary District 7690 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION/FUTURE VISION DISTRICT GRANT BASICS TRF, Membership, New Generations Seminar THANK YOU !