2. An Overview
District 7980 Assembly
April 1, 2017
Presenter:
Colin M. Gershon, PDG ( )
Rotary Club of New Haven
Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, Zone 32
Past District 7980 Grants Chair ( )
Thank you for inviting me to your club today, and thank you for your prior support of our Foundation. This will be a refresher for experienced members and an introduction for newer members on how important your contributions to our Foundation are and the difference we make in peoples lives worldwide. Last year our District raised over $360,000 for the annual fund, an average of almost $ per person, and 75% made contributions, 55% gave $100 or more. This year’s goals are to get 90% participation and average $175. We understand you have many options for your personal charitable contributions, but as a Rotarian, our Foundation is one of the major benefits of membership in Rotary since it is through our Foundation that we pool our resources and fund the many programs you are about to hear about that truly transform lives. There is not enough time today to dive into too many details but it is through your contributions to the Annual Fund/SHARE account that bring funds back to the District for our clubs to spend on humanitarian projects locally and globally.

3. Learning Objectives Know the Mission of The Rotary Foundation
Identify the Foundation’s Programs
Understand Foundation Grant Programs
Understand how The Rotary Foundation is funded
Understand the Club’s role in the success of The Rotary Foundation, & its role in Club’s success
Setting Club Foundation Goals in Rotary Club Central
Option 1: Workshop

4. Doing Good in the World since 1917
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
The Rotary Foundation’s motto is Doing Good in the World.
Foundation programs are supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Review Mission (EMPHASIZE THE UNDERLINED WORDS!!). It is not the Rotary Foundation that directs where this money goes. It is the Rotary Clubs and their Rotarians who develop the projects and apply for the funds. Some of these projects have grown far beyond the initial Club and District initiatives, such as Polio Eradication, thanks to the support from OUR Rotary Foundation!
Review Motto.
Support, even from Rotarians, cannot be required. It is voluntary, attracted by the work Rotarians do, and their effectiveness in finishing the projects.
Finally: OUR Foundation will celebrate its centennial during your year. What will your Club do to show your community the good it can help you do?

5. OUR Charity of Choice Consistently receives the top 4-Star ranking
One of four charities scoring 100 in 2016
Over 90% of contributions go on to fund Rotary’s programs
Almost $250M spent annually
How good is OUR Foundation? Why should it be our Charity of Choice?
- It is consistently rated at the highest levels by charity-rating organizations
- Over 90% of contributions spent on programs, NOT administration
- Near $250 million spent in Rotary Year

6. Rotary Foundation Programs
Rotary Peace Centers
These are the only 3 programs of OUR Rotary Foundation. And some specifics (Next slides)

7. Areas of Focus Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
The grant structure, since 2012, has six areas of focus. They reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are already addressing worldwide. They will align Rotary with other international development efforts and will strategically further the Foundation's mission. Each of the areas has specific goals.
The Trustees have committed to these areas of focus for at least nine years. In fact, the Trustees are encouraging all Clubs and Districts to focus their current Foundation program activity in these six areas. 7

8. BUILD PEACE
The world needs Rotary and The Rotary Foundation to help with Peace and Conflict Resolution!
IMAGE: War has displaced over 22,000 Sudanese to Australia. A program created by Rotary Peace Centers alumni uses soccer to help displaced youth make a new life. Your contribution helps the Foundation strengthen local peace efforts and train peacebuilders worldwide.
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
The Rotary Foundation promotes the practice of peace and conflict prevention/resolution by
Strengthening local peace efforts
Training local leaders to prevent and mediate conflict
Supporting long-term peace building in areas affected by conflict
Assisting vulnerable populations affected by conflict, particularly children and youth
Supporting studies related to peace and conflict resolution
Projects in this area can be both locally and internationally focused.
Please note that areas of focus designated contributions are not included in a district’s SHARE calculation and do not generate any DDF.

9. FIGHT DISEASE
Infectious diseases are the leading killers of people living in poverty. Sub- Saharan Africa has 24% of the global disease burden but only 3% of the world’s healthcare. Nearly all of the million children and adults who die each year from an infectious disease live in developing countries.
IMAGE: Over 1.2 million children have been orphaned in Uganda due to HIV/AIDS. Support The Rotary Foundation and its partners to help children and orphans receive the medical treatment that they deserve. Despite the fact that their parents died from this disease, they wish to have the life that we all have.
Disease prevention and treatment
The Rotary Foundation reduces the causes and effects of disease by
Improving the capacity of local health care professionals
Combating the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other major diseases
Enhancing the health infrastructure of local communities
Educating and mobilizing communities to help prevent the spread of major diseases
Supporting studies related to disease prevention and treatment

10. PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
Worldwide, 2.6 billion people — 72% in Southern Asia — lack access to improved sanitation facilities, and 884 million — 37% in sub-Saharan Africa — do not use improved sources of drinking water. (WHO/UNICEF). This year, 2.2 million children will die from diarrhea and related diseases. (Rehydration Project).
The dual focus of clean water and sanitation must be taken on together by Rotarians. When people have access to clean water they have better health; sanitation facilities lead to less spread of diseases; hygiene education leads to disease prevention.
IMAGE: The Rotary Foundation and its partners supplied water filters to 5,000 families in Lima, where over 70 percent of their drinking water comes from the polluted, Rimac River. “They are not just giving us a concrete box. They are giving us health and our children a better quality of life.”

11. SUPPORT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
536,000 women and girls die every year as a result of complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or the six weeks following delivery, a rate of more than one per minute. For every woman who dies, an additional 20 to 30 will have short- and long-term disabilities. Pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability for women in developing countries. (WHO)
IMAGE: Haiti has the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the Western Hemisphere. To help prenatal care providers reach remote areas of the country, The Rotary Foundation provided a fully-equipped medical jeep that can carry 11 volunteers anywhere they are needed in the country.

12. PROMOTE EDUCATION
Worldwide, 75 million children — 41 million of them girls — do not have access to basic education. (World Bank) It is not just children who are held back by lack of access to basic education and literacy. More than 1 in 4 adults cannot read or write, 66% of them women. (End Poverty 2015 Millennium Campaign)
Education is one of the basic human rights. However, access to that right is severely limited for many children and adults by factors that are out of their control. Factors such as geographical location, gender, ethnicity, societal standing, and language all contribute to children’s and adults access to education.

13. GROW LOCAL ECONOMIES
Worldwide, 1.4 billion people live in poverty (less than $1.25 a day). It is anticipated that with the onset of the current economic crisis an additional 55 million to 90 million more people will be living in extreme poverty.
IMAGE: Jhoole, a non-profit social enterprise, was created in India to help women create brighter futures for themselves, their families and their communities
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Rotary is committed to alleviating poverty through microfinance institutions and vocational training programs. These types of development will elevate the daily life of individuals by building a better infrastructure. An individual who receives a microfinance loan may be able to build up their own rug weaving business much like a person who participates in a vocational training program for nursing will be able to better serve their community while supporting themselves.

14. Global Grant vs District Grant

15. District Managed Grants
Grant Rules
Max $2,500 per club for 1 DMG
Max $7,500 Match per Project
Max $5,000 per club per year
Must be in 1 of 6 Areas of Focus
Application approval process- local committee
Recordkeeping requirements
Winter Coats (Orange/New Haven);
Laptops (Westport, W Sunrise and Bridgeport)
Special Ed Playground Equipment (Mystic)
Here are some examples of District Managed Grant projects initiated by our clubs, some locally; some internationally. Has your club participated in a DMG?

16. Global Grants
Grant Rules
Minimum Budget- $30,000
Matches by District and TRF
International and Host Club/District Sponsors
(different countries)
One of Six Areas of Focus
Humanitarian Projects ($10,000 DDF match) ,
Scholarships, Vocational Training Teams (no club cost)
Application Process submitted online and
Reviewed by TRF staff in Evanston, IL
And here are some examples of larger Global Grants, typically $30,000 - $75000 projects. We just had 15 members of the district travel to Mombasa, Kenya in October to work side by side with other volunteers on the Utange School Renovation project that 27 clubs supported. Seeing our dollars at work to change the educational process and facilities at this school really makes you feel good Now there will be adequate water, new sanitary facilities, power to all buildings, a new library, their first computer lab, and renovated buildings for the 800 students in this primary school. You know their lives will be changed with a better education to break the chain of poverty they are used to.

17. Takaungu Primary School, Malindi Kenya, District 9212

18. Thank you for continuing the support
Polio Plus
More that $1.5 B invested since 1985 to eradicate polio.
3 remaining endemic countries down from 165… Nigeria, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Over 2.5 billion children immunized
We are not done yet! Eradication is the goal
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation now matching $2 for every $1 Rotarians contribute at least through 2018.
The goal is to
Eradicate Polio
Thank you for continuing the support
Yes, the goal is ERADICATION, not control or reduction. We ARE this close! There were only 74 cases in all of 2015, down from 359 in 2014 and 1,000 EACH DAY since the commitment began in 1985.

19. Eradication of Polio
350,000 afflicted annually with polio virus
Rotary leads effort to form the
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
The Rotary Foundation
UNICEF
US Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
World Health Organization
Only 37 cases of Wild Polio worldwide
Only 4 cases so far this year (thru 3/25/17) hi
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20. Peace & Conflict Studies Centers
Six university centers around the world for MS Degree.
One professional program in Thailand, 3 month program
~ 100 students per year accepted
Over 1050 graduates to date
Your Club can nominate someone and contribute to peace.
Directed Gifts to Peace Centers, an endowed fund ~ $175M is the goal…
This is a program with a very long view, but already alumni are spreading their experience and training in governments, international institutions, academia, NGOs and communities. Right here, in Philadelphia, police and court officers are using their training to make our community live up to its name.

21. $60,000 Masters Degree Program to Study at one of
Peace Fellowships
$60,000 Masters Degree Program
to Study at one of
Six Rotary Peace Centers At
Duke University/UNC Chapel Hill
International Christian University, Japan
University of Bradford, England
University of Queensland, Australia
Uppsala University, Sweden
15-24 month program
Up to 50 chosen each year
3 years experience required

22. District TRF Team Chair: PDG Rick Benson, Westport
District Steward – Ed Pikaart, N Branford
Fundraising Chair: PDG Rick Benson
Annual Fund- Colin Gershon, New Haven
Paul Harris Society- Jim Satterwhite, Madison
Endowment/Major Gifts-
Polio Chair – PDG Mukund Nori
Here is our TRF Leadership team – there are many resources on the District Website under each program to help you take advantage of the dollars available.

23. District TRF Grants Team 17-18
District Grants Chair: Lynda Hammond, Orange
District Managed Grants – Glenn Pearson, Orange
Global Grants Advisory – Brian Bishop, Madison
Scholarship Chair – Nancy Riella, Colchester
Peace Fellowship Chair – PDG Mukund Nori
VTT – Nancy Riella, Colchester
Foundation Area Reps – PAG Jim Satterwhite, Madison
Foundation Alumni – Alan Hurst, E. Hampton Ric Meyer, Stamford
Each of our TRF Leadership Team, are here to assist the clubs feel the power of our Foundation. If you have contributed annually to our Foundation or to the success of our End Polio Now campaign you are entitled to warm fuzzy feelings of satisfaction. If you have not yet contributed, you are missing a great opportunity to help others and to feel great doing it.

24. Club Rotary Foundation Chair/Committee
Helps Clubs to achieve humanitarian service goals
Educates Rotarians & Community about The Rotary Foundation
Develops & executes plans to support OUR Foundation:
- through improving contributions to AF-SHARE, Polio, Peace Centers, and other directed-giving
- assists Club’s participation in Foundation programs
Provides for grant management & stewardship
Who is your Club Foundation Chair? Does that person know this role? Has the Club taken full advantage of OUR Foundation resources to serve its community? This is a great way for new members to understand the Club’s impact to better the community, and to make them committed Rotarians!

26. Rotary Foundation Funding
Review flow of funds. Emphasize:
- Annual Fund–SHARE is the only designation that generates DDF to return to the District for use as District Grants and the match (1:1) for Global Grants.
- The Endowment Fund contributions designated SHARE will generate earnings that return to the District.
- ANYONE, Rotarian or just a friend, can support OUR Foundation.

27. VERY ROTARIAN, EVERY YEAR
The Rotary Foundation
-Addresses all of the greatest educational and humanitarian needs
-Its world reach is greater than the United Nations
-We can go where politicians and religious groups cannot
The Annual Fund is the primary source of funding for the programs of The Rotary Foundation. The Annual Fund is the cornerstone for these programs; for the beneficiaries, and why we give. It is for the stories these programs permit us to tell.
For us to continue doing so much good in the world, it is necessary for Every Rotarian to participate in the programs and to support our Foundation Every Year.
If Rotary is to be there to:
Teach children to read, build wells, feed the hungry, care for the sick, shelter the poor; then Every Rotarian is invited to support the Annual Fund with a personal contribution, Every Year.
Every Rotary club has been asked to set club fundraising goal for the Annual Fund this year, and we ask you to help achieve it with your personal gift. It doesn’t have to be $100/ year – it can be more or less. Just $2.00 a week will get you to the $100 sustaining member level. 55% of our members currently give at least $100, but I suspect that nearly all our members could. 93 of our district members contribute $1000 or more annually, I bet there are members of this club who could also contribute at this Paul harris Society Level.
The worldwide Annual Fund goal is US$130 million. Our District Goal is $400,000
Last year, our records show ___________% of your club made and EREY contribution, for a club average of $___________ per person.
100% Member Participation

28. Just as many of our community institutions (NPR, PBS, Y, United Way) have discovered, this is an easy way for people to provide their support. AND the administrative cost is MUCH lower than handling a check.

29. Water-hygiene training
US$100 HELPS PROVIDE
School supplies
Malaria tests
Water-hygiene training
Here are some examples of what your annual contributions can help provide:
Three backpacks filled with school supplies for primary school children in Honduras
Fifty malaria diagnostic tests to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria in Mali
One biosand filter and water hygiene training for a family in Peru

30. HIV antiretroviral drugs Mobility for disabled youth
US$1,000 HELPS PROVIDE
HIV antiretroviral drugs
Mobility for disabled youth
Domestic abuse education
These are some examples of what your annual contributions can help provide.
Fourteen anti-retroviral drugs to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their babies in Liberia
One bicycle to play sports for youth with disabilities in France
Sexual assault and domestic abuse education for young women in Texas, USA

31. Thank You For All You DO Colin Gershon 4/1/17