Rotary Foundation PDG Jo Wilkin / PDG Ken Hall D9650 District Assembly Kempsey 29 April 2017 Armidale 21 May 2017

OUTLINE: Centenary of the Foundation Why the Foundation is so important - how the Foundation has supported our clubs in the past 4 years with grants Quick overview of the Foundation and the grants that are available How we can support the Foundation

Centenary of the Foundation

100 years of ‘Doing Good in the World’! 2016-17 Rotary Foundation’s Centennial Year 100 years of ‘Doing Good in the World’!

2. Why the Foundation is so important - how the Foundation has supported our clubs in the past 4 years with grants

D9650 District Grants 2013-17

D9650 District Grants AU$185,000 to 42 clubs

D9650 Global Grants Coffs Harbour RC - Kirabati Water purification devices

D9650 Global Grants Tamworth RC - Toilets for girls in 100 Indian schools

D9650 Global Grants Projects costing AU$245,000 From DDF - AU$70,000 From World Fund - AU$110,000

FOUNDATION’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR PolioPlus Campaign

Progress in Polio Eradication

No new cases last week reported SO WHERE ARE WE 20 May 2017? India polio free 2014 Afghanistan 2014 - 28 2015 – 20 2016 – 13 2017 - 3 Nigeria 2014- 36 2015- 0 2016- 4 2017- 0 Pakistan 2014 - 328 2015 – 56 2016 – 20 2017 - 2 Total to date in 2017 = 5 No new cases last week reported

Reduced risk of vaccine derived cases The Switch - 12 mths ago Trivalent vaccine Bivalent vaccine Reduced risk of vaccine derived cases

3. Quick overview of the Foundation and the grants that are available

FOUNDATION in a nutshell!! Four Funds ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUND All money invested for 3 yrs then ‘shared’ equally by District and the World Fund WORLD FUND Used to match money from Districts and clubs to undertake projects ENDOWMENT FUND Money, often from wills or donors, invested to ensure long term viability of the Foundation POLIOPLUS FUND Exclusively for the polio program, still Rotary’s major aim.

Money is donated by clubs and members into the Annual Programs Fund Money is donated by clubs and members into the Annual Programs Fund. It is invested for 3 years. (Interest is used to run the Foundation . ) After 3 years: Half comes back to the District (Called the District Dedicated Fund or DDF) Half goes into the World Fund Projects organised by clubs and Districts using Global grants match DDF money dollar for dollar from the World Fund, and club and outside money 50c in the dollar from the World Fund. Half of this can be used for District Grants Half of this can be used for Global Grants

FUNDING MODEL FOR D9650 2017-18 (all $US) $96,672.78 contributed by D9650 clubs in 2014-15 50% $48,336.39 To World Fund 50% $48,336.39 To D9650 ‘District Designated Fund’ (DDF) ‘SHARE’ Trustees controlled Used to match club & district Global projects District controlled Global Grants 50%For District Grants $24,168.20 50% For Global Grants $24,168.20 With rollover of $77,644.78 available When matched by World Fund this could become $200,000!!

APPLYING FOR GRANTS DISTRICT GRANTS- perhaps AU$4,000 Make sure your club qualifies - form on District website in Documents library Apply by the end of October - see application form and Memorandum of Understanding - in DL> Ask Foundation Chair PDG Jo Wilkin or Grants Chair PDG Ken Hall to speak to your club.

GLOBAL GRANTS- more than US$30,000 (AU$40,000) Needs an International partner Can use money from the DDF which will be matched with money from the World Fund. Can apply any time directly to TRF online, but Please contact the District committee first, especially if you will be applying for some of our District Dedicated Fund.

GLOBAL GRANTS EXAMPLE - hypothetical Professional training and supply equipment in a developing country Budget of US$30,000 - equipment $20,600; transport $1,400; Travel $3,500; Accom & Training $4,500 Club $4000 WF Match $2,000 DDF $12,000 WF Match $12,000 Total $30,000 - See how much could be achieved with a club input of only $4000

4. How we can support the Foundation

Celebrate the Centenary Encourage every member to become a Centurion (=a cup of coffee /2 weeks) Enter your club’s Foundation goals for 2017-18 onto the RI website Consider a Foundation project and apply for a grant

D9650 CENTENARY PROJECT 1.) Potable water into 80 schools in D3090 in India 80 schools $89,000 APPROVED Donations from clubs - $20K DDF from both Districts - $30K Matching money from the World Fund - $40K

D9650 CENTENARY PROJECT 2.) Million Dollar Dinner to raise funds for the Foundation Port Macquarie Sat 18 November Bequests and donations very welcome!!

LET’S CELEBRATE .... Let’s also strengthen our commitment to our charity, the Rotary Foundation in this Centenary year. To date, with only 2 months before the end of this Rotary year 2016-17, our clubs have contributed only $46,729.60 to the Annual Programs Fund.

We should not live for ourselves alone, but for the joy in doing good for others — Arch Klumph, 1929