DG Mukund Nori DRFC Rick Benson TRF P.I. Cheerleader: Dennis Wong 2014-15 District 7980 DG Mukund Nori DRFC Rick Benson TRF P.I. Cheerleader: Dennis Wong

Poverty, Polio, Peace And whatever turns you on

TRF: Passion, Purpose and Action Stronger clubs Better projects Increased contributions Greater impact Enhanced public image   This is what success looks like – a cycle of activity that constantly builds and reinforces itself. Increased membership and donor base Greater global reach 2012-13 Institute Presentation

The Big Picture The Players Your District 7980 Support Team Your Club Your Members Your Community willl Benefit – bring in $$$   Key Factors Relevant Accountability Beneficial to all concern

What’s New … That are Game Changers Bigger Projects Sustainable Growth Programs – Long term Impact More Collaboration with other Clubs Opportunity to Think Different More Rewarding Greater Satisfaction More Fun More Contributions to TRF

Taking Ownership All Hands Onboard Set Club TRF Goals Have a Club TRF Committee (Grants Chair., Steward, Scholarships, Fundraising, PHS) Initiate/Partner on a Future Vision Global Grant Initiate a District Managed Grant Special Opportunities – polio, scholarships, VTT EREY, Sustaining Member, Paul Harris Society

District TRF Team 14-15 Chair: PDG Rick Benson (2013-16) PR/Marketing: Dennis Wong Fundraising Chair: PDG Rupi Rupwani Grants Chair: Lynda Hammond – Orange RC District Grants Chair – PAG Chip Marsh District Steward – Jean Ferris Scholarships Chair: David Wolfe Peace Fellowships Chair – Christopher Johnson Foundation Area Reps ARRFC – Zone 32 – PDG Sue Kloch / Zone Team

TRF Program Budget 14-15 2 District Scholarships = $20,000 15 District Managed Grants - $48,000 2 Global Scholarships @ $15,000 1 Vocational Training Team - $15,000 2 Inbound Challenge Global Grants = $23,500 6 Global Grants - $45,000 Polio Contribution - $1,000 Peace Program Contribution- $1,070 Total Available $185,570

District TRF Participation Goals 75% of Clubs Participate in Some Grant 75% of clubs have a Trained Steward 75% have a trained Club Foundation Chair Get our DDF by July 1 Spend all our DDF Budgeted Global Grants, District Grants, Scholarships, and VTT

District Qualification Requirements Submit TRF goals: Fundraising, etc. MOU Signatures: Pres. 14-15 and PE for 15-16 Be Current: RI Dues & TRF grant reports One Person Trained at Grants Seminar – 5/3 Designated Club Steward/ Proper TRF Financial Management Can re-qualify via webinar if Attended in prior 3 years

District Grant Rules All grants: Must be in 1 of the 6 Areas of Focus Partnerships with clubs encouraged Global Grant: $7500 DDF match District Grant – Local or International: 1 Year Max $2500 per club for 1 DMG Max $7500 DDF match / grant (multi-club) Max $7500 per club per year Max sponsor 2 per year: 1st half, 2nd half

TRF Donor Recognition 100% EREY (everyone contributed something by 6/30, average Per capita $100) 100% Sustaining Members (everyone contributes at least $100) White Knight Society 70% Sustaining Members Average Per Capita $175 Top 3 clubs Total $$’s and Per Capita

TRF Goals – Rotary Club Central

On-Line- Goal Work Sheet -TRF

Opportunities still 2013-14 Bring $$$ to your Community Feel the benefits – change lives Meet EREY Goals, Attend Million $ Dinner – bequests to Endowment Get a DMG - $15,000 still available Partner on Kenya GG – hoping for 100% @ $100 Nominate District Scholar – 2 available (by May 1) Polio $10,000 Challenge ($3150 to date) Partner on VTT to Ghana – Economic Devel. TRF Raffel at Conference – clubs donate prizes

Utange Primary School, Mombasa, KE GG1419595 750 kids; $100/club Mombasa: Major port city to central Africa; Existing Conditions: 800 boys and girls; 2 toiles for each – none working; Multi-building complex; leaky asbestos roof; broken windows; generally deteriorated physically; no electricity, manual water pump, no library; no computers

Cooking Pit Rudimentary classrooms, happy kids, little chance of proceeding to high school or university; outdoor cooking for main meal;

Literacy; Water & Sanitation; Economic Development Every D7980 Club contribute $100 - $500 - $1000 = $20,000 Meriden RC – International Sponsor Partner pledged and has contributed $5000; Host Club in Kenya: pledged $10,000 District 7930 (Boston) ?? District 9212 (Kenya) $2,000 District 7980 - $20,000 TRF Match $45,000 County Govm’t $80,000 Total Project: $210,000 Interactors with older students For $500 your club can partner on a $200,000 project, feel great, see results, and maybe go on a safari to Kenya or climb Kilimanjaro in nearby Tanzania.

2014-15 GG Ideas Check Dams in India --$44,000 School desks for 4500 in India --$32,000 Computers for 300 orphans, Israel - $42,000 Water filters in schools – Bulgaria --$35,000 Need International club(s) in CT to raise $7500, D7980 match, Host club/District in Place.

I Need Your DMG Ideas By D.T.A. Books for 1st & 3rd Graders – N. Branford Special Ed Playground Equipment – Mystic Freezer for Meals on Wheels – Old Saybrook Winter Coats – Orange, New Haven Water Cisterns – rural Mexico – Middletown Mobile Dental Clinic – Stratford Insecticide treated bed nets – Colchester Laptops – Westport, W. Sunrise, + Bridgeport

Resources Rotary Foundation Kit www.rotarydistrict7980.org https://brandcenter.rotary.org www.rotary.org/grants Learn.rotary.org - E-Learning www.polioeradication.org www.matchinggrants.org Rotary Club Central: Set Goals, contribute, Foundation Reports: Club Recognition, EREY Foundation Area Reps Your Club Foundation Chair/Club Steward

New Format – District Website

Fundraising

My Rotary/ TRF Reports

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