THE ROTARY CENTERS MAJOR GIFTS INITIATIVE Permanent Fund Committee Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau 5 November 2007

PEACE IS POSSIBLE

Today there are still far too few mediators who are experienced practitioners in conflict resolution. There is an urgent need to produce another generation of people who can play a mediating role in the future. Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford.

Rotary Centers: Peace is Possible The Rotary Centers have been selected by the Trustees as the highest educational priority for the Foundation

THE ROTARY CENTERS MAJOR GIFTS INITIATIVE … is committed to raising US$95 million dollars by 30 June 2015

THE ROTARY CENTERS MAJOR GIFTS INITIATIVE  US$95 million by 30 June 2015  Fund 120 fellows per year  Major gifts based  US$95 million by 30 June 2015  Fund 120 fellows per year  Major gifts based

Investing in the Future of Peacemaking: US$95 Million Phase I (2005 – 2010) US$50 million endowed US$5 million named Phase II (2010 – 2015) US$40 million endowed Phase I (2005 – 2010) US$50 million endowed US$5 million named Phase II (2010 – 2015) US$40 million endowed

Three Year Fundraising Goals US$8,000, US$12,500, US$15,500,000 TOTALUS$36,000,000

Major Gift Prospects 400 major gifts needed 5 solicitations for each gift received 2,000 major gift prospects required Focusing on 0.2% of all Rotarians 400 major gifts needed 5 solicitations for each gift received 2,000 major gift prospects required Focusing on 0.2% of all Rotarians

Investing in the Future of Peacemaking NUMBER OF GIFTS AMOUNT OF GIFT TOTALS 40$ 500,000 (+)$72.5 M 360$10,000 to $500,000 (+) $22.5 M 400Grand Totals$95 Million

MAJOR GIFTS FUNDRAISING  Identification  Cultivation  Solicitation  Identification  Cultivation  Solicitation

Volunteer Structure RCMGI Committee: Dr. Edward Blender, Chairman (USA) Judy M. Magub (Australia) John F. Germ, Vice-Chair (USA)G. Kenneth Morgan (USA) William Benter (Hong Kong)William E. Skelton (USA) Jackson San-Lien Hsieh (Taiwan)Gulam A. Vahanvaty (India) Kyu Hang Lee (Korea)Yoshimasa Watanabe (Japan) Ron D. Burton, Liaison Trustee (USA)

Volunteer Structure RCMGI Committee:  Advise the Trustees on progress on this initiative  Share the Rotary Centers story and our shared dream for peace  Work with staff in making sure that goals are met by helping identify potential donors, cultivate them and ask them for support

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Hartley B. and Ruth B. Barker, Zone 25, USA Edward and M. Patricia Blender, Zone 25, USA Paul G. and Jean Elder, Zone 28, USA Masafumi and Hatsumi Fukui, Zone 3, Japan Gerald L. and Vicki Harp, Zone 29, USA Jackson Hsieh, Zone 4, Taiwan Bill Huntley, Zone 17, UK Al Jubitz, Zone 23, USA Charles C. Keller, Zone 28, USA Noboru and Yasuko Ohkubo, Zone 3, Japan Kyu Hang Lee and Hee Sung Park, Zone 9, Korea Endowments for Rotary Centers

A. R. Ramachandra and Suseela Reddy, Zone 22, Canada Paul F. and Carolyn C. Rizza, Zone 28, USA Rotary District 2650, Zone 3, Japan Rajendra K. Saboo, Zone 5, India Philip J. and Kathleen M. Silvers, Zone 25, USA Shigeo and Megumi Takayama, Zone 2, Japan Sakuji and Kyoko Tanaka, Zone 2, Japan Marilyn and William P. Tennity, Zone 24, USA Anonymous, Zone 4B, Hong Kong Anonymous, Zone 30, USA Endowments for Rotary Centers

PEACE IS POSSIBLE