1. District 9800 Grants Seminar 2016 – Rotary Club of Port Melbourne
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District 9800 Grants Seminar 2016 – Rotary Club of Port Melbourne
Celebrating 100 Years of Doing Good in the World

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Are you an Optimist?

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Or are you a Pessimist?

4. Arch C Klumph was an optimist
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Arch C Klumph was an optimist
: RI President, started a fund “to do some good in the world” with $26.50 from Atlanta Convention
1928 re-named as The Rotary Foundation, with assets of over $5,000
Now over $1 billion
distributed more than $3 billion
As president of the Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, in 1913, he advocated for the club to build a reserve that would ensure its means to do future good work. As president of Rotary in , he proposed this idea to a larger audience.
In 1917, the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, USA, made the first contribution, $26.50, to the endowment fund that Arch Klumph had suggested in his convention speech. But for almost a decade, the endowment went largely unknown and received very few contributions.

5. The Rotary Foundation’s Mission
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The Rotary Foundation’s Mission
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, peace, and goodwill through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty
100 YEARS OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD

6. Our Foundation – our charity
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Our Foundation – our charity
There has never been a more exciting time to be a Rotarian
Never a more exciting time to support the work of
The Rotary Foundation

7. Celebrating 100 Years of Doing Good in the World
11/24/2017
Celebrating 100 Years of Doing Good in the World

8. How you and your Club can do good in the world
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How you and your Club can do good in the world
District and Global Grants
District Grant
Global Grant
Supports the mission of TRF
Supports an area of focus
No minimum budget, single grant awarded annually
Minimum budget of US$30,000
Small scale, short-term impact; local or international
Sustainable, large, long- term, measurable impact
Can support scholars in any study, local or international
Scholar funding for post- graduate international study
Administered by District
Approved by RI
Adheres to the grant terms and conditions
International partnership
Our Foundation Coordinators will help with the paperwork

9. $224 million in total program spending
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Where does the money go?
$224 million in total program spending

10. Suggested Club Business Plan
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Suggested Club Business Plan
Develop a Global Grant application either as a Club or as a Cluster initiative
As a Club commit US$1500 to End Polio Now
Allocate at least $150 per member of club fundraising to TRF
Apply for a District Grant
Encourage TRF to be part of every Rotarians Charity giving
Strive for 100% of all members to be EREY
(Centurion)
Encourage at least one Paul Harris Society member per Club

11. Personal Giving Your time Every Rotarian, Every Year Centurions
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Personal Giving
Your time
Every Rotarian, Every Year
Centurions
Paul Harris Society
Major Donors
Arch Klumph Society
Benefactors
Bequest Society

12. The Rotary Foundation Centennial Year
11/24/2017
The Rotary Foundation Centennial Year
2016 The centennial celebration began at the Rotary International Convention in Seoul, Korea, 28 May to 1 June
2017 The celebration culminates at the
Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June
As clubs and as Districts let us use this occasion to really promote our charity