Dream Big with Grants

Dream Big with Grantsto Change People’s Lives

Thomas Rea –April 5, 2013

Huge Opportunity Ahead

• Goal is to make long-term Impact and be good steward of our funds

• New leaders are emerging• We have experience and success• We are changing lives

Our Annual Fund Giving

Giving Six-Year Average $433,508 to Annual Fund $113.18 per capita in giving versus $111 for US

'06-'07 '07-'08 '08-'09 '09-'10 '10-'11 '11-'12$380,000

$390,000

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$460,000

District Grants this Year

• Application is online at rotary7570.org• Rough draft due by this weekend• Deadline is April 15th

• Want every Area represented with grants this year

• Match 50% cost or maximum of $3,000• Short and easy application form

District Grants are Flexible!

• Will fund local & international projects• Align with Rotary Foundation mission• Smaller budgets & local decisions• Local decision making, less red tape• No Match from Rotary Foundation

Hometown Hands On Rotarians

Area Clubs Can team on All Types of Grants

• We Had Three Area Global Grants for South Africa, Bangladesh & South Sudan

• Adding an area “Collaborative Grant” for District Grants in 2013-2014– Team of Four (4) Clubs– Award of $7,500 for “Area” Project– Local Project Preferred

• Plan on working with other clubs in our district

Six Grant Areas of Focus

Water Disease and Maternal & Prevention Sanitation Child Health & Treatment

Goodwill Basic Educationand Peace and Literacy

Economic & Community

Development

Six Grant Areas of Focus

• Minimum match is $15,000• Minimum project Budget $30,000• Align with one of the six areas of focus• Longer-term Impact of grant• Grant managed by Rotary Foundation

Global Grants are Big!

Certification of Clubs

• Attend Grants Management Seminar on April 20, 2013

• Please sign Memo of Understanding• Only 62% of Clubs are Fully Certified• Certification not needed for District

Grants for this year• Required for Global Grants

Mike Mefford - International Global GrantsDick Ray - District GrantsGrant Members At Large: Kathy Kantor,

Dr. Ken Tuck, Thomas Rea, Kenny LovelaceJanet Johnson – Foundation ChairFred Meyers - District Foundation Grants TreasurerGreat Resources are Foundation Advocates and

Future Vision AdvocatesWalter Hughes - District Grants Committee Chair

Great Resources

You Are the Leaders!

• Red Tape and Snafus Will Remain• Don’t focus on the Paperwork • Focus on the People who can:

–Live in Peace and Not in Fear–Have a Future instead of Just a Past–Have Hope instead of Hate

You can Change Lives!