What is the Goal of Rotary Foundation Grants? (Part 2 of 2)
During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent over $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and worldwide. The Rotary Foundation impacts communities through our grants program, which offers four opportunities for funding. Last week we talked about district grants and global grants – let's look at the final two options today:
Programs of Scale Grants – fund activities that benefit many people in a significant geographic area using a sustainable, evidence-based intervention with measurable outcomes and impact. Each grant will support activities that align with one or more of Rotary's areas of focus for three to five years. How it works: Each year, one approved project will receive $2 million from The Rotary Foundation's World Fund. Applicants are strongly encouraged to supplement Foundation funding with resources from multiple other sources and work with an experienced partner, such as a nongovernmental organization, private institution, or government entity.
Disaster Response Grants – fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs caused by natural disasters in your community. Activities include providing essential items such as water, food, medicine, and clothing. How it works: Districts in an affected area or country may apply for a maximum grant of $25,000, based on the availability of funds. A district may apply for subsequent grants after successfully reporting outcomes from previous grants.
As Rotarians, we are eligible to participate in any one of these programs. Which one interests you?
I hope that you all enjoyed a safe and happy holiday season/end of 2021. I'm looking forward to the second half of our Rotary year. Lots of exciting things happening in our club, in our fellow clubs throughout the district, and at the district level. Remember to stay tuned to our weekly bulletin to be kept up to date!
See you on Tuesday at our club social,
Maddie
Editor's Note:
Our next Club online social is at 4 pm Eastern / 10 pm Europe / 1 pm Pacific this Tuesday.
See the link in the events section.
-Secretary Chris.
Coffee With a Rotarian
The list for January is out and can be found HERE.
Sharing Rotary with New Members
Are you aware of the responsibility or obligation most Rotarians fail to perform? Paying their dues? Attending meetings? Contributing to the club's service fund? Participating in club events and projects? No - none of these!
Of all the obligations a person accepts when joining a Rotary club, the one in which most Rotarians fail is "sharing Rotary." The policies of Rotary International clearly affirm that every individual Rotarian has an "obligation to share Rotary with others and to help extend Rotary through proposing qualified persons for Rotary club membership." It is estimated that less than 30 percent of the members of most Rotary clubs have ever made the effort to propose a new member. Thus, in every club, there are many Rotarians who readily accept the pleasures of being a Rotarian without ever sharing that privilege with another qualified individual. The Rotary policy on club membership states: "In order for a Rotary club to be fully relevant to its community and responsive to the needs of those in the community, it is important and necessary that the club include in its membership all fully qualified prospective members located within its territory."
Only a Rotarian may propose a customer, neighbour, client, supplier, executive, relative, business associate, professional or other qualified person to join a Rotary club. Don’t forget about alumni – former Rotarians, Youth Exchange students, Rotaractors or Interactors.
Have you accepted your obligation to share Rotary? The procedures are very simple. The download for how to propose a member is on our home page and can also be found HERE. Everyone must know at least one person who should belong to Rotary.
