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ROTARY BASICS FOUNDATION SEMINAR. Annual Programs Fund. What is it?. The Annual Fund is the primary source of funding for all Foundation activities
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ROTARY BASICS FOUNDATION SEMINAR Annual Programs Fund
What is it? • The Annual Fund is the primary source of funding for all Foundation activities • Contributions help strengthen peace efforts, provide clean water and sanitation, support education, grow local economies, save mothers and children, and fight disease.
How it Works • At the end of every Rotary year, contributions directed to the Annual Fund-SHARE from all Rotary clubs in the district are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund, or DDF.
How it Works • When you donate to the Annual Fund-SHARE, a portion of those funds becomes available to our district each year through the District Designated Fund. At the end of three years, District 5300 can use this money to pay for Foundation, club, and district projects.
Ways Clubs Can Give • Hold a Fundraiser • BBQ • Skip-A-Meal • Walk-a-Thon • Bike-a-Thon • Conduct a raffle • Poker Tourney • Golf Tourney • Other Ideas Polio
Fundraiser – What have I let myself in for? • Instead of worrying • Plan • Execute • Evaluate
Chairman’s Planning Guide • Primary Purpose. (What is the one reason you want to successfully run this project?) • Give a brief description of the proposed project with specific goals • List and describe the specific volunteer assignments
Chairman’s Planning Guide • List the specific materials, supplies and resources you’ll need, when you need them and who’s responsible • Describe the potential problems and possible solutions to complete the project • Complete a proposed budget indicating all anticipated income and expense
Chairman’s Planning Guide • List the specific steps to bring this project to a successful completion, showing planned dates for each step • Record any revision of the original plan • What changes or recommendations do you have for a future chairman?
Chairman’s Planning Guide • And last but not least … • Record specific and measurable results for each goal established - describing the impact of the project on the club, individual members, and the community
What else can we do? • Whether you’re asking for event tickets, sponsorships, raffle items, or direct contributions … Do it Face-to-Face!
We else can we do? • If you’re going to ask me for money … You better have made a gift yourself
What else do I need to know? • Why People Give • Sense of obligation • Status • Guilt • Recognition • Legacy • And much more
What else do I need to know? • What are my responsibilities to the donor? • Understand and balance their needs with those of Rotary … get to know them • Be honest • Ask when the time is right • Deliver what you promise • Say “thank you!”
How do I ask? • Make an appointment and be clear why your coming • Say thanks for any past support • Note the prospective donor’s interest in the cause • Reiterate the goal you and your fellow Rotarians have
How do I ask? • And ask … • “Mary, I’d like to see if you would consider making a gift of $_____. Then zip your lip!
Other Thoughts … • Go to www.rotary.org • Share good news about what the Annual Fund has made possible • To the extent you can, introduce your donors and prospective donors to the people being helped • Tell stories about what we’re doing
Contact Mike Driebe (626) 821-2315 office (909 262-4491 cell michael.driebe@methodisthospital.org