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District 5930 Grant Management Seminar. Rotary Foundation Grants. District grants Global grants Packaged grants. Global Grants. Minimum budget of $30,000 Long-term, sustainable impact Active Rotarian involvement. Global Grants. Align with an area of focus
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Rotary Foundation Grants • District grants • Global grants • Packaged grants
Global Grants • Minimum budget of $30,000 • Long-term, sustainable impact • Active Rotarian involvement
Global Grants • Align with an area of focus • Respond to a need the benefiting community has identified • Include the participation of the benefiting community • Are designed to enable the community to help itself after Rotarians have concluded the work • Have measurable results
Areas of Focus Peace and conflict prevention/resolution Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development
Successful Grant Projects • Meet community needs • Include frequent partner communication • Have implementation plans • Are sustainable • Maintain proper stewardship of funds
Grant Management • Ensures that projects • Have proper financial control • Adhere to technical standards • Meet the needs of the beneficiaries • Fulfill their objectives • Safeguard funds
Stewardship • Stewardship is the responsible management and oversight of grant funds, including: • Rotarian supervision • Financial records review • Oversight of funds • Reporting irregularities • Timely submission of reports
Needs Assessment • Base project on the community’s need • Assess resources of your club and potential partners • Talk to the community
Project Planning • Form a three-person grant committee • Assign roles • Implementation plan • Budget • Contingency plan • Document retention plan
Creating a Budget • Realistic • Competitive bidding • Reasonable prices • Disclose conflicts of interest
Setting Goals • Measurable • Sustainable • Qualitative (descriptive) • Quantitative (numeric)
Setting Goals • Gather baseline data • Set goals • Determine method of measurement
Areas of Focus Peace and conflict prevention/resolution Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development
Applying for Global Grants • Two-step application process online • Meet goals of area of focus • Be sustainable • Involve Rotary clubs in two districts • Minimum budget of US$30,000 • District confirms club is qualified
Sustainable Projects • Giving a community the skills and knowledge to maintain project outcomes for the long term, after grant funds have been expended
Conflict of Interest • Exists when a Rotarian benefits financially or personally from a grant • Benefit can be direct (the Rotarian benefits) or indirect (an associate of the Rotarian benefits)
Global Grant Financing • DDF matched 100% with World Fund • Rotarian cash contributions matched 50% with World Fund • Non-Rotarian cash contributions
Financing Guidelines Contributions raised by Rotarians Funds cannot be raised from beneficiaries in exchange for a grant Funds cannot come from other grants Contributions credited to donor
Global Grant Reports: Frequency • Progress reports • Within 12 months of first payment • Every 12 months through the life of the grant • Final report within 2 months of completion
Global Grant Reports: Content How partners were involved Type of activity Evaluation of project goals How area of focus goals were met How funds were spent Number of beneficiaries and how they benefited
It Takes A Toilet! One Real Grant Sample
Agra, IndiaHome of the TajMahal • Statistics: • While girls attend primary school in roughly equal numbers to boys, the gap widens as they get older • Of the out-of-school children in 2008, 62% were girls; they make up two-thirds of illiterate 15- to 24-year-olds.
In 10 schools in a primarily Muslim slum area of the city, female enrollment in the middle and high schools was under 25 per school with total enrollment per school of approximately 600
The Rotary Club of Agra North showed Rotarians of San Antonio North Central the reason:
The difference? Before After
The Measurable Results? Before After 600 students Over 400 girls • 600 students • 28 girls