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Rotary District 5340 Assembly, March 2012. Agenda. The Rotary Foundation What You are Doing through YOUR Foundation How You Can Donate to YOUR Foundation Where You Can Find Help. Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission. Doing Good in the World
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Rotary District 5340 Assembly, March 2012 Future Vision Update, Nov. 2008
Agenda • The Rotary Foundation • What You are Doing through YOUR Foundation • How You Can Donate to YOUR Foundation • Where You Can Find Help
Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission Doing Good in the World …to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. COL Endorsed, April 2007
The Rotary Foundation • Started in 1917 • First Rotary Scholar in 1947 • More than 40,000 scholars (700 in 2009-10 in 80 different countries) • First Matching Grant in 1965 • More than 33,000 grants in 201 countries totaling more than $400 million • Group Study Exchange began in 1965 • Polio Eradication began in 1985 • More than 2 billion children immunized • 650 cases in 2011 (1,294 in 2010) • 31 to date for 2012 (67 to date for 2011) • World Peace Fellows started in 2002, more than 480 fellows
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Disease Prevention and Treatment Water and Sanitation Maternal and Child Health Basic Education and Literacy Economic and Community Development Areas of Focus
Peace & Conflict Resolution • Scholars at the University of San Diego Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Disease Prevention and Treatment • UCSD Scholar • Heart Surgeries at Mulago Hospital in Uganda
Water and Sanitation • Safe Water for Ecuador Villages • Rain Harvesting & Toilet Blocks in South Africa
Maternal and Child Health • Kangaroo Mother Care Facility in India • Vocational Training Team to South Africa
Basic Education and Literacy • Brain Gym/Computer Training in Ecuador • Early Childhood Literacy in Escondido • Third Grade Dictionaries
Economic & Community Development • Microcredit in Mexico • Sewing Machines for India
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Disease Prevention and Treatment Water and Sanitation Maternal and Child Health Basic Education and Literacy Economic and Community Development Areas of Focus Sustainability
How Your Donations Are Used Member donations The Rotary Foundation 50% 50% TRF Permanent Fund earnings Annual Fund Three years pass Permanent Fund District 5340 District Grants Global Grants World Fund Matches for Global Grants
Ways to Give • Recurring Contributions • Member Access • Checks • Stock Transfers • Asset Transfers
Recurring Contributions • Contribution Form (123-EN) • Easiest of all • One-time application • Monthly or quarterly • Minimum $25, no maximum • Credit cards provide miles • Ideal for Annual Fund
Member Access • www.rotary.org • Secure online donation(s) • Credit card (miles!) • Member can track their own giving • Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, Disaster Recover Funds, Permanent Funds or Approved Foundation Grants
Checks • Club Foundation Chair collects checks • Completes the 123-EN form • Mails checks and forms to TRF • Tracks for correct application of funds • Can be for Annual Fund, PolioPlus, Global Grant or Permanent Fund
Stock Transfers • Great way to get rid of stock with low or zero cost basis • Simple form • Handled by broker • Note to TRF with instructions on where to apply
Asset Transfers • Can transfer most tangible assets • Contact Permanent Fund Chair Adam Rosenberg • Multiple ways to give: Charitable Gift Annuity, Charitable Remainder Trust, Donor Advised Fund, etc.
Permanent Fund • Charitable Gift Annuity • Minimum donation of $10,000 • Lifelong series of payments • Partial charitable contribution deduction. • Portion of the annuity payments during the early years are returned tax-free. • Major Donor • Earnings fund district projects forever
Recognition Levels • Every Rotarian Every Year: $10+/year • Sustaining Member: $100+/year • Double Sustaining Member: $200+/year • Paul Harris Society $84/month or $1000/year • Major Donor: $10,000+ (Multiple Levels) • Arch C. Klumpf Society: $250,000+
Who Can Help You • District Foundation Chair • District Grants Subcommittee Chair • Global Grants Chair • District Grants Chair • District Fundraising Chair • District PolioPlus Chair • District Sustainability Chair • District Foundation Treasurer • District Foundation Audit Committee • Foundation Mentors Future Vision Update
Who Can Help You • District Rotary Foundation Resources • Annual Giving/Paul Harris Society Chair • Permanent Fund Chair • District Scholar Chairs • Inbound, Peace Fellow • Event Chairs • Foundation Seminar • Major Donor Event Future Vision Update
www.rotary.org/futurevision Future Vision Update, Nov. 2008