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Global GrantsFuture Vision Breakout Session

2012 District 5240 District Assembly

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The Rotary Foundation Mission Statement

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

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Application process with The Rotary Foundation

Must be international Partner is required TRF matches DDF dollar for dollar & cash

$0.50 on the dollar D-5240 DDF matches club cash dollar for

dollar Paul Harris credit

How Do We Implement the Mission?Some Things Remain the Same

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How Do We Implement the

Mission?Some Things Change

Global Grants Will Replace Matching Grants Competitive Matching Grants Group Study Exchange (GSE) Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships Rotary Centers for International Studies

Types of Global Grants Humanitarian Grants in Six Areas of Focus

◦ Club developed Global Grants including Micro Credit GGs◦ Packaged Grants developed by TRF – More about this at subsequent trainings

Vocational Training Teams replace GSE, Global Scholars replace Ambassadorial Scholars

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ExamplesDisease Prevention and Treatment: Changing grants from

funding medical missions to training outreach RNs & MDs.

Basic Education and Literacy: Changing grants from buying desks and chairs to providing scholarships for teachers.

Economic and Community Development: Changing grants from buying sewing machines to providing micro credit loans.

How Do We Implement the

Mission?Some Things Change

Global Grants Provide Empowerment – Not Things

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Global Grants Build Empowerment by

Involving beneficiaries in determining their needs, priorities, and goals.

Involving beneficiaries in outcome, accountability and sustainability decisions.

Focusing on long term but not open ended commitments.

Global Grants: A New Model

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Beneficiaries

Government

LocalInstitutio

ns

Other NGOs

Community

Influencers

Rotary Community CorpsCommunity Needs

Assessment

A Club in Another Country

Your Club

Projects Are Not Done “For” BeneficiariesThey Are Done “With” Beneficiaries

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Areas of Focus

Establishment of Measurable Goals

Measurement of Outcomes

Sustainability

Minimum TRF Match & No Contribution Required from Host Partner

Two Part Application Process

New Elements of Global Grants

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Peace and Conflict Resolution Maternal and Child Health Disease Prevention and Treatment Basic Education and Literacy Water and Sanitation Community and Economic Development

Areas of Focus

Take AwayAreas of Focus Drive Project Planning

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Specific – Answer the 6 “W’s”Measurable – Answer How Much, How Many,

How Will I Know When I’m Done

Time Limited – Answer What Is the Time Frame to Achieve the Outcome

Creating Outcomes

Outcomes Must BeSpecific, Measurable & Time

Limited

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TRF Permits Great Latitude Surveys Questionnaires Interviews Observations Data Analysis And More

Measurement of Outcomes

The Choice Is Yours

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Sustainability is the capacity for maintaining long term outcomes to serve the ongoing needs of a community after grant funds have been expended.

DEVELOPS mechanisms to continue projects impact after funding is expended INCORPORATES multiple sustainable impacts

USES local resources and knowledge

RESPECTS the natural resource base and local environment

ENCOURAGES participants to contribute to innovative methods within a foundation Area of Focus

PREPARES participants to increase impacts and improve effectiveness

UTILIZES the input and skills of grass roots individuals and groups to ensure project continuity

Source: TRF Cadre Training, May 2011

TRF Elements of Sustainability

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Minimum TRF Match

Minimum TRF Match (Award) =

$15,000TRF Minimum Global Grant =

$30,000Assumption: $15,000 DDF from International

Partner & No Contribution from Host Partner

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Project Financing: A Minimum District 5240 Global Grant

Club Name (or District) District Cash DDF Total Host Sponsor Club 4250 $0 $0International Sponsor Club

5240 $18,000 $6,000 $24,000

Assumption: Maximum DDF = $6,000

Club Cash and Total DDF : $18,000 $6,000 $24,000TRF match % 50% 100%

TRF match : $9,000 $6,000 $15,000

District 5240 DDF: $6,000

Total Project Funding: $39,000

CHANGE for GG No contribution from Host Partner

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Part 1 of a Global Grant: The Proposal◦ Informal Community Needs Assessment

Description of the benefiting community identification of needs Statement of how the needs are currently being met

◦ Activity Plan Summary of proposed activities Information about Cooperating Organizations or universities with whom you will be working Explanation of how the beneficiaries have been involved in the planning Affirmation that the benefiting community wants to participate in the project Proposed start date and proposed finish date

◦ Area(s) of Focus Identification of all Area(s) of Focus Explanation of how the activities will meet the goals of the identified Areas of Focus

◦ Project Outcomes Identification of immediate and long term outcomes explanation of how all of the parties will act to ensure the sustainability of the activities/outcomes

◦ Budget and Financing No significant changes from Matching Grants

Future Vision MG Addendum:A Tool for Practicing GG Writing

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Global Grants Will: Be larger Require more collaboration Need to be sustainable Need higher levels of accountability. Involve beneficiaries Require more planning Benefit from collaboration with non Rotarian

organizations

Summary

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To find out more information about how to write a Global Grant, attend the Future Visions Certification Training in October. ◦ Any club that wants to write Global Grants needs to be

certified. Watch your emails for more information. Appoint a Future Vision Coordinator for your club. Subscribe to Future Vision Newsletters. Practice thinking about and writing Global Grants by

completing the Matching Grants Addendum. Learn how to use www.matchinggrants.org This presentation has been posted on the District

website. www.rotarydistrict5240.org Contact hfrankle@earthlink.net for individual questions.

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