2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
TITLEMillion Dollar Dinner – The How-tos
Chris Offer• Endowment - Major Gift Advisor• Zone 24 West• Member, Rotary Peace Centers Major Gift
Initiative Committee• Past Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator• Rotary Club of Ladner, District 5040• British Columbia, Canada
• Trustee – The Rotary Foundation• Past RI Director• Past Regional Rotary Foundation
Coordinator• Rotary Club of Barrie-Huronia, District
7010• Ontario, Canada
Bryn Styles
Martin Limbird• Endowment - Major Gift Advisor• Zone 27• Member, Executive Team, Atlanta 2017
Promotion Committee• Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District
5440Colorado, USA
Eric Wood
• Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator • (Part Zone 8) 2016-2019• Rotary Club of Pine Rivers Daybreak, • District 9600• Australia
In 1917, Arch C. Klumph proposed that an endowment be set up “for the purpose of doing good in the world.”
What is a Million Dollar Dinner?
Million Dollar Dinner
2004 – District 5110 OregonRaise US$1 Million for The Rotary FoundationNew donations
Celebration of a 9-12 month campaignMajor Gifts & Bequests of US$10,000 or moreDistrict sponsored event – with TRF support
Why Host a Million Dollar Dinner?
Support District’s Foundation goals Major Gifts PolioPlus Annual Giving Future DDF Endowment Funds Bequests Greater awareness of the Foundation
Critical Steps
• FB, Video• Newsletter• Website
• Send in forms• Present Pins• Sponsors
• Training• Keynote• EMGA/MGO
• MDD Chair• Team/Area Captains• Policies
Location & date
Prospect List
PromoteInvite
Logistics of a Million Dollar Dinner
• Select date & location early• Carefully select chair and team members• Invite senior Rotary leader as keynote
early• Look for corporate sponsors• Develop promotional tools• Build prospect lists• Host dinner & have fun
Million Dollar Dinner Committee
Types of Gifts to support MDD
• Cash gifts of US$10,000 or more• Bequests of US$10,000 or more• 3 year pledge of US$10,000 or more• Term gifts – area of focus $15,000 to
$30,000• Gifts of insurance – discuss first• Named Funds US$25,000 plus• Additional opportunities available in many
countries due to different charitable laws
Named Funds
$25,000Support
World Fund or SHARE or
Peace Centers $100,000
Support an Area of Focus
$250,000Support Area
of Focus projects in a
district$500,000Establish an
Endowed Rotary World
Peace Fellowship
$750,000Endows a two-year
fellow every 3 years
$1,000,000Work with
TRF to meet your
philanthropic goals
How is The Rotary Foundation rated?
#5
How to promote your Million Dollar Dinner
• Select well known Rotary senior leader• Use Facebook, Twitter & other social
media• District website• District newsletter or separate newsletter• Video• Club presentations & District events– MDD Committee– EMGA & MGO
Million Dollar Dinner – Best Practices
Planning
Committee selection
Promotion
Paper work
Work with Zone Team
Recognition-share stories
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