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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