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Mentor Training – 27 February 2010Rotary Foundation Seminar 9/28/2013

District 7610Global Grants

Application Process

Andrew Wade, Global Grants Chair

Agenda• Why Use the Global Grant?• Financing Using The Rotary Foundation is

Powerful• Host Club Necessities• Due Diligence • Project Characteristics• Application Process• District 7610 – Contacts for Grant

Submission

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Why use the Global Grant?

• Leverage Financial Resources from The Rotary Foundation (TRF)

• Solve Humanitarian Problems; Both Domestic and Overseas

• Involve your Rotary Club, Local District, Overseas Club, Overseas Districts, & TRF

• Create a Beneficial Program That Has a Long Term Sustainable Impact

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Financing Your Global Grant

• There is no ‘right’ way to fund your global grant• Talk to your club, your District, your Host (overseas)

Club, & your Host (overseas) District to find availability of funds

• Band together with other Rotary Clubs to form alliances and further leverage funds

• See Attached THREE different examples to finance a $35,000 global grant

• Remember: Total grant must be at least $30,000 and total RI contribution must be at least $15,000

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3 Ways to Fund a $35,000 Project: #1

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NO OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

  Contribution RI TotalYour Club: 10,000 5,000 15,000Your District: 10,000 10,000 20,000

Total Grant:     35,000

3 Ways to Fund a $35,000 Project: #2

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SMALL OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution RI TotalOverseas Club: 100 50 150Overseas District: 1,500 1,500 3,000Your Club: 8,000 4,000 12,000Your District: 9,925 9,925 19,850Total Grant: 35,000

3 Ways to Fund a $35,000 Project: #3

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LARGE OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution RI TotalOverseas Club: 1,000 500 1,500Overseas District: 5,000 5,000 10,000Your Club: 6,000 3,000 9,000Your District: 7,250 7,250 14,500Total Grant: 35,000

3 Ways to Fund a $35,000 Project

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NO OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

  Contribution RI TotalYour Club: 10,000 5,000 15,000Your District: 10,000 10,000 20,000

Total Grant:     35,000

SMALL OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution RI TotalOverseas Club: 100 50 150Overseas District: 1,500 1,500 3,000Your Club: 8,000 4,000 12,000Your District: 9,925 9,925 19,850Total Grant: 35,000

LARGE OVERSEAS

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution RI TotalOverseas Club: 1,000 500 1,500Overseas District: 5,000 5,000 10,000Your Club: 6,000 3,000 9,000Your District: 7,250 7,250 14,500Total Grant: 35,000

$35,000 Project – Rotary Vocabulary

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NO HOST

CONTRIBUTION

  Contribution TRF TotalInternational Club: 10,000 5,000 15,000International DDF: 10,000 10,000 20,000

Total Grant:     35,000

SMALL HOST

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution TRF TotalHost Club: 100 50 150Host DDF: 1,500 1,500 3,000International Club: 8,000 4,000 12,000International DDF: 9,925 9,925 19,850Total Grant: 35,000

LARGE HOST

CONTRIBUTION

Contribution TRF TotalHost Club: 1,000 500 1,500Host DDF: 5,000 5,000 10,000International Club: 6,000 3,000 9,000International DDF: 7,250 7,250 14,500Total Grant: 35,000

Host Club Necessities

• Club Experience in Grant Writing• Discuss Host Club With The Rotary

Foundation (TRF)• Are They Wiling to Vouch for Local

Contractors?• Club Communication (via phone, email,

and /or Skype are essential)• Do They Understand Permits/ Legal

Constraints?• Communicate With Host District

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Due Diligence

• Review Host Club’s Past Grant Experience• Open Up Dialogue With Contractors• Consider Traveling to Project• Establish Metrics to Measure Progress/

Successes• Request Feedback From All Parties Involved

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Three Types of Global Grants– Humanitarian projects– Vocational training, in which professionals

from the International Club (outside the country where the project will take place) travel to train local professionals in the Host country (often in conjunction with a humanitarian project)

– Scholarships for graduate students studying an Areas of Focus

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Global Grant Example: • Be sustainable and include plans for long-term

success after the global grant funds have been spent

• Include measurable goals• Align with one of our areas of focus• Respond to real community needs• Actively involve Rotarians and community

members• Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants • www.rotary.org/en/global-grants

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6 - Areas of Focus

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

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Global Grant Application• Step 1: Go to rotary.org (My Rotary)• Step 2: Click Take Action (review information

prior to starting grant)• Step 3: Click on Grant Application Tools• Step 4: Reauthorize Sign In & Password• Step 5: Click on Global Grants (on left)• Step 6: Complete Domestic (here) and Host

(overseas) Partner Information

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Application – Continued• Step 7: Objectives (see examples)• Step 8: Sustainability Explanation• Step 9: Partner information• Step 10: Budget AND Financing must equal• Step 11: District Rotary Foundation Chair

(DRFC) from Both Districts Need to Sign

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Application Questions• Andrew Wade, Global Grants Chair, 703-477-

8980• Jim Church, Co-Chair, 571-247-8158• Tom Dunnells, Application Specialist, 571-

247-8158• Patricia Velkoff, Ph.D., Grant Specialist, 703-

938-6100

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