The Rotary Foundation: 100 Years of Doing Good in the World

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION: 100 YEARS OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD

Korea ConventionBreakout Session30 May 2016

Stephanie Urchick

MODERATOR

Frederick Lin Julio Sorjus

PANELISTS

Virpi Honkala Yinka Babalola

Celebrating 100 Years of Doing Good in the World

Jean-Mark Giboux

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S MISSION

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.

2016: The centennial celebration begins at the Rotary International Convention in Korea, 28 May to 1 June

2017:The celebration culminates at the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 10-14 June

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S CENTENNIAL YEAR — 2016-17

1. Increase awareness of Rotary and its Foundation

2. Recognize major achievements related to TRF programs

3. Celebrate by staging activities at both the 2016 and 2017 RI conventions and at all zone, district, and multidistrict meetings in 2016-17

4. Achieve $300 million comprehensive fundraising goal for the Annual Fund, Endowment Fund, and PolioPlus Fund

TRF CENTENNIAL GOALS

Throughout 2016-17, clubs/districts are encouraged to:• Celebrate• Educate and Engage• Fundraise

TRF CENTENNIAL

HISTORY AND IMPACT

It seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world, in charitable, educational or other avenues of community progress …

— Arch Klumph, 1917

ARCH KLUMPH’S VISION — 1917

FIRST CONTRIBUTION — 1917

CONTRIBUTION HISTORY

1917

1948-4

9

1949-5

0

1954-5

5

1959-6

0

1964-6

5

1974-7

5

1979-8

0

1984-8

5

1989-9

0

1994-9

5

1999-2

000

2004-0

5

2009-1

0

2014-1

5

1969-7

0

250

200

150

100

50

0

MIL

LION

S OF

DOL

LARS

FIRST PROGRAM: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY — 1947

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE — 1960s

GRANTS

FIGHTING POLIO

ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

IMPACT

www.rotary.org/foundation100

DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD

• shop.rotary.org• Rotary Resource

Center• Get your book signed• Monday, 14:00-16:00• Tuesday, 14:00-16:00• Hall 5, KINTEX 1

PARTICIPATE

Celebrate 100 years of doing good by sponsoring a Rotary Day event focused on the Foundation

Inform club members and your entire community about The Rotary Foundation’s track record of improving life in communities worldwide

Engage your community by sponsoring a Foundation centennial event and inviting the public to participate

Raise money for PolioPlus, the Rotary Peace Centers, or your club’s global grant projects with fun events in your community

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

• Logo and guidelines for use• Video• Promotion Kit• Celebration and fundraising ideas• PowerPoint template, letterhead template• Promotional postcard and flier• Historical PowerPoint presentation• Sample press release

www.rotary.org/foundation100

RESOURCES

• Event Planning Guide• 2016-17 Presidential Citation• Speakers Bureau• Communications coming from Rotary

RESOURCES

• Start planning!• Celebrate, Educate, Fundraise• Visit rotary.org/foundation100• Download and use the promotion kit• Buy the history book – shop.rotary.org• Share your centennial event – #TRF100• Participate in Centennial activities at

Convention

PARTICIPATE

FUNDRAISING

Help achieve the $300 million centennial fundraising goal

FUNDRAISING

• The majority of Foundation support comes from individual Rotarians

• Clubs and districts have more resources to accomplish good in the world

• video.rotary.org

FUNDRAISING – EDUCATE

• Share Foundation accomplishments at club and district events

• Tie it back to your own club and district’s Foundation achievements

• Highlight the Foundation’s great reputation for efficiency and trustworthiness

FUNDRAISING – MOTIVATE

• Challenge your club to accomplish the Presidential Citation

FUNDRAISING – ASK

• Review ways to give• Lead by example• Ask your club and

district leaders to set goals, track progress towards them

• Establish or grow Paul Harris Society to honor the Centennial

• Thank and recognize loyal donors. Those who feel appreciated tend to give again and increase their giving!

• Recognize new Paul Harris Fellows in 2016-17 with logo-enhanced PHF certificates

• Welcome new Paul Harris Society members with logo-enhanced certificates

FUNDRAISING – THANK

Open Forum

100 YEARS OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD