DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2019 Organised by District Leadership Training

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2019 Organised by District Leadership & Training Committee Foundation Derek Rothwell

Foundation Update 2019/20 • What is Foundation? • Your Charity • Rotary’s charity • A catalyst for doing good in the world • A very efficient charity (91%) • Supports communities • The driving force to zero polio cases District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Foundation Majors • Grants • Polio • Scholars • Peace District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Grants • 27 projects were supported last year and these were administered by 20 clubs • That is less than 30% of clubs • 5 Global Grant projects were supported • Less than 7% clubs in the district involved District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

District Grants Timetable • Receive draft applications before 1 July • Receive reports from 2018 -19 projects by 31 July • Repay any unused Foundation money by 31 August • Final applications by 31 August • Block Grant request submitted 30 Sep District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Foundation donations • Annual Targets – To the Annual Fund: £ 60/head – To End Polio Now: £ 35/head • Includes gift aid via RIBI • Annual Fund donations create our DDF • 13% fall in 1080: 2016/17 $85 K 2017/18 $86 K 2018/19 $74 K District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Double whammy TRF net investment return 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 (10) (20) M -y y M M M -y y M M M -y y M M M -y y (30) Prior Year Budget District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly Actual

Polio • Global Polio Eradication Initiative • Strategic plan to 2023 • Gates Foundation 2: 1 match funding to 2023 • World Polio Day 24 October • Make it an event • Be a Polio Volunteer! District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly 1988 350, 000 1998 6, 227 2008 1, 651 2014 359 2015 74 2016 37 2017 22 2018 33

Scholars • Incoming Global Grant Scholars – Funded outside district – Hosted within District – We must tell them about Rotary • Hilary King Scholar – Funded by District – Offered to less well off candidates outside District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Peace initiatives in District 1080 • Ongoing programme to work with young people to build awareness of conflict resolution – Peace Hubs • Peace Fellows • Distance hosting – Insight into peace studies supported by Rotary District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Why Foundation? • Admin costs very low – 9% • All projects are in the hands of Rotarians • We can decide where our projects are situated • Rotarians decide how the funds are spent • Donations can go to the area of focus of our choice • The capital of an Endowment is never spent District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Action Plan 2019/20 • Spread the word about Foundation. Think how you can engage with your friends • Foundation donations are down – what can you and your club do? • Consider celebrating World Polio Day with an event • Start a project • Use Rotary Club Central and the Showcase District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly

Thank you District Leadership & Training Committee 2019 -20 Assembly