The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

• Europe/Africa Office

Marco Nicosia
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• The Europe/Africa Office (EAO)
• EAO Responsibilities
• EAO Departments (CDS, Finances, Order Desk and
  The Rotary Foundation)
• The Rotary Foundation in Zürich

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EAO Today

• 38 Employees
• 16 languages spoken (from which 7 are official
  languages of Rotary English, French, Italian,
  Spanish, German, Swedish, and Portuguese)
• 22 different nationalities

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Who we serve

• Europe 103 districts

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Who we serve

• Africa 16 districts

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EAO Responsibilities

• July 2008

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The Europe/Africa Office
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Club and District Support

• Give Guidance on RI resources and services
• Inform on Board policy and RI documents
• Assist with Member Access portal

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Financial Services

• Handle contributions to The Rotary Foundation
• Book per capita dues and other paymentsgiving
  also information about club balances
• Make disbursements to District Governors and
  recipients of all kinds of Rotary Foundation
  programs and grants.

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Order Desk

• Process orders
• Ship materials for RI events and to individual
  Rotarians

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Foundation Services

• Provide all necessary information and advice on
  humanitarian and educational grant programs .
• Keep Rotarians informed about PolioPlus
  activities, progress and contribution options
• Record and issue donor recognitions, report on
  total club and district contribution status, etc
• Provide information to the District officers
  regarding the SHARE System.

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SHARE
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
2008 2009
2009 2010
2010 2011
2011 2012

• Three years after a contribution has been made,
  50 goes into DDF and 50 into the World Fund.

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The Rotary Foundation Services Department EAO
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The Rotary Foundation Services Department EAO

• Frances Turley
• (Donor Relations Manager)
• Identifies and cultivates possible donors capable
  of giving large donations exceeding Us25,000.00
  living within the area we serve.
• Supplies supporting materials on the programs.

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Vanessa Court-Payen

• Districts
• 1360, 1380 1430 Iceland, Åland Islands,
  Estonia, Finland
• 1440 1480 Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland,
  Lithuania
• 1510, 1520, 1640 -1690, 1700-1790 France,
  Andorra, Monaco
• 2220 Western Russia
• 2230 Poland, Belarus, Ukraine
• 2240 Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
• 2241 Romania, Rep of Moldova
• 2420 2440 Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
  Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
• 2470, 2481, 2482 Greece, Bulgaria, Kosovo, FYR
  of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro
• 2450 Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia,
  Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, United Arab Emirates
• 9200 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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Marta Wild

• Districts
• 1800 1900, 1930 1950 Germany
• 1910, 1920 Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
  Croatia, Slovenia
• 1911 Hungary
• 1960, 1970 Portugal, Azores Islands, Madeira
  Islands
• 2201, 2202, 2203 Spain, Balearic Islands,
  Ceuta, Melilla
• 1980 2000 Switzerland, Liechtenstein
• 2250 2310 Norway, Sweden
• 2320 2410 Sweden, Latvia
• 9110 9140 Nigeria
• 9120 Malawi, part of Mozambique, Zambia,
  Zimbabwe
• 9250 Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa,
  Swaziland
• 9270, 9300 South Africa
• 9320, 9350 Lesotho, South Africa, Angola,
  Namibia
• Non-districted Gibraltar

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Lydia Taglialatela

• Districts
• 1550 1610 The Netherlands
• 1620, 1630, 2170 Belgium
• 2030 2120 Italy
• 2490 Israel
• 9010 Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
• 9100 Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte
  dIvoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau,
  Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
• 9150 Burundi, Cameroun, Central African
  Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo,
  Gabon, Rep. Of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome E
  Principe, Equatorial Guinea
• 9220 Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Madagascar,
  Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles

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How is the Foundation structured?
International Level Managed by 15 Trustees. There
are 42 Regional Foundation Coordinators around
the world who are the a primary link between the
Secretariat and districts.
District levelThe Foundations main
administrative unit. Each district has a District
Foundation Committee.
Club levelA Rotary Foundation Committee
responsible for setting annual contribution goals
and determining Foundation programs participation.
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Rotary Foundation Activities

• Programs

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The 5 Humanitarian Programs

• District Simplified Grants
• Support the service activities or humanitarian
  endeavours of districts
• Volunteer Service Grants
• Subsidize travel costs of Rotarian individuals or
  small groups for qualified international
  humanitarian service at Foundation sites
• Matching Grants
• Assist in funding international humanitarian
  service projects in cooperation with Rotary in
  another country
• Health, Hunger Humanity (3-H) Grants
• Fund long-term international development projects
  to improve health, alleviate hunger, or promote
  development through self-help activities
• Humanitarian Grants Cadre of Technical Advisors
• A registry with Rotarians who are willing and
  able to provide technical expertise at 3-H Grant
  and Matching Grant project sites

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The 4 Educational Programs

• Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Provide scholarships to (non-Rotarian) students
  who serve abroad as ambassadors of goodwill
• Group Study Exchange
• Exchange of qualified (non-Rotarian) teams of
  business and professional people between
  districts in different countries
• Rotary Grants for University Teachers
• To advance development in low income countries
  through sponsoring educators to teach subjects of
  practical benefit to the host countries
  (Rotarians and non-Rotarians)
• Rotary Centers for International Studies
• Equip (non-Rotarian) professionals with conflict
  resolution tools to promote peace and
  understanding at one of the Rotary Centers for
  International Studies in Peace and Conflict
  Resolution.

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PolioPlus Grants

• PolioPlus Challenge
• Supports the general global polio eradication
  efforts in polio-endemic and high risk countries
• Has so far generated approximately 24.9 million
  in donations from Rotarians

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What can your donation support?

• PolioPlus
• Matching Grants
• World Fund
• Permanent Fund
• APF-SHARE/EREY

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How to Contribute to The Rotary Foundation make
a bank transfer to TRF

• Bank accounts
• URO
• USD/Outside Euro Zone
• NOK
• SEK
• DKK
• Ukraine National Treasurer (USD)

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How to Contribute to The Rotary Foundation

• Do we accept credit card contributions?
• Personal contributions can be made directly
  through Member Accesshttps//riweb.rotaryintl.org
  /donor_xml/contributionmenu.asp
• Complete the credit card contribution form and
  send it to EAO via e-mail or fax.

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How to contribute to The Rotary Foundation PHF
form

• Funds cannot be corrected 90 days after they have
  been received at TRF.

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Recognition for Financial Contributions
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Paul Harris FellowsJuly 1999-June 2008
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The Europe/Africa OfficeAt your service!