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| Rotary receives top honors for Future Vision | Rotary has received a silver Edison Award in recognition of the Future Vision Plan. The Edison Awards recognize innovative new
products, services, and business leaders in the United States. Read
more. |
| Future Vision readiness survey results | Nonpilot district leaders received an online
survey about the new Rotary grant model in March. Key findings from the survey include: - 96 percent of district leaders surveyed supported the
Future Vision Plan.
- Approximately 80 percent reported that they have received sufficient training on the new sustainability requirements;
however, 35 percent of this group indicated that it will be difficult to implement these requirements within their districts.
- 89 percent
indicated that they are likely to maintain or increase their contributions to The Rotary Foundation in the future.
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| Navigating to the online
application | Some
Rotarians have expressed confusion about how to navigate from the Rotary grants web page to the online application. Follow these steps: - Go to
www.rotary.org/grants.
- In the upper right corner, click
Sign in / Register. Enter your Member Access username and password.
- Hold your cursor over Grants Basics to reveal a drop-down menu of items.
Select “Manage Grants.”
- From the left-hand menu, select the grant type you’re interested in.
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| Trustee decisions | At their April meeting, the Trustees took the following decisions:
- Global grant scholars are no longer required to reside in their host districts.
- Rotary’s partnership contract with Aga Khan University, which expires at the end of June, will be
renewed, and Rotary will expand its relationship with the university. The contract with Oikocredit, also set to expire in June, will not be renewed.
Packaged grant activities with Oikocredit that have been approved by June 2013 will continue to be implemented and supported for the duration of the
grant.
- Additions to existing buildings are no longer an eligible expense for district and global grants. This decision was taken in response
to repeated instances in which funds that were approved for additions were instead used for new construction projects, a violation of Trustee policy.
Renovations of existing structures remain eligible.
- The RI/USAID International H2O Collaboration will continue.
- A large water project
in Honduras was approved. This is the second project grant of more than US$100,000 that has been approved during the Future Vision
pilot.
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| 2013 RI Convention workshops | If you’re going to the convention in Lisbon, Portugal, in June, consider attending these
workshops related to Rotary grants: - Vocational Training Teams – Vocational Service in Action
- Global Grant Writing
101
- Global Grant Writing 102
- Rotary Scholarships, a Spectrum of Opportunities
- Focus on Peace and Conflict
Prevention/Resolution
- Focus on Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Focus on Water and Sanitation
- Focus on Maternal and Child
Health
- Focus on Basic Education and Literacy
- Focus on Economic and Community Development
- Partners for
Change
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| New Rotary website | | The new Rotary website is coming in August! In addition to a fresh look
and feel, the enhanced site will feature a customized experience, member profiles, and improved search capabilities. Watch for it on www.rotary.org. |
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