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District 6270 Grant Management Seminar. Why Future Vision ?. ● Foundation Growth ● Sound Stewardship ● Decentralized process ● Flexibility at local level ● Enhanced capacity to serve ● Sustainability, Significance, Simplification. Seminar Objectives. Identify best practices - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Why Future Vision ?

● Foundation Growth

● Sound Stewardship

● Decentralized process

● Flexibility at local level

● Enhanced capacity to serve

● Sustainability, Significance, Simplification

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Seminar Objectives

•Identify best practices•Develop a plan for project•Create measurable goals•Write a successful grant application•Determine funding needs•Evaluations and reporting

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Seminar Objectives •Determine best practices for managing funds & record keeping•Know what documents to retain•Reporting as part of the process•Know qualification requirements•Managing the club’s qualification

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Qualification Requirements

• Attendance at grant management seminar• Agree to club memorandum of

understanding (MOU) • Submit signed MOU to district

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Grant Management

Ensures that projects:• Have appropriate financial control• Utilize paperless technology• Meet the needs of the

beneficiaries• Fulfill their objectives • Safeguard funds

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Earnings used for administrative costs

2013-14

50% to World FundMatching FundsPackaged Grants

Peace FellowsPolio+

50% to District Designated Fund (DDF)

Up to ½ to District

Grants

Global GrantsScholarshipsVTT, GSE, etc.

2010-11 2011-12

$$240,000 (Dist 6270 typical)

$90,000$30,000

$120,000 $120,000

2012-13

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StewardshipStewardship is responsible management including: • Rotarian supervision • Financial records review• Oversight of funds• Reporting irregularities• Timely submission of reports

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Terms of Qualification & Maintaining Qualification

• Valid for one year, club committee• Club responsibility for grant funds• Disclose conflicts of interest• Cooperate with all audits• Use grant funds properly, stewardship• Implement & follow the club MOU terms

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Conflict of Interest

• Exists when a Rotarian benefits financially or personally from a grant

• Rotarian benefits directly or indirectly (an associate of the Rotarian benefits)

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Successful Grant Projects• Identified community needs based on an

assessment• Secure partners, communicate frequently

with all partners• Implementation plan developed with a

realistic budget • Sustainable and Measurable • Proper stewardship of funds

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Sustainable Projects

Giving a community the skills and knowledge to maintain project outcomes for the long term, after grant funds have been expended.

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Financial Management Plan

• Bank account for funds, no co-mingling of accounts

• Distribution of funds• Need a paper trail,

checks, charge cards,

receipts to track funds• Detailed accounting

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Document Retention

• Provide access for audit • Retain for a minimum of five years• Make copies• Keep worksheets• Planned bank

signature transfer• More on: rotary.org

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Potential Partners

• Rotary Clubs• Other community based

organizations• LinkedIn• Check website - Matchinggrants.org/global• NGO’s• Rotary Showcase / Facebook

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Project Planning• Form a three-person grant committee in club• Identify roles & responsibilities• Determine funding sources• Implementation plan with goals & measures • Develop realistic budget• Contingency plan, urged• Document retention plan

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Areas of Focus

Peace and conflict prevention/resolution

Disease prevention and treatment

Water and sanitation

Maternal and child health

Basic education and literacy

Economic and community development

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Rotary Foundation Grants• District grants• Global grants• Packaged grants

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.  “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.”  

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Process Proposal / Idea Needs assessment conducted Application made for project Securing and identifying project funding Implementation of project Evaluations con-currently & post project Submit required reports on timeline Determine what’s next

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District Grants

Formerly known as District Simplified Grants• Used to fund smaller, short-term activities

that address needs in local community or in worldwide communities.

• Grant must meet the mission of TRF• Club submits proposal to District• District requests funding as block grant

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District Grant Requirements and Reports

• Funds will be distributed by District,

50% on approval of Block Grant, & 50% on report of completion

• Progress reports are due to District upon completion or within 12 months of funding

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Global Grant First Steps

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Global Grants

• Application process online• Meet goals of area of focus • Be sustainable• Involve Rotary clubs in two districts• Minimum budget of US$30,000• District confirms club is qualified

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Global Grant Financing• DDF matched 100% with World Fund• Rotarian cash contributions matched

50% with World Fund• Non-Rotarian cash contributions• Funds cannot come from other grants• Contributions credited to donor(s)

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Global Grant Reports: Content• How partners were involved• Type of activity• Evaluation of project goals • How area of focus goals were met• How funds were spent• Number of beneficiaries and how they

benefited

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Global Grant Reports: Frequency

• Progress reports• Within 12 months of first payment• Every 12 months through the life of the grant

• Final report within 2 months of completion

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Packaged Grants

• Packaged Grants are developed by The Rotary Foundation in cooperation with its strategic partners.

• Support large international activities with sustainable high-impact outcomes in one or more of the six areas of focus and have a long-term impact.

• Clubs and districts can either create their own activities or sponsor packaged global grants that are RI developed.

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Evaluation

• Assists with requested

reporting• Improves future projects• Based on goals • Ongoing process• Identifies successes and

problem areas

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Now – Can or Do you?

Understand grant management requirements

Know stewardship expectationsSteps to implement the club MOUArticulate how club qualifies for grant

fundsAwareness and importance of reporting

guidelines

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Resources

Look in Grant Seminar booklet

Go to: Rotary.org

Reach out and talk to others.

Contact: District Rotary Foundation Chair, Mike Slawny, [email protected]