2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Use the Matching Grants Website to Manage your

Global Grants and District Grants

www.MatchingGrants.org

• Completely FREE• Started in 2001• 3 sections: –Matching Grants– Global Grants– District Grants

• This is NOT the Rotary International Website. The application process needs to be done on the RI Website

BACKGROUND

• Matching Grants– 2,500 projects, 100 countries

• Global Grants– 710 projects, 154 districts, 61 countries

• District grants– 549 projects, 45 districts, 52 countries

STATISTICS

• Who was at one of my previous Breakout Sessions?

• How many have already visited the website?

• How many have submitted a project as a host partner?

• How many are listed on a project as an international partner?

WEBSITE USAGE SURVEY

• Submit your own projects• Make changes to your projects• Search to find a project• Pledge support to an existing project• Maintain a list of project partners• Communicate by email with project partners• Keep track of the status and history of the project• Upload documents and photos• Central location for your project, accessible 24/7• Automatic reminder emails to make sure the database of

projects is up-to-date• “My Account” page to see the list of YOUR projects

OVERVIEW for both GLOBAL GRANTS and DISTRICT GRANTS

• Automatic calculations of TRF matching in the financing section

• Special form to prepare the answers to the questions in the TRF application process

• Credit Card contributions to projects through a TRF Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

OVERVIEW for GLOBAL GRANTS

• Electronic signature process for clubs to submit their projects to the district

• Facilitation of the review process for the District Approval Committee

• Generation of the list of Approved projects to apply for the Block Grant at TRF

• Facilitation of the reporting to close the projects

• Repository of project documents as required by the MOU

OVERVIEW for DISTRICT GRANTS

• Role Management to give access to the projects in your district

• Complete reports to keep track of the DDF allocation to District Grants and Global Grants

• Club Qualification process with electronic signatures and uploaded MOUs

OVERVIEW for DISTRICT FUNCTIONS

www.MatchingGrants.org

LIVE DEMONSTRATION

2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Use the Matching Grants Website to Manage your

Global Grants and District Grants

www.MatchingGrants.org