What is The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors?
Supporting the Humanitarian Grants Program, the Cadre of Technical Advisors is a group of volunteer Rotarians who provide technical expertise and advice to Rotarians planning and carrying out Rotary grant projects around the world. Cadre members serve in countries other than their own, and they conduct on-site project visits for two to three days with written reports upon their return. The Rotary Foundation pays for a per diem and roundtrip air-fare.
The cadre is in need of Rotarians qualified in the following fields: Health, Education/Literacy, Small Business/Revolving Loans (microcredit), and Financial Auditing (chartered accountants and certified public accountants), and more. Individuals fluent in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and other language skills are welcome as well.
For more information, visit the cadre’s page on My Rotary or email
cadre@rotary.org.
Are you interested in connecting with a cadre member? Are you interested in joining the cadre?
What is the Goal of Rotary Foundation Grants? (1 of 2)
During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent over $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world. The Rotary Foundation impacts communities through our grants program, which offers four opportunities for funding. Let’s look at the first two grant options:
District Grants – fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community, and communities abroad. Each district chooses which activities it will fund with these grants.
How it works: Districts may use up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund, based on the amount of DDF generated from a District’s Annual Fund giving three years prior, including Endowment Fund earnings.
Global Grants – fund large-scale international activities with sustainable and measurable results that support Rotary’s areas of focus. Activities include humanitarian projects, scholarships, and vocational training teams.
How it works: Global grants have a minimum budget of $30,000 and a maximum World Fund award of $400,000. Grant sponsors can use a combination of District Designated Funds (DDF), cash, and/or directed gifts and endowment earnings to fund a global grant. The Foundation will provide a 100 percent World Fund match for all DDF contributions.
What is the Goal of Rotary Foundation Grants? (2 of 2)
During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent over $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world. The Rotary Foundation impacts communities through our grants program, which offers four opportunities for funding. Last week we talked about district grants and global grants – let’s look at the final two options today:
Programs of Scale Grants – fund activities that benefit a large number of people in a significant geographic area using a sustainable, evidence-based intervention with measurable outcomes and impact. Each grant will support, for three to five years, activities that align with one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus.
How it works: Each year, one approved project will receive $2 million from The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund. Applicants are strongly encouraged to supplement Foundation funding with resources from multiple other sources and to work with an experienced partner, such as a nongovernmental organization, private institution, or government entity.
Disaster Response Grants – fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs caused by natural disasters in your community. Activities include providing basic items such as water, food, medicine, and clothing.
How it works: Districts in an affected area or country may apply for a maximum grant of $25,000, based on the availability of funds. A district may apply for subsequent grants after it successfully reports outcomes from previous grants.
As Rotarians, we are eligible to participate in any one of these programs. Which one interests you?
District Grants – Helping at Home
A Rotary club in Connecticut, USA used an $1,800 District Grant to help purchase supplies to make 10,000 meals and 1,000 essential item kits to distribute to needy families in their community. Clubs worldwide use these grants to support similar short-term humanitarian projects in their communities.
Every Rotary club has the opportunity to create positive change in their community with the help of The Rotary Foundation….one project at a time.
What do we want to accomplish in our community?
