The Rotary Foundation’sFuture Vision Plan

James RobinsonFuture Vision Pilot Operations, Division Manager

Future Vision Plan Priorities

• Simplify programs and processes• Focus Rotarian service efforts to increase

global impact• Support global and local efforts• Increase sense of ownership at the

district and club levels• Enhance Rotary’s public image

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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Comparative Analysis

Habitat For Humanity

$100 M

$100,000

1,000

Conrad Hilton

$100 M

$500,000

MacArthur Foundation

$260 M

$520,000

500

Lions International

$38.5 M

$72,000

The Rotary Foundation

$100 MAnnual Budget:

Average Award:

535180

Simplify Programs and Processes

12funding models

200countries and

territories

9languages

26currencies

12volunteerpositions

12grant types4,160!

Global Grants

Ambassadorial

Scholarships: Multi-year

Current Model Future Model

Ambassadorial

Scholarships: Cultural

Ambassadorial

Scholarships: Academic

year

Ambassadorial

Scholarships: Low-income

Rotary Grants for University

Teachers

Group Study Exchange

Educational Programs

Humanitarian Grants

Matching Grants

District Simplified

Grants

Health, Hunger, and

Humanity Grants

Volunteer Service

Grants

District Grants

Club- and district-

developed grants

Packaged grants

Simplification Current vs. Future Model

Rotary Centers and PolioPlus

Regional Scholar

Seminars

Disaster Recovery

Cost Benefit of Simplification

•Operational costs and Polio spending

•Fewer staff

•Fewer manual systems

•Greater results

Support Global and Local Efforts

•District grants

•Flexibility

•Traditional/smaller activities

•Planning global grants

Enhance Rotary’s Public Image

• Areas of focus give TRF a profile beyond polio eradication

• Strategic partners: Aga Khan University and Oikocredit

Evaluation = Learning• Continuous learning to improve

effectiveness of grant-making• Demonstrates extent to which grants and

plan are achieving results• Public relations and fundraising tool• Attracting strategic partnerships and

external funding

Where Are We Now?

Future Vision Grantsas of 10 May 2011

Global Grants

Number of Applications Received: 237

Number of Applications Approved: 184

Amount Approved (USD) in WF: $4,571,671

Number of Global Grants Closed: 4

District Grants

Number of Applications Received: 98

Number of Applications Approved: 96

Amount Approved (USD) in DDF: $6,138,356

Number of District Grants Closed: 13

Future Vision Grantsas of 10 May 2011

District District Grants Global Grants7620 $21,550 $271,032

7630 $45,476 $55,458

7690 $113,434 $169,439

Thank You!