How will you celebrate and spread the word about The Rotary Foundation centennial in your club and district? We’ll talk about the history of our Foundation, and you’ll learn how to use the centennial toolkit and other online resources to mark this milestone in your community.

1. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION: 100 YEARS
OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD
Korea Convention
Breakout Session
30 May 2016

3. Stephanie Urchick
MODERATOR

4. Frederick Lin Julio Sorjus
PANELISTS
Virpi Honkala Yinka Babalola

5. Celebrating 100 Years of Doing Good in the World
Jean-Mark Giboux

6. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S MISSION
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.

7. 2016:
The centennial celebration begins
at the Rotary International
Convention in Korea,
28 May to 1 June
2017:
The celebration culminates at the
Rotary International Convention in
Atlanta, Georgia, USA,
10-14 June
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S CENTENNIAL YEAR — 2016-17

8. 1. Increase awareness of Rotary and its Foundation
2. Recognize major achievements related to TRF
programs
3. Celebrate by staging activities at both the 2016 and
2017 RI conventions and at all zone, district, and
multidistrict meetings in 2016-17
4. Achieve $300 million comprehensive fundraising
goal for the Annual Fund, Endowment Fund, and
PolioPlus Fund
TRF CENTENNIAL GOALS

9. Throughout 2016-17, clubs/districts are encouraged
to:
• Celebrate
• Educate and Engage
• Fundraise
TRF CENTENNIAL

10. HISTORY AND IMPACT

11. It seems eminently proper that we
should accept endowments for the
purpose of doing good in the
world, in charitable, educational or
other avenues of community
progress …
— Arch Klumph, 1917
ARCH KLUMPH’S VISION — 1917

12. FIRST CONTRIBUTION — 1917

13. CONTRIBUTION HISTORY
250
200
150
100
50
0
MILLIONSOFDOLLARS

14. FIRST PROGRAM: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY — 1947

15. GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE — 1960s

16. GRANTS

17. FIGHTING POLIO

18. ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

19. IMPACT

20. www.rotary.org/foundation100
DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD
• shop.rotary.org
• Rotary Resource Center
• Get your book signed
• Monday, 14:00-16:00
• Tuesday, 14:00-16:00
• Hall 5, KINTEX 1

21. PARTICIPATE

22.  Celebrate 100 years of doing good by sponsoring a
Rotary Day event focused on the Foundation
 Inform club members and your entire community
about The Rotary Foundation’s track record of
improving life in communities worldwide
 Engage your community by sponsoring a Foundation
centennial event and inviting the public to participate
 Raise money for PolioPlus, the Rotary Peace Centers,
or your club’s global grant projects with fun events in
your community
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

23. • Logo and guidelines for use
• Video
• Promotion Kit
• Celebration and fundraising ideas
• PowerPoint template, letterhead template
• Promotional postcard and flier
• Historical PowerPoint presentation
• Sample press release
www.rotary.org/foundation100
RESOURCES

24. • Event Planning Guide
• 2016-17 Presidential Citation
• Speakers Bureau
• Communications coming from Rotary
RESOURCES

25. • Start planning!
• Celebrate, Educate, Fundraise
• Visit rotary.org/foundation100
• Download and use the promotion kit
• Buy the history book – shop.rotary.org
• Share your centennial event – #TRF100
• Participate in Centennial activities at Convention
PARTICIPATE

26. FUNDRAISING

27. Help achieve the $300 million centennial
fundraising goal
FUNDRAISING

28. • The majority of Foundation support comes from
individual Rotarians
• Clubs and districts have more resources to
accomplish good in the world
• video.rotary.org
FUNDRAISING – EDUCATE

29. • Share Foundation accomplishments at club
and district events
• Tie it back to your own club and district’s
Foundation achievements
• Highlight the Foundation’s great reputation
for efficiency and trustworthiness
FUNDRAISING – MOTIVATE
• Challenge your club
to accomplish the
Presidential Citation

30. FUNDRAISING – ASK
• Review ways to give
• Lead by example
• Ask your club and district
leaders to set goals, track
progress towards them
• Establish or grow Paul
Harris Society to honor
the Centennial

31. • Thank and recognize loyal
donors. Those who feel
appreciated tend to give again
and increase their giving!
• Recognize new Paul Harris
Fellows in 2016-17 with logo-
enhanced PHF certificates
• Welcome new Paul Harris
Society members with logo-
enhanced certificates
FUNDRAISING – THANK

32. Open Forum
100 YEARS OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD