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The
Rotary Foundation - Administration
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The Rotary Foundation -
Administration
The Rotary Foundation uses the Rotary district as its main administrative
unit. Each district has a District Rotary Foundation Committee. The
Foundation recommends districts appoint seven subcommittees:
- Annual Giving
- Permanent Fund or Major Gifts
- Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Group Study Exchange
- Humanitarian Grants
- PolioPlus
- Alumni
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To provide continuity, the Foundation recommends that the District Rotary
Foundation Committee (DRFC) chairperson serve for three years. Some
districts appoint more committees or fewer committees depending on what is
appropriate for their situation.
One of the main responsibilities of the DRFC is to decide the use of the
district's SHARE DDF (see above). The DRFC chairperson certifies SHARE
allocation decisions on behalf of the Foundation committee. Starting in
2003-04, districts will not be able to access their DDF if they have not
appointed a DRFC chairperson. In addition, DRFC must also keep records on
Foundation educational and humanitarian grants and ensure the submission
of final reports.
The District Grants Subcommittee also has new responsibilities in that it
must certify the accuracy and completeness of all Grant applications. The
Foundation asks that each Rotary club also appoint a Rotary Foundation
committee. If possible, the club committee should mirror the district
committee. However, because the size of Rotary clubs varies widely, the
Foundation recognizes that many clubs can not use the district structure
for their club Foundation committee. The Foundation suggests that clubs
have at least two main Foundation sub-committees — namely, Programs and
Fundraising. Download the District Grants Subcommittee responsibilities as
a .pdf file.
In addition to club and district Foundation committees, there are a number
of Rotarian task forces and advisory committees that assist clubs and
districts in reaching Foundation program and fundraising goals. These
groups include:
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
PolioPlus National Committees
The Foundation Alumni Resource Group
Permanent Fund National Advisors
Annual Fund Strategic Advisors (USA and Canada only)
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators have the task of overseeing the
activities of some of the other groups to ensure continuity in program and
fund raising activities at the district level.
At the global level, overseeing the worldwide reach of The Rotary
Foundation and setting policy guidelines are The Rotary Foundation
Trustees. Trustees are appointed by the RI president-elect and serve
four-year terms.
Acting in parallel with and supporting Rotarian efforts are the staff of
The Rotary Foundation at World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA,
and at the RI International Offices.
The Rotary Foundation in Evanston is organized into five main divisions:
Educational Programs, Humanitarian Programs, PolioPlus, Fund Development,
and Planning and Administration. The general manager oversees all these
divisions and reports to the general secretary of RI, who is also the
general secretary of The Rotary Foundation.
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