Overview
All Rotarians are asked to support the work of their own charity,
The Rotary Foundation, with donations to either the Annual Programmes
Fund or gifts to the Permanent Fund.
Funding the Annual Programmes Fund
 The Rotary Foundation's Annual Programmes Fund (APF) finances
the work of clubs on a year-by-year basis. Donations to the APF
are invested for 3 years (to pay for the running costs of The Rotary
Foundation) and then split equally between the Districts and the
World Fund. The funds that come back to District are known as District
Designated Funds (DDF) since it is each District that will designate
how their share will be spent. The World Fund supports, among other
programmes, Group Study Exchange, Matching Grants, Volunteer Service
Grants; etc.
As part of the “Every Rotarian Every Year” initiative
each club is asked to make donations equivalent to, at least, US$100
per member. That has to be a personal decision by each Rotarian
and is not a mandatory contribution requirement. All the District
Foundation Committee asks is that every Rotarian in the District
makes an individual contribution of any amount. Personal
donations to the APF can also be made and all donations whether
personal or by a club count towards Paul Harris Fellow recognition
points. Rotary International publishes an informative newsletter
each quarter that contains useful information about this ongoing
initiative. Current and back issues can be viewed and down loaded
from the EREY pages on the RI website by clicking here.
In addition to any fund raising events that clubs undertake on
behalf of the APF themselves, the District Rotary Foundation Committee
also suggests a number of opportunities for clubs to participate
in.
- Ink Jet & Toner Cartridge Recycling
Scheme
- Mobile Phone Recycling
- Shopping via the Internet
- Sale of Christmas Puddings
- Foreign Currency Collections are now being considered
Shopping on the Internet
A wide variety of goods and services can be acquired via the links
on the RIBI website. Each vendor has agreed to donate either
a fixed amount or a % of the purchase price to The Rotary Foundation.
Click here to
be redirected to the RI portal on the CareClicks website, click
on the Home Page and scroll down to the District 1280 on-line shopping
mall where you can shop in confidence that you are supporting The
Rotary Foundation as you do so.
Gifts to the Permanent Fund
Typically it is personal gifts of US $1,000 or more that go to
the Permanent Fund.
 The Permanent Fund ensures The Rotary Foundation's ability to
meet the urgent needs of the future through an endowment. An endowed
contribution is a gift that the Foundation holds in perpetuity.
The gift is invested, and only a portion of its investment return
is used for purposes specified by the donor. To guard against inflation,
the remaining investment return is added to the principal. The
goal is to ensure that the principal maintains its real value over
time. Thus, gifts to the Permanent Fund will grow and continue
to support The Rotary Foundation for years to come.
There are several ways in which the gifts can be made:
- Outright gifts of US $1,000 or more to the Permananet Fund
will result in the donor being recognised as a Benefactor of
The Rotary Foundation. Similarly, notifying The Rotary Foundation
that a future commitment (bequest) has been made in a Will, will
also result in the same recognition.
Additional information and details of the form the recognition
takes can be viewed on the RI website by clicking here.
- Bequests of US $10,000 or more that are notified to The Rotary
Foundation are recognised differently and the form of recognition
is dependant on the amount of the bequest written into the Will
of the donor.
Additional information on gifts to the Permanent Fund can be found
on the RI Website by clicking here and
the latest Permanent Fund Financial Report can be found by clicking here.
Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition
A Club can request Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) recognition to honour
either a Rotarian or non-Rotarian who, in its opinion, is worthy
of this award. Clubs in RIBI have traditionally reserved this honour
to mark their appreciation for service to Rotary but personal donations
to The Rotary Foundation will also accumulate credit towards receiving
the award.
A PHF Request Form (in Adobe .pdf format) can be downloaded by
clicking here.
A hard copy of the PHF Request Form can be obtained by contacting
David Wilkinson.
Additional information and answers to frequently asked questions
about the PHF recognition programme, including how an individual
can receive Multiple Paul Harris Fellow recognition, can be viewed
by clicking here. |
