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Jim Nelson: Maximizing Donations to the Rotary Foundation  The ins and outs of The Rotary Foundation and its grants were explained Nov. 20 by Jim Nelson, an Edina attorney who has been a Rotarian for 19 years, including a term as district governor.
Jim’s interest in this topic is motivated in part by having experienced several “Rotary moments” over the years, including a Rotary water and sanitation project in Honduras that – because of improved bathroom facilities – greatly increased the number of teenage girls attending a local school. Rotarians need to know the power of The Rotary Foundation and its ability to provide dollars for local clubs’ projects, he said. TRF, as it is known, has both global grants and district grants. Global grants are pretty self- explanatory. Like the Honduran project he described, these are typically abroad and are in one or more of six general areas: peace and conflict prevention/resolution; disease prevention/treatment; water and sanitation; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and economic and community development. A club’s $10,000 global-grant project can easily turn into funding of $35,000 with district and TRF matches and even $55,000 if other clubs are involved. |
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