Future Vision
Future Vision is the Rotary Foundation’s
name for our new grant-making model that has been implemented in 20% of
Rotary’s districts and will be in effect in District 6920 and worldwide on
July 1, 2013. On Dec. 9, 2011 experts from 6900, under Future Vision now,
conducted a workshop for us in Dublin so that we could begin as a district
to prepare for changes that will affect the structure and process for
grants within our district, as well as for international grants. The
terminology changes; the approval process changes and clearly the
district’s responsibilities change.
The good news is that more of your
contributions to the Foundation’s Annual Fund will be available for
projects inside our district. Further, we will be able to continue what we
know as District Simplified Grants, Group Study Exchange and Ambassadorial
Scholarships if we elect to use our District Designated Funds to do so.
The more significant changes will be with
international grants – called Global Grants under Future Vision. In
addition to the expertise that our district has traditionally provided to
support clubs doing international grants, the district will begin to
qualify such clubs and execute a “memorandum of understanding” with each
club that wants to participate in a Global Grant.
District Rotarians met
earlier this month to learn more about Future Vision.
The Foundation
wants to see grants initiated more by in-country Rotarians to ensure that
the grant truly makes sense “on the ground” and its benefits are actually
sustained for 5-7 years. We will no longer simply fund a well or a piece
of equipment; we will be funding a more comprehensive solution to a
problem.
At our Dublin Foundation Seminar in
August, we Skyped with our matching grant partner in Bolivia, who is
implementing an on-going water well maintenance project, and this type of
project is a prime example of the intent of Future Vision. A key aspect of
Future Vision is to invest in sustainable projects originated by
in-country Rotarians, who focus on addressing the “root cause” of an
issue, to assure an impact of the grant that lasts more than just a year
or two.
For more information about Future Vision
Global Grants, contact our D6920 Matching Grants Chair, John Neely, at
john.neely@colliers.com, or via phone at (912) 233-7111, ext. 103.
Future Vision Phase In (PPT)
