[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 733

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

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  1. 1404: Three-year pilot program for TRF new grant structure From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  2. 1405:Video message from Steve Brown, member of the Future Vision com From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1404: Three-year pilot program for TRF new grant structure 
 Fri Nov 9, 2007 5:49 pm (PST) 
Three-year pilot program to test new grant structure

By Janis Young 
Rotary International News 

To ensure that the new models for developing and funding grants meet 
the Future Vision Plan objectives, the Rotary Foundation Trustees and 
the RI Board approved a preliminary three-year pilot program that 
begins 1 July 2009. The Trustees will finalize the transition plan 
and pilot program at their April 2008 meeting. Clubs and districts 
will receive more information about the program in the coming months, 
and districts interested in being considered for the pilot will be 
invited to submit applications during the 2008-09 Rotary year. 

The Trustees will select approximately 60 geographically dispersed 
districts to participate. During the pilot phase, the Foundation will 
operate along parallel tracks, with the pilot districts following the 
guidelines for the new models and the remaining majority of districts 
seeing little, if any, change in the way they participate in 
Foundation programs.

"This transitional pilot stage will allow us to identify and work out 
any issues that we might not have anticipated," said Trustee Chair-
elect Jonathan Majiyagbe, who is vice chair of the Future Vision 
Committee. "We can also use this period to develop strategic 
cooperative relationships needed to work with 530 districts." The 
transitional period will also give Rotarians time to adjust to the 
many changes underway.

Past RI President Luis V. Giay, who chairs the committee, recognized 
that the magnitude of change involved may be difficult for some 
Rotarians to accept quickly. "Our Rotary culture is slow to change 
and must be given time," Giay said, "but change is imperative for our 
Foundation's health. I believe that ultimately we will experience a 
broader and deeper commitment to our Foundation as Rotarians see the 
measurable outcomes of their work."

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


2. 1405:Video message from Steve Brown, member of the Future Vision com 
 Fri Nov 9, 2007 5:59 pm (PST) 
Here is an eFlash: Watch a video message from Steve Brown, member of 
the Future Vision committee
http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071108_news_futurevisio
n.aspx

Courtesy:eFlash_Rotary

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