Charles Moncure Award Recipient

23 Monday Nov 2015

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James Pierce Foundation Leadership Award:

Past Governor Randy Lickey looked on, smiling, as Charles Moncure of the Innsbrook Rotary made his way to the podium to accept an award.  The event was the District 7600 Foundation Awards Banquet on November 12, 2015, and the award being bestowed upon Charles was the first annual James Pierce Rotary Foundation Leadership Award.  Charles had not even known that it existed, that he had been nominated, or that he would be the first recipient.  He had been prevailed upon to attend the awards banquet to help his club celebrate being one of the top three giving clubs in District 7600 in the 2014-15 Rotary year.

The Pierce Foundation Leadership Award was created in honor of Past District Governor and Past District Rotary Foundation Chair James “Jim” Pierce, the beloved district leader who passed away on December 5, 2014.  The purpose of the award is to annually recognize a Club Foundation Chair who excels in leading his or her club into increased engagement with The Rotary Foundation.  By every measure Charles had exceeded all expectations in terms of member giving, club giving, participation in grants, both district and global, and had shared his skills when he subsequently served as an Area Foundation Advocate.

When asked as to what he ascribed such achievement he politely, but resolutely, credited his club members.  All he did, according to Charles, was point out the cost effective management of The Rotary Foundation meaning that money given to the Foundation is used in largest measure to do good works.  Knowing that donations made to the Foundation actually went for the causes to which Rotary and the Foundation were committed went a long way in helping the Innsbrook Rotarians understand how valuable their contributions really were.  After that, according to Charles, he just helped the members find their charitable passions.

Charles Moncure Headshot

Charles Moncure

And why was PDG Randy, now a proud North Carolina Rotarian, smiling?  Randy was Charles’ Rotary sponsor and was interviewed subsequent to the presentation of the award.  In PDG Randy’s words … “I was extremely pleased to be present to see Charles receive the inaugural District 7600 Pierce Foundation Leadership Award.  I cannot imagine anyone more befitting of this award.  Charles shares the great passion that PDG Jim Pierce did for our Rotary Foundation.  Charles’ leadership within Rotary and the Innsbrook Club is not limited to our Foundation, but there is no question that his leadership and enthusiasm have been a driving force in building tremendous support for our Foundation within the Innsbrook Club, as well as in other surrounding Clubs with which he worked as a Foundation Advocate. Charles sets a great standard for all future recipients of this outstanding award.”

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As the District 7600 Rotary Foundation Chair, 2013-2016, I am thankful for the Rotary service of PDG Jim Pierce, PDG Randy Lickey, Charles Moncure, and the almost 3000 district Rotarians who support The Rotary Foundation in ‘doing good in the world.’

Happy Thanksgiving

Jim Probsdorfer

Header photo courtesy of Bill Billings.  From left Anne Matthews, Charels Moncure, Jim “Probs” Probsdorfer, and District Governor Gary Chenault.

Be a rotary nerd … continued

16 Monday Nov 2015

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Get your nerd on … analyzing data for your club(s):

Last week we laid the ground work for club foundation chairs (CFCs) to have the My Rotary credentials to access club information and, by extension, Advocates’ access to his or her area clubs’ reports.

Nerdy club reports and how to use them:

There is a ton of club information available, but here the three primary reports are described.  A more detailed description of the reports and how to use them can be found on the ‘Resources and Documents’ page of this blog, 7600advocates.wordpress.com.

The Monthly Contribution Report (MCR) tracks the contribution history in a selected year for the Annual Fund (APF),  Other Giving (things like Polio Plus), and the Endowment (formerly the Permanent) Fund.  Use this report to track progress of the club towards its APF goal, cultivate support for contributions to the Foundation, and identify progress towards club banner recognition for the club.

The Every Rotarian Every Year Eligibility Report (EREY) tracks member achievement towards recognition status of EREY, Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member (RFSM), and towards Paul Harris Society.  Use of this report should be delicate and not for general publication or circulation.  Such information is sensitive and should be used only to assist the CFC and Club President in helping a member track and reach his or her giving goal.

The Club Recognition Summary (CRS) tracks member recognition amounts, dates of last contribution and designation, and the available Foundation Recognition Points.  It includes the number of Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Bequest Society members, Rotarian donors and non-donors, and non-Rotarian donors.  It also tracks all-time giving by the club.  The instructions for this report on the Resources and Documents page includes information on how a club or a member can use Foundation Recognition Points. Again, this report should be treated sensitively.

Shout outs:

To Sylvia Allen of the Lawrenceville club for forwarding a picture after our Foundation Bee all that you can bee 1380843_695846030428583_495469223_npresentation to that fine club.

To Heather Martin, Dennis Wool, Delmar Dayton, Michael Binns, Dan Jones, Carl Duffey, Jan Rowley  who made the attendees at the District Foundation Awards Banquet feel so welcome.  Note that Jan is always ‘beeing’ an Advocate for the Foundation.

To Dana Rieves of the Prince George Club for pitching in … no matter was is asked.

To Charles Moncure, recipient of the 1st James Pierce Foundation Leadership Award.

To the ‘Rotary D7600 Foundation Committee’ page on Facebook.  ‘Like’ it, please.

Club ‘Assigned’ Positions and My Rotary Accounts or Becoming a Rotary Nerd

09 Monday Nov 2015

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Learning from the clubs … Foundation Presentations:

Many of us Foundation-loving Rotarians are visiting the clubs in District 7600 to share data, insights, suggestions, and appreciation.  Some of us are Club Foundation Chairs, others are Advocates, and others are members of the District Rotary Foundation Committee.  When visiting a club to make a recognition presentation or provide a Foundation program, the presenter reviews the giving and grant data for that club, membership trends, and what we can glean about the reasons for success or lack of success in the club’s achievement of its Foundation goals.

The club specific information provides insight into how that club has embraced the two seismic changes that Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation rolled out in the Renette Rawlins PHS2013-2014 year.  RI rolled out its new website (actually a database with a very pretty face) and The Rotary Foundation rolled out the new giving and grant structure.  The two are inextricably linked.  The website provides mechanisms for clubs, the district, the zone, and RI to input, access, and track club management.  If the club management tools are effectively implemented by the clubs, the clubs then have access to current and historic data regarding their performance in all areas and, particularly, in the Foundation area.  Access to Foundation information is now available  to the ‘assigned’ positions in each club, as well as to Area Governor, Foundation Chairs, and to certain members of the District Rotary Foundation Committee.

The ‘assigned’ positions are the club officers, the Club Foundation Chair, the Membership Chair, and the Executive Secretary if there is one.  The trick is that these ‘assigned’ position names must be input into the appropriate form in the Club Management Area. To be eligible to be input in that area, the named member must first have created an account on My Rotary.

All Club Foundation Chairs and Foundation Advocates are encouraged to scope out the club(s) in their domain to ascertain if all of the current and incoming assigned position names have been entered.  If not, a good direction to go is to determine if the members in those club positions have My Rotary accounts.  Yes, all of that information is available after going into “My Rotary”, then to “Manage”, and then to “Club Administration”.

So … Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs … it is time to get your Nerd on. Need help? Give us a shout out! Or track one of us down at the Foundation Awards Banquet on November 12.  You can register on dacdb.com

Next week more about the club reports to which our Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs have access.  Information about the reports can already be found on the Documents and Resources page on this site … EREY Eligibility Report, Monthly Contribution Report, and the Club Recognition Summary.

November, Rotary Foundation Month!

02 Monday Nov 2015

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Dining, live music, and awards!

prouddonorJoin in The Rotary Foundation celebration on November 12.  The District Foundation Awards Banquet will be held that evening at the Colonial Heritage Country Club in Williamsburg.  Come connect with almost 200 Rotarians from the district as over 100 awards are presented.  There will be a Cash Bar Reception beginning as early as 5:45 and the dinner seating will be at 6:45 p.m.  The food will include a number of entree and sides selections as well as desserts, coffee and tea.  Diners will enjoy live music and bottles of wine may be purchased at the cash bar to enliven the dinner conversations at the tables.  Though there are a number of awards to be bestowed, the evening will have a conveniently early adjournment.  Please register NOW at dacdb.com.  Bring a spouse and one or more of your new members.

Club Foundation Presentations in November:

Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs be prepared to provide club programs on The Rotary Foundation during the month of November.  This Blog might be a useful archive, plus the convenient Power Point presentation prepared by Jim Probsdorfer is available on this site’s Resources and Documents Page.  Slide 20 can be tailored for the specific club.  You might also consider printing one or more of Ken Hodge’s Giving Awareness articles to distribute to the club members (also available on this site).  All Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs should have access to club Foundation reports, but if you need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact Carol Woodward, 804-691-8486 or woodwardcd@aol.com.

Shout Outs:

To Foundation Advocate Carl Duffey (James River) for his advice on presenting EREY

To Foundation Advocate Jan Rowley for successfully sorting out that delegation issue in Area 6

To Lawrenceville President Della Wood, Club Foundation Chair Katharine Samford, and Advocate Adviser Cindy Pecht for their warm welcome on October 29th

Foundation Month and Foundation Awards Banquet on the Horizon

26 Monday Oct 2015

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Register Now for the Foundation Awards Banquet … Encourage others to do the same:

The Foundation Awards Banquet on November 12 will recognize over 100 clubs and individuals for their giving and commitment to The Rotary Foundation during the 2014-2015 year. Rotary District 7600 Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs are asked to attend and to encourage their club leaders to do the same.  Registration is live on dacdb.com.

Foundation Advocates and some Club Foundation Chairs will serve as hosts at the Banquet and its Cash Bar Reception. To help promote the event now please refer to the D7600 Foundation Awards Banquet flyer.

Banquet 2014

Banquet 2014 Courtesy of Bill Billings

World Polio Day … Interact & Rotaract Clubs & the Purple Pinkie Campaign:

Shortly, Chester Rotarian Mary Elmore (‘Boo’) will have a more complete report on the number of Purple Pinkie and other events held by the Interact and Rotaract clubs sponsored by the Rotary clubs of District 7600.  These events helped raise funds and public awareness about the effort by Rotary to eradicate the Wild Polio Virus.  Thanks to postings on social media, many members of the public had the chance to ask about the significance of the ‘Purple Pinkie’ and learn about our fight against polio.  Thank you Boo and the District 7600 Interact and Rotaract clubs!

Girls' Purple Pinkies

Girls’ Purple Pinkies

Boys' Purple Pinkies

Boys’ Purple Pinkies

How Annual Fund Giving Can Return to the District:

Ken Hodge, District Foundation Development Chair, provides his interpretation of how Annual Fund Giving by District 7600 Rotarians can return to the District and provide the funding for district and global grants in this AF Comes Back to You-AwarenessArticle2. This is definitely information to share and discuss with your clubs, especially during November … Foundation Month.  Enjoy and share.

Shoutouts To:

The following who are among the brave Rotarians inviting members of the District Rotary Foundation Committee to speak at their clubs in honor of Foundation Month!

Cynthia Mitchell, Foundation Advocate and member of the Lawrenceville Club (Oct 29)

Randy Cash, District Annual Giving Chair and member of the South Hill Club (Nov 5)

Joan Pollard, Club Foundation Chair of the Petersburg Club (Nov 19)

Fall is all About The Rotary Foundation … and the wonder of trees

19 Monday Oct 2015

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Don’t forget to look at the Trees:

The challenge of this blog is not what to write to be of timely use to Foundation Advocates, Club Foundation Chairs, and to all devotees of The Rotary Foundation.  The challenge is what not to write and how to keep the blog short so it is useful and readable.

This weekend on a quick weekend trip to catch the colors in the Shenandoah Valley, this beautiful tree in downtown Staunton caught one’s breath.  It is probably passed by during the summer and winter without much thought.  But here in the glory of color it arrests one’s movement and invites contemplation.

In the Fall the Foundation is in full Color:

Like the tree, the Foundation is present year round.  Its structure, its contribution to our world, its invitation to us  to enjoy its mission … is ever present.  It is in Fall that we take the time to view The Rotary Foundation in its true beauty and our own involvement in its health and reach.

District 7600 clubs and individual Rotarians will receive recognition for their involvement in the success of The Rotary Foundation’s Mission to ‘Do Good In The World’ on November 12 in Williamsburg at the Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet.  Please consider registering and inviting your spouse to join in this Community of Rotary celebration.

Fall also celebrates End Polio Now with World Polio Day:

Please support your local and area Interactors and Rotaracters when they celebrate the near eradication of Polio by holding Purple Pinkie events across the District on October 23rd & 24th.  Contact Boo Elmore of the Chester Club for more information.

Shout Out to the October Issue of Features:

The October issue of the  District Foundation Newsletter ‘Features’ was published by Diana Gulatta this morning (October 19).  It is in your email or you can visit it on rotary7600.org.  It covers District Foundation news in far more detail than this little blog.  Don’t see it in your email?  Check your spam folder.

Our Purple Pinkie Dancing Queen courtesy of Bill Pollard.

Our Purple Pinkie Dancing Queen courtesy of Bill Pollard.

Are your clubs ready for Rotary Foundation Month?

12 Monday Oct 2015

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Great club interest in global grants

Before the lead topic which is Rotary Foundation Month, let’s pause to reflect on this week’s header.  It features our District Foundation Committee Chair and Past District Governor, Jim Probsdorfer,  addressing remarks to the standing-room-only global grants session at the District Conference.  He wasn’t the only speaker.  A delegation from the Innsbrook Club & Friends of Barnaby spoke of their partnership and multi-club project in Honduras, and Roma Frye of the Newport News Club described a recent three-bridge, Bridges to Prosperity project in Africa.  It also was a partnership and multi-club project. These two projects included District 7600 clubs which were smaller than the lead clubs, but gave those clubs a chance to get skin in the game on large scale international projects.  SuAnne Bryant is the go-to person for more information on global grants.

November -Rotary Foundation Month

Yesterday the Foundation Advocates received a resource packed email which originated with Liz Lazar, our Annual Giving Officer at The Rotary Foundation.  She covers Zones prouddonor33 & 34 which happily includes District 7600.  The email is reprinted here, November Foundation Month, and you are invited to refer to it as you encourage or arrange for your club(s) to participate and advocate in a major way for The Rotary Foundation during the month of November. Many of you are are Foundation Advocates, Area Governors, Club Foundation Chairs, or Foundation groupies, but whatever your role or interest please encourage your clubs to make the most of the resources (with links) provided by Liz.

Foundation Awards Banquet-2014-2015 Awards

November 12 is the date of our Annual Foundation Awards Banquet in Williamsburg at the Colonial Heritage Country Club. Anne Matthews, Past Rotary International Vice-President will be our keynote speaker.  It will be a packed two hour dinner and program during which many clubs from our district will be recognized for their commitment and accomplishments. Registration is open on www.dacdb.com.  Get it on your calendar, register early, and bring your spouse and fellow club members.  Make it a gala evening to remember.

Shout out

This shout out is for Boo Elmore of the Chester Club who is organizing the World Polio Day efforts of the district Interact and Rotaract Clubs which will host Purple Pinkie events on October 23rd & 24th.  Find one and get your pinkie done!

We’ll get by with a little help from our friends

05 Monday Oct 2015

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Picture of CitationAfter drying my tears, catching my breath, and finding my abandoned  eye glasses, the enormity really hit me of having been awarded The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service by Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko in front of 300 or so of my closest friends.  As I left the dais many Rotarians, more deserving of the recogniton than I, hugged and congratulated me. In acceptance of this award I am at once humbled and empowered … humbled because there are so many hardworking, generous Rotarians who support their clubs and humanity every day and who are worthy of recognition and gratitude for their efforts to support the mission of The Rotary Foundation … empowered because I know that Rotarians, and particularly District 7600 Rotarians, are a supportive community who will not quit until we eradicate Polio and who will never cease ‘doing good in the world.’

So thank you all for being part of my posse.  Thank you to District Governor Gary Chenault who formally nominated me. Thanks to the 64 Club Foundation Chairs and  to the 17 Foundation Advocates who have boots or high heels on the ground making The Rotary Foundation a living, breathing part of every Rotarian’s life. Thanks to my District Rotary Foundation Committee colleagues who inform and bolster me, and especially to our Chair, Jim Probsdorfer, who somehow manages to keep all of the moving parts from colliding and moving us towards accomplishing our District goals.  Thank you to the District leadership, past and present, who provide the inspiration, structure, and support which allows the District Foundation Committee to reach into and support the clubs. Thanks most of all to the 3000 District Rotarians who personally raise and donate funds, sell peanuts and other sundries, distribute dictionaries, paint purple pinkies, build bridges, refurbish charitable facilities, and just keep the day-in and day-out commitment to The Rotary Foundation.

Finally and most importantly,  thank you to the spouses and families who share your loved ones with the cause and who often roll your own sleeves up and join in the effort. Your support and encouragement makes it all possible.

Now, let’s all meet at The Rotary Foundation Banquet on November 12, in Williamsburg and celebrate together!

The Joy Report for August

27 Sunday Sep 2015

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The header for this week’s blog shows President Shel of the Prince George Club (red jacket), DGE Diane, and project partners smiling broadly after DGE Diane had presented the $5000 District Grant check to help build accessible playground and recreation facilities at one of the county’s parks.

Doing Good in the World

Doing Good in the World

We all know that the District has funds to make such grant awards because of Rotarians who gave generously three years ago.  They ‘paid’ it forward so to speak.  The Annual Fund donations we make this Rotary year will become District Designated Funds (DDF) and will fund grants three years from now.  That is the continuum.   The district can make strong projections about DDF which will be available three years from now by encouraging and tracking current giving.

Club Foundation Chairs already have access to Foundation Giving Reports for their own Clubs.  Now Foundation Advocates have access to those reports for all of the clubs in their areas because of the access delegated by their counterpart Area Governors.

Another tool to track club giving is the monthly report provided by Joy Kline or, in my vernacular, the ‘Joy Report’.  This report gives a summary of club giving segmented by areas through the closing of the TRF books  the previous month.  This can be very convenient for the Foundation Advocate who can also share this report with his or her Club Foundation Chairs and Area Governors.  Take a look at the report to see how easy it can be to use.   It is provided here in both EXCEL and pdf format for your convenience.

2015 Foundation Report-Aug (1) EXCEL         2015 Foundation Report-Aug (1) pdf

Shout outs to all of the Rotarians I will see this weekend at the District Conference. Haven’t registered yet? Really?  Do it now and don’t miss out on the fun.

 

District Grants and Paul Harris Society

21 Monday Sep 2015

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District Rotary Foundation Leaders are on a roll

The month of September, has been filled with District and District Rotary Committee Foundation leaders traveling to the clubs to personally bestowLouis Tayon Area 13 Michael Broadhurst PHF + 6 Paul Harris Society Recognitions and to award District Grants to recipient clubs. The awarding of the District Grants will probably be accomplished by the District Conference, but hopefully the joyful task of awarding the Paul Harris Society Recognitions will continue throughout the year. Often in these presentations and awards the Area Foundation Advocates are called upon to assist as was Louis Tayon (area 13 Advocate) earlier this month as he and District Governor Gary Chenault recognized Michael Broadhurst with his Paul Harris Fellow+ 6 pin.

Paul Harris Society –Annual Fund — District & Global Grants

The last couple of our blogs have focused on Every Rotary Every Year (EREY) as a worthy giving goal for clubs and Rotarians across District 7600 because 50% of all Annual Fund Giving comes back to the District every three years and matriculates to the clubs via district and global grants. As District Giving Chair, Ken Hodge noted, because of how District Designated Funds (DDF) can be leveraged, that 50% can become 87% in some  circumstances.

You may be asked about the Paul Harris Society.

The Paul Harris Society is one of the giving levels of the Annual Fund.  Upon enrolling in the Paul Harris Society the Rotarian promises to donate $1000 each year to The Rotary Foundation until that persona selects a different level of giving to the Foundation. As Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs consider recommending membership in the Paul Harris Society if an inquiring  Rotarian is already donating at or near the annual $1000 level. If the Paul Harris Society membership doesn’t match the giving interests of that Rotarian at this time, any level of giving to the Annual Fund can help do good in the world.

Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs

Questions about the Paul Harris Society and other levels of giving are among the many questions your club leaders and especially new members may have of you as Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs.  Carol Woodward is always ready to assist you when, and if,  you get stumped or if you just want to know more about the information available to share with the clubs. You can reach Carol at woodwardcd@aol.com or woodward739@gmail.com.

Shout Outs

To Delmar Dayton Area 4 Foundation Advocate and patient member of the South Richmond Club for his pleasant phone call.  The Advocates Chair gets lonely sometimes.

To Heather Martin Area 17 Foundation Advocate for posing with District Governor Nominee John Padgett at the Foundation Workshop in August.  The use of the photo in this blog header does justice to neither of them.

To all Foundation Advocates, Club Foundation Chairs, and to any readers of this blog … what information would you like to see addressed here?  Would anyone like to do a guest blog?

See you in the funny papers …  and at District Conference — Carol

EREY is for everyone

13 Sunday Sep 2015

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Does every member of your club give?

As Foundation Advocates, Club Foundation Chairs, Area Governors, and Club Leaders we walk the walk and others in our own clubs watch us to see what we value.  The District Rotary Foundation Committee exists to assist all of our clubs and their leaders in being the kind of Rotarians they aspire to be.

A couple of weeks ago Ken Hodge, District Development Chair wrote an article on EREY is for Everyone.  In it he wrote “As a leader, the choice for leadership style and process, is yours.  And we, as your District 7600 Foundation Committee will support you in whatever choice you make.  If you want to be a 100% EREY club, we can help with educational programs, committee training, campaign design and implementation, and general hand-holding.  All you need to do is ask.”

Consider being the leader in your club that advocates for EREY, regardless of your title. If we can help … ‘All you need to do is ask.’

A visit to the south boston club

Last week on a beautiful almost Fall-feeling day the South Boston Rotary welcomed me to their meeting at Ernie’s, a superior cafeteria with real home cooked food. President Jim Halasz and Club Foundation Chair Larry Davis spent some time chatting with me after the meeting as we looked over their Club Recognition Summary. Both got excited when they saw how many club and member recognition points they had accumulated and how they could use those points on a matching basis to encourage member giving to the Foundation.

Has your club checked out your recognition points lately?  Need help?  Ask your Club Foundation Chair or Foundation Advocate to assist you in accessing your club’s reports.

Shout outs this week–

Wizard Probs and Ops Chair Clenise

Wizard Probs and Ops Chair Clenise

Tuesday, September 15 is Jim Probsdorfer’s birthday.  Give the boy a shout and wish him well.

 

 

 

 

Renette Rawlins PHS

 

To the Rotary Club of Colonial Heights Club who all made me feel welcome as I presented the Paul Harris Society Recognition Certificate to Renette Rawlins.  Renette on the Right.

 

 

Have a great week — Carol

Labor Day 2015

07 Monday Sep 2015

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Happy Labor Day

Labor Day is a day of reflection and of gratitude to those who have worked so hard to give the ‘working man’ a fair shot at meaningful, safe employment that will support a family and contribute to our country’s prosperity.

So today … in that vein … I salute you, the Rotarians of District 7600, who ‘work’ so assiduously to promote and support The Rotary Foundation.  It seems like an endless effort at times, but as Foundation Advocates, Club Foundation Chairs, Area Governors, and Foundation donors we know that the results of our efforts will survive us and that we leave a legacy of doing good in the world.

Thank you.

The Joy of Information

Do you need a side by side of last years’ club goals and giving and  the club goals for 2015-2016? Many of us need a sense of how accurate and purposeful the current club goals are in comparison to what clubs did last year.  Are current goals unrealistically low or high? Do any of the goals need to be adjusted to be more objective?

So for your use, Joy Kline has compiled a Foundation Report July 2015 which provides the Excel Ladyinformation described above.  She has sorted the information by areas to make it easier for Foundation Advocates, Area Governors, and Club Foundation Chairs to use the information. As she adds other categories of giving to this monthly report, we can slice and dice the spreadsheets so that you get the reports in printable chunks. In the meantime enjoy this first ‘Joy Report’ of the Rotary year and think of her caring efforts to provide news we can use quickly. Though Area Governors and Area Governors have access to the clubs’ reports for their areas and Club Foundation Chairs have access to their own club’s reports, sometimes it is handy to have information already compiled.

Joy, a member of the Goochland Club, is a banker.  In fact, she is the Executive Vice-President of Retail Banking at Village Bank.  Joy is a respected Rotary leader and Foundation Donor.  She is a past Area Governor, a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Insititute, a Foundation Benefactor, a Sustaining Member, and a key member of the Development team of the District Rotary Foundation Committee.  She also has a great sense of humor as exemplified by the Excel spreadsheet skirt she fashioned and modeled at the Foundation Workshop above.

Shout Outs

LT. Governor Mike Jallo for his encouragement of the Area Governors in delegating access to Foundation Advocates.  Also appreciate his cheerfulness and great, great sense of humor.

Foundation Advocate Paul Strong for his email about visiting his new grandchild in Florida.

Foundation Advocate Jim O’Brien for keeping me updated on delegation issues and his contacts with his clubs.

Foundation Advocate Jan Rowley for alerting me to a particular issue with her delegated access.

Area Governor Frank Ferrante for helpfully reaching out to me, even though he was in hospital.

Foundation Advocate Dan Jones for his insightful work regarding club and member recognition points.

D7600 DCO Debbie Wall who tolerates our sometimes whiny requests for help with grace and encouragement.

— Have a super holiday.  Catch you on the flip side.

Recognition Points … going where other clubs have gone before

31 Monday Aug 2015

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Where does the phrase ‘dog days of summer’ come from?

If you know … please share.

In the meantime … it is a great time of year for Advocates to shake off the beach sand and connect with the Club Foundation Chairs. Building a one-on-one relationship with each Club Foundation Chair  is just such a super way to cement the connections that will allow you to assist their clubs as the Rotary year progresses.  Pick up the phone, send an email, or join a Club Foundation Chair at his or her club meeting. The Foundation Advocates, the Club Foundation Chairs, and the Area Governors can be remarkable teams to take the District 7600 Foundation Giving and Grants programs to Freedom Tower heights.  No one in Rotary does a job alone.

EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year)

Ken Hodge

Ken

Do you say ‘EEEEE-RAY’ or ‘Eerie?’ … doesn’t matter. What matters is that Every Rotarian Every Year gives to The Rotary Foundation. Why?  Because after three years 50% of what is given in one year comes back to the District to support grants, both local and global. We are Rotarians and we are about ‘doing good in the world.’ The District Foundation Committee Development Chair, Ken Hodge, wrote a heartwarming article, EREY is for Everyone, which describes the importance of EREY.  Last Rotary year (2014-2015) 16% of District 7600 Rotarians did not give to the Foundation. This year our mission as Foundation leaders is help every club become an EREY Club.  Are you in?

Delegation of Access to Foundation Chairs

The delegation of access to Foundation Advocates by the Area Governors is coming along … slowly.  It is the dog days of summer, you know.  Lt. Governor  Mike Jallo plans to reach out personally this week to the 6 Area Governors who have yet to delegate access.  When access to your clubs’ reports has been completed you will receive an email notice from Rotary International to that effect.  Plunge in and start accessing those reports, because …

There is building momentum in the clubs to understand and harvest Recognition Points implementing what they learned at the Foundation Workshop. TRF awards a recognition point for every dollar donated to the Annual Fund whether the donation is from a club or from an individual member.   These Recognition Points can be used by the club and by members to recognize individuals and to encourage giving. The information regarding the number of recognition points available is in the reports of each club …  just giving you a heads up. Scope out two articles regarding how The Historic Triangle and the Petersburg clubs have used the Recognition Points in the July and August issues of the Features.  Those issues are in your email inbox and on the home page of http://www.rotary7600.org.

Have a great week.

Delegation of Club Access to Foundation Advocates

24 Monday Aug 2015

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Status Update on Delegation of Access To Foundation Advocates

Friday, August 14, District Governor Gary sent an email to the 17 Area Governors (AGs) instructing them to use the delegation tool to delegate club access through June 30, 2016, to their counterpart area Foundation Advocates.

To-date only 5 and 1/2 of the delegations have been accomplished.  So, you hale and hardy Advocates … if you have not received an email from Rotary International that the AG has delegated access to the clubs in your area, you need to contact your AG and ask him or her to accomplish this important task soonest.

If you need help contacting your AG contact me … 804-691-8486 or woodwardcd@aol.com.  Thanks to the Advocates who have personally informed me that they have received their delegation notices.

Why this delegation Matters

As Foundation Advocates you are the personal representatives of the District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, Jim Probsdorfer, to the clubs in your areas.  With this access you can look at data and reports for your area clubs. The AG still has access, so, this delegation does two things … it makes it easier for you and your counterpart AG to co-ordinate on assisting clubs in accomplishing  important goals … and it gives you as Advocates the means to fulfill your role as Jim’s liaison with you clubs.

Attractions in the next 90 days

  • Advocates Conference Call August 27 at 4 (separate email notices with bridge numbers)
  • Campaign to boost EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year)
  • Advocates should be connecting with their Club Foundation Chairs & visiting them
  • Club Foundation Chairs may access the 52 Weekly TRF messages for educating their clubs (see the ‘Resources & Documents’ page at 7600advocates.wordpress.com
  • District Conference October 1-4 in Williamsburg. Regsiter at dacdb.com
  • Foundation Banquet November 12.  Foundation Advocates are asked to attend and serve as hosts.  Registration available soon

Name Dropping — heard though the grapevine

♥ Dan Jones (Powhatan) Area 8 Advocate is becoming expert on the use of recognition points to boost Paul Harris Fellows in the clubs

Dan Jones

Dan Jones

♥ Dennis Wool (The Historic Triangle) Area 11 Advocate was the first Advocate to receive his delegation to access from Area Governor Frank Ferrante (Williamsburg).  Amazing as Frank had been a tad under the weather (including a short stay at hospital)

♥ James O’Brien (Norfolk) Area 14 Advocate has a birthday this week

♥ Bill Billings (Franklin) is the artist who created the banner image at the 2014 Foundation Banquet now on the 7600advocates.wordpress.com site

Area Governors to Delegate Access to Foundation Adovcates … This Week!

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AGs Delegating Access to Foundation Advocates

District Governor Gary emailed the AGs on Friday, August 14th instructing them to use the Rotary International Delegation Tool to delegate their levels of access to their

DG Gary with PDG Probs and DGN John

DG Gary with PDG Probs and DGN John

corresponding Area Foundation Advocates.  This will allow the Advocates the same access to their area clubs’ data and reports as the AGs and does not negate the access enjoyed at the same time by the AGs.

Hat off to Area 11

Unless I am wrong and correct me if I am … AG Frank Ferrante of the Williamsburg Club was the first AG to delegate his access to Area 11 Foundation Advocate, Dennis Wool of The Historic Triangle Club.  I plan to treat them both to an ice cream at the first opportunity.  Many thanks Frank and Dennis!

Advocates … What to Watch For

As soon as the Area Governor has completed the very short delegation steps the Advocate will receive an email notification of the delegation.  Advocates, please communicate with me when you receive your notification.  My emails are best …woodwardcd@aol.com or woodward739@gmail.com, but you may also text or call me at 804-691-8486.

Questions?  Comments

Carol