At December 9 2022 snow-laden meeting, we launched the Club's GIVE program. We plan to make between $50-80,000 in grants from our Foundation by spring. The success of this first-ever program relies totally on YOU.
Attached you'll find a backgrounder on the program, a timeline, and a form to nominate a recipient for a GIVE grant.
In coming weeks, please give some serious thought to causes you're familiar with that can benefit from a GIVE grant. And then submit an application. We are a service organization. This is your opportunity to have our Foundation benefit a cause that means something to you personally, that alleviates a problem in our community that troubles you. If you can't think of one, talk to other members for ideas. The GIVE Committee would like to receive scores of grant applications.
The program as it now stands grew out of an idea first brought forward by Ed Fink in early spring. It's gone through considerable refinement. Some of the discussions focused on:
Attached you'll find a backgrounder on the program, a timeline, and a form to nominate a recipient for a GIVE grant.
In coming weeks, please give some serious thought to causes you're familiar with that can benefit from a GIVE grant. And then submit an application. We are a service organization. This is your opportunity to have our Foundation benefit a cause that means something to you personally, that alleviates a problem in our community that troubles you. If you can't think of one, talk to other members for ideas. The GIVE Committee would like to receive scores of grant applications.
The program as it now stands grew out of an idea first brought forward by Ed Fink in early spring. It's gone through considerable refinement. Some of the discussions focused on:
- Does the recipient need to be a 501(c)3? We decided no
- What geographical restrictions are there? We decided greater Dane County.
- Are previous recipients of our Foundation funding eligible for this special program? We decided yes ... any good cause may receive a grant.
- How does this program relate to our yearly Foundation giving and potential District/RI matching grants? We decided this is totally separate from our regular Foundation grant programs. Eligibility for District or RI matching grants are not strictly a part of THIS program. We encourage grant proposers to look into this possibility, and the Club can be a useful resource,
The GIVE Committee is made up of Jack Ferreri (Chair), Ed Fink, Kevin Hayden, Mary Feldt, John Gerold, and Peter Overton. Feel free to talk to any member of the Committee for further guidance. We want LOTS of applications.
RI's 2022-2023 theme is "Imagine Rotary." Imagine the impact you can have by championing a Foundation grant for a worthy cause.