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DESCRIPTION:Presidents Elect\, Secretaires\, Treasurers\, Foundation\, Comm
 unity and International Chairs elect  Rotary Foundation Funding & Project
 s: From Giving to Impact – Saturday 20th June 2026 Dear Club Board Mem
 bers\, Further to the below email\, if you have already registered we look
  forward to seeing you on the 20th.   Do note that as part of Rotary Dist
 rict 9685's commitment to effective stewardship of Rotary Foundation funds
  and the successful delivery of impactful projects\, all Club Foundation C
 hairs and International Service Chairs are required to attend the upcoming
  Foundation Funding & Projects Workshop. Attendance at this workshop is ma
 ndatory for clubs seeking eligibility to apply for a District Grant during
  the 2026-27 Rotary year. But this is not just about what's mandatory - th
 e Foundation is a great source of resources and tools\, not just funding. 
 And we have designed a new format and an engaging session with role-play d
 ramatics to liven up the proceedings. Please see the previous message belo
 w\, and register in good numbers!    Following the Rotary District Assembl
 y 2026\, we are convening a focused Foundation session on Saturday 20th
  June 2026 to help clubs turn their contributions into tangible\, high-im
 pact projects. To explain how International and Local Community projects
  can be enabled utilising resources available through The Rotary Foundat
 ion. This session is highly recommended for Foundation\, Community and I
 nternational Chairs\, and very relevant for Presidents\, Treasurers\, 
  and the broader Board. We encourage every club in District 9685\, to se
 nd a representative in order to benefit from opportunities offered by The 
 Rotary Foundation. Why attend? The Rotary Foundation is both: A beneficia
 ry of our giving\, and A powerful multiplier that enables larger\, more
  impactful projects  When clubs actively engage on both sides - contribut
 ing to and utilising the Foundation - we: Unlock significantly greater fu
 nding and scale (recent projects ~$1.5M across Australia) Deliver projects
  in our own name\, strengthening community impact and membership Build the
  capability to design and lead meaningful initiatives  What you will gain 
 A practical\, working session focused on outcomes: How Global Grants wo
 rk — funding\, criteria\, and what gets approved How to design sustain
 able\, needs-based projects How to align Foundation\, Community and Inter
 national efforts New international collaboration opportunities  We will a
 lso include a short\, hands-on workshop on community needs assessment\, b
 rought to life with some light\, engaging dramatics to keep it practical
  and memorable. In addition\, the District team will outline how we can su
 pport your club — from shaping projects to connecting partners and donor
 s. 
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LOCATION:St Joseph’s Baulkham Hills
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SUMMARY:Foundation Funding & Projects: Giving to Impact
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:10px\;">Presidents E
 lect\, Secretaires\, Treasurers\, Foundation\, Community and International
  Chairs elect&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span
  style="color:#000080\;"><strong>Rotary Foundation Funding &amp\; Projects
 : </strong></span></span><strong style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 128)\; font-siz
 e: 16px\;">From Giving to Impact&nbsp\;</strong><span style="font-size:16p
 x\;"><span style="color:#000080\;"><strong>&ndash\; Saturday 20<sup>th</su
 p>&nbsp\;June 2026</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p>Dear Club Board Member
 s\,</p>\n\n<blockquote style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Aria
 l\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; font-style: normal\;" type
 ="cite">\n<div dir="ltr">\n<div dir="ltr">\n<div><span style="color: rgb(5
 1\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuche
 t MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;">Further to the below email\, if you have 
 already registered we look forward to seeing you on the 20th.</span></div>
 \n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>Do note that as part of Rotary District 968
 5&#39\;s commitment to effective stewardship of Rotary Foundation funds an
 d the successful delivery of impactful projects\, all Club Foundation Chai
 rs and International Service Chairs are required to attend the upcoming Fo
 undation Funding &amp\; Projects Workshop. <strong>Attendance at this work
 shop is mandatory for clubs seeking eligibility to apply for a District Gr
 ant during the 2026-27 Rotary year.</strong></div>\n\n<p>But this is not j
 ust about what&#39\;s mandatory - the Foundation is a great source of reso
 urces and tools\, not just funding. And we have designed a new format and 
 an engaging session with role-play dramatics to liven up the proceedings. 
 Please see the previous message below\, and register in good numbers!</p>\
 n</div>\n</div>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Following the Rotary District Assembl
 y 2026\,&nbsp\;we are convening a<strong>&nbsp\;</strong>focused Foundatio
 n session<strong>&nbsp\;</strong>on<strong> Saturday 20th June 2026</stron
 g> to help clubs turn their&nbsp\;<strong>contributions into tangible\, hi
 gh-impact projects</strong>. To explain how&nbsp\;<strong>International an
 d Local Community projects</strong>&nbsp\;can be enabled utilising resourc
 es available through&nbsp\;<strong>The Rotary Foundation.</strong></p>\n\n
 <p>This session is&nbsp\;<strong>highly recommended for Foundation\,&nbsp\
 ;Community and International&nbsp\;Chairs</strong>\, and very relevant for
 &nbsp\;<strong>Presidents\, Treasurers\,&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\;and the bro
 ader Board.&nbsp\;<i style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: montse
 rrat\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\;">We encourage every club in Distric
 t 9685\, to send a representative in order to benefit from opportunities o
 ffered by The Rotary Foundation.</i></p>\n\n<p><strong>Why attend?</strong
 ></p>\n\n<p>The Rotary Foundation is both:</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>A&nbsp\;<stro
 ng>beneficiary</strong>&nbsp\;of our giving\, and</li>\n	<li>A&nbsp\;<stro
 ng>powerful multiplier</strong>&nbsp\;that enables larger\, more impactful
  projects</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>When clubs actively engage on both sides -&nbs
 p\;<strong>contributing to and utilising the Foundation</strong>&nbsp\;- w
 e:</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Unlock significantly greater funding and scale (recen
 t projects ~$1.5M across Australia)</li>\n	<li>Deliver projects in our own
  name\, strengthening community impact and membership</li>\n	<li>Build the
  capability to design and lead meaningful initiatives</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><s
 trong>What you will gain</strong></p>\n\n<p>A&nbsp\;<strong>practical\, wo
 rking session</strong>&nbsp\;focused on outcomes:</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>How&nb
 sp\;<strong>Global Grants work</strong>&nbsp\;&mdash\; funding\, criteria\
 , and what gets approved</li>\n	<li>How to design&nbsp\;<strong>sustainabl
 e\, needs-based projects</strong></li>\n	<li>How to align&nbsp\;<strong>Fo
 undation\, Community and International efforts</strong></li>\n	<li>New&nbs
 p\;<strong>international collaboration opportunities</strong></li>\n</ul>\
 n\n<p>We will also include a&nbsp\;<strong>short\, hands-on workshop on co
 mmunity needs assessment</strong>\, brought to life with some&nbsp\;<stron
 g>light\, engaging dramatics</strong>&nbsp\;to keep it practical and memor
 able.</p>\n\n<p>In addition\, the District team will outline how we can su
 pport your club &mdash\; from shaping projects to connecting partners and 
 donors.</p>\n
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