ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
ProjectLINK Find an international partner to address the needs of communities around the world. Project fairs Attend or host a project fair to help find partners for your service projects. Rotary’s social networks Connect to club members and activities through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more.
Sustainability Sustainable projects build a community’s capacity to address issues without relying on external support. When selecting a project, think carefully about both the short term and long-term impact. For example, building a modern well and water pump for a neighborhood without access to clean drinking water might solve a community’s immediate water problems. But if the community cannot maintain the well, the people’s water problems will quickly return. The same might be said for a community beautification project. A club could build a park, clean up litter, or paint over graffiti in an impoverished neighborhood, but if people from the neighborhood aren’t invested in the project, the graffiti and litter will almost certainly reappear. Sustainable projects take these issues into account and provide long-term solutions to chronic problems. FOUNDATION GRANT TIMELINE
Rotary Service: Establishing Effective Partnerships Whether they are in a different club or on a different continent, Rotary’s vast network of dedicated members can make meaningful service connections to help improve their communities and the world.
getting CONNECTED getting partners http://www.rotary.org/ridocuments/en_pdf/establishing_ effective_partnerships_en.pdf
Rotary Service Connections
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each beyond your community and connect with others who share common interests. Make a positive impact on people’s lives worldwide. Whether you’re interested in meeting new friends, participating in a cultural or vocational exchange, or finding a partner for a service project, Rotary International has resources that can help. Through Rotary Service Connections you can: Ÿ Make friends and connections worldwide -- plan a Friendship Exchange Ÿ Learn best practices for establishing effective partnerships with other clubs and districts. Ÿ Find a partner for an international service project. Ÿ Establish a twin club relationship. Ÿ
In this section, you’ll find resources to help you reach out to Rotarians around the world and build lifelong relationships. Rotary Service Connections increases the number of communities that are enhanced by effective, sustainable service projects through successful club and district partnerships.
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