Annual Fund SHARE
Welcome to the Annual Fund SHARE
Your gift to the Annual Fund helps Rotary clubs take action today to create positive change in communities at home and around the world. Your contributions help us strengthen peace efforts, provide clean water and sanitation, support education, grow local economies, save mothers and children, and fight disease.
The Every Rotarian Every Year initiative asks every Rotarian to support The Rotary Foundation every year. In addition to contributing to the Annual Fund on a regular basis, members are encouraged to get involved in a Foundation project or program.
SHARE and District Designated Fund
Through the SHARE system, contributions to The Rotary Foundation are transformed into grants that fund local and international humanitarian projects, scholarships, and activities, such as vocational training teams. At the end of every Rotary year, contributions directed to the Annual Fund-SHARE from all Rotary clubs in the district are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund, or DDF.
At the end of three years, your district can use the DDF to pay for Foundation, club, and district projects that your club and others in the district choose. Districts may use up to half of their DDF to fund district grants. The remaining DDF may be used for global grants or donated to PolioPlus, the Rotary Peace Centers, or another district.
District officers are encouraged to monitor their district’s DDF availability and activity by viewing the SHARE Contribution Detail Report and Available DDF by District Report via their My Rotary account.
NEW Rotary Foundation Annual Fund Resource
We are excited to share a newly developed Rotary Foundation resource with you. This new document includes a brief introduction to the Annual Fund, details about the SHARE model, and information on individual and club recognitions. This resource aims to generate excitement and participation with the Annual Fund by facilitating easier sharing of information with clubs and districts:
Promote Give the Gift of Rotary
Each November and December, Rotary appeals to donors by showing what a gift of any size can do when they Give the Gift of Rotary! Click for a preview and to share it!
SHARE on #GivingTuesday
As a leader in Rotary, you can help us raise funds on Giving Tuesday. On 1 December, this day of global giving asks Rotarians to make a big impact with a gift to Annual Fund-SHARE!
