Slides used in a Rotary Zone 24-32 webinar on Million Dollar Dinners. The slide show explains how to organize and host a Rotary Million Dollar dinner in support of The Rotary Foundation.
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Rotary Million Dollar Dinner
1. TITLEMillion Dollar Dinner – The How-tos
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Million
Dollar
Dinner
2. Webinar Discussion Leaders
Carolyn Ferguson
Senior Major Gift Officer
Zone 24 – The Rotary Foundation
Rotary Club of Ancaster AM, District 7090
Chris Offer
Endowment - Major Gift Advisor, Zone 24 West
Past Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
Rotary Club of Ladner, District 5040
Bryn Styles
Trustee – The Rotary Foundation
Past RI Director
Rotary Club of Barrie-Huronia, District 7010
3. In 1917, Arch C. Klumph
proposed that an endowment
be set up “for the purpose of
doing good in the world.”
4. POLL QUESTION
Has your district ever hosted a
Million Dollar Dinner or been part
of a Multi-District Million Dollar
Dinner?
Take
the
POLL
6. Million Dollar Dinner
2004 – District 5110 Oregon
Raise US$1 Million for The Rotary Foundation
New donations
Celebration of a 9-12 month campaign
Major Gifts & Bequests of US$10,000 or more
District sponsored event – with TRF support
7. Zone 24-32 Million Dollar Dinners
• District 7090 (ON & NY)
– $1M - May 2015
• District 7010 (ON & QC)
– $2.3M - May 2015
• Districts 7230, 7255, 7210, 7980 (NY/CT/Bermuda)
– $1.4M - May 2014
• District 7820 (NFL/NS/PEI/St. Pierre-Miquelon)
– $1.6M - Oct 2014
• District 5370 (Alta/BC/Sask/NWT) -
– $4.5 M - May 2013
• District 5360 (Alta)
– $2.3M - Feb. 2012
Total $13.1 Million
8. Why Host a Million Dollar Dinner?
Support District’s Foundation goals
Major Gifts
PolioPlus
Annual Giving
Future DDF
Endowment Funds
Bequests
Greater awareness of the Foundation
9. Critical Steps
• FB, Video
• Newsletter
• Website
• Send in forms
• Present Pins
• Sponsors
• Training
• Keynote
• EMGA/MGO
• MDD Chair
• Team/Area
Captains
• Policies
Location
& date
Prospect
List
PromoteInvite
10. Logistics of a Million Dollar Dinner
• Select date & location early
• Carefully select chair and team members
• Invite senior Rotary leader as keynote early
• Look for corporate sponsors
• Develop promotional tools
• Build prospect lists
• Host dinner & have fun
13. Types of Gifts to support MDD
• Cash gifts of US$10,000 or more
• Bequests of US$10,000 or more
• 3 year pledge of US$10,000 or more
• Term gifts – area of focus $15,000 to $30,000
• Gifts of insurance – discuss first
• Gifts of stock
• Named Funds US$25,000 plus
• 2:1 Gifts Polio Gates & Gov’t of Canada
14. Named
Funds
$25,000
Support
World Fund
or SHARE or
Peace
Centers
$100,000
Support an
Area of Focus
$250,000
Support Area
of Focus
projects in a
district$500,000
Establish an
Endowed
Rotary World
Peace
Fellowship
$750,000
Endows a
two-year
fellow every
3 years
$1,000,000
Work with
TRF to meet
your
philanthropic
goals
15. How to promote your Million Dollar Dinner
• Select well known Rotary senior leader
• Use Facebook, Twitter & other social media
• District website
• District newsletter or separate newsletter
• Video
• Club presentations & District events
– MDD Committee
– EMGA & MGO
16. Million Dollar Dinner – Best Practices
Planning
Committee selection
Promotion
Paper work
Work with Zone Team
Recognition-share stories