Manual of Procedure

MANUAL OF PROCEDURE 2013
RPIC Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Rotary public image coordinators are to:
• Enhance Rotary’s public image and awareness
• Inform and motivate Rotarians about Rotary’s public relations efforts
• Promote the use of Rotary Public Image Grants
• Promote the Rotary Strategic Plan priorities of advancing internal and external
recognition and public image of Rotary
• Encourage stronger club-level public relations efforts
ENDOWMENT/MAJOR GIFT ADVISERS
In addition to the regional coordinators, there are 41 Endowment/Major Gift
Advisers (E/MGAs) appointed by The Rotary Foundation trustee chair-elect
in consultation with the Foundation Fund Development Committee and Fund
Development staff. The advisers report directly to the trustee chair and assist with
the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of major gifts, specifically, gifts to
Rotary’s endowment. The adviser serves as a key volunteer resource for all major
gift and endowment matters in his or her region of responsibility.
E/MGA Responsibilities
• Lead by example and make a personal contribution each year to the Annual
Fund; lead by example through a major gift or Bequest Society commitment to
the Foundation according to his or her own financial capacity
• In collaboration with Fund Development staff, including Gift Officers,
RRFCs, and district leadership, develop personalized cultivation and solicitation
plans for at least 15 prospective major gift donors each year
• Personally participate in or be productively involved in the solicitation of at
least 10 major gifts each year, with an emphasis on gifts of US$25,000 or more
• Educate Rotarians, alumni, and friends of Rotary on Rotary Foundation
major giving opportunities, with emphases on Rotary’s endowment,
PolioPlus, the Rotary Peace Centers, and the areas of focus
• Reinforce for districts the importance of Rotary’s endowment and assist
districts in establishing a structure for the identification and cultivation of
potential endowment and major gift donors
END POLIO NOW ZONE COORDINATORS
In addition to the regional coordinators, there are 41 End Polio Now zone coordinators
appointed by The Rotary Foundation trustee chair-elect. The End Polio Now
zone coordinators report directly to a regional Rotary Foundation coordinator.
They provide leadership to foster awareness, advocacy, and financial support of
polio eradication activities at the district and club levels.
End Polio Now Zone Coordinator Responsibilities
• Lead by example and make a personal contribution to the PolioPlus Fund
• Maintain current knowledge of the PolioPlus program and global polio eradication
efforts, strategies, status, and needs, including financial requirements
• Promote the goals of Rotary’s PolioPlus program through individual presentations
to Rotary meetings upon request
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