Rotary Peace Centers Committee New Member Orientation

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

TITLE | 2

2016-17 Committee Members

Chair

Peter Kyle

Vice Chair

Anne L. Matthews

Trustee Liaison

Young Suk Yoon

TITLE | 3

2016-17 Committee Members

Naoyuki Takagi

John Blount

Mohamed Delawar

Jackson Hsieh

Mark Maloney

Gulam A. Vahanvaty

Carol Fellows

Duane Sterling

Juan Arbocco Rossi

Jerry Meigs (RPCMGI Liaison)

Maria Saifuddin Effendi (Academic Advisor)

Steven Nakana (Alumni Advisor)

TITLE | 4

Rotary Peace Centers Program Vision

The Rotary Peace Centers program

has a vision of sustainable peace:

encompassing a network of

peacebuilders and community leaders

dedicated to preventing and resolving

conflicts across the global community.

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 5

Rotary Peace Centers Mission

Partnership with 7 leading universities

around the world

Empower

Academic Training

Global Impact

Be a Catalyst

Build Capacity

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 6

Rotary Peace Centers Mission

Partnership with 7 leading universities around the world

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 7

Alumni Updates

Alumni Update:

• 999 total alumni

• 88% work in peace and conflict

resolution

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 8

Rotary Peace Fellow alumni locations

• 30% North America

• 22% Asia

• 4% Middle East

• 16% Europe

• 7% South America

• 2% Central America

• 11% Africa

• 8% Australia/Oceania

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 9

Rotary Peace Centers Strategic Plan

These programmatic areas aim to:

ensure consistent academic and

practical skills training across

centers

refine the concept of the Rotary

peace centers

foster increased collaboration

between Rotary, the Rotary Peace

Centers and NGOs

enhance the impact of peace fellow

alumni in the field

increase overall awareness of the

program and quantity of

applications

facilitate Rotary Peace Fellow

alumni and Rotarian collaboration

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 1 0

Rotary Peace Center Programs: 2 Options for Study

Master’s Degree

Empowers the leaders of tomorrow

Professional Development Certificate

Strengthens the leaders of today

TITLE | 11

Rotary Peace Fellowship

Master’s Program

“Building the leaders of tomorrow”

Five centers, six universities

Duke University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (United States)

International Christian University (Japan)

The University of Bradford (United Kingdom)

The University of Queensland (Australia)

Uppsala University (Sweden)

15-24 month course

10 new fellows at each center each year

TITLE | 12

Rotary Peace Fellowship

One center at Chulalongkorn University in

Thailand

3 month course

Up to 25 fellows in each session, up to 50

per year (2 sessions)

Professional Development Certificate

“Strengthening the leaders of today”

TITLE | 13

Program Evaluation

Multi-pronged approach:

• Satisfaction surveys to fellows at

key points during the fellowship

• Curriculum and partnership

reviews

• Triennial site visits

Future Planning Committee:

• Evaluate the impact of the RPC

program

• Identify and assess the innovative

features of other peace scholarship

programs

• Propose options for change to the

RPC program

• Develop criteria for and evaluate

the impact of additional Rotary

Peace Centers

TITLE | 14

The Application Timeline

RECRUIT

• Clubs and Districts recruit applicants

INTERVIEW AND ENDORSE APPLICANTS

• Clubs and Districts interview, select, and endorse candidates for the fellowship

• 31 May applications are due to district

APPLICATION DEADLINE

• All endorsed applications are due to TRF by 1 July

Application Processing

• Rotary processes applications, committee and readers read and score all applications by September meeting

Selection Committee

• Finalists and Alternates will be selected in September

Announcements

• Applicants, Clubs and Districts will be notified about results in November

December - May

January - May

June - September

TITLE | 15

Fellowship Funding

The Rotary Peace Fellowship funds the following:

Monthly Living Stipend

Full university tuition

Intensive language training (ICU only)

Contingency funding (emergency funding)

Conference funding ($1200)

Applied Field Experience ($7000)

Round trip airfare to and from study city

TITLE | 16

Peacebuilder Districts

A select group of districts have made DDF

contributions to support the Rotary Peace

Fellowship program:

Peacebuilder districts support the Rotary

Peace Centers by allocating a minimum

of $25,000 annually.

Districts committed to building peace

continue to donate US$25,000 a year to

maintain their Peacebuilder standing.

Each Peacebuilder district will receive a

peacebuilder district banner, peace pins

and a certificate.

TITLE | 17

Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative (RPCMGI)

A goal of US $150 million to support the program by 30 June 2017. The initiative includes:

Endowed Gifts goal of US $90 million

107 gifts of US $250,000 or more and 40 gifts of US$1,000,000 or more have provided 75

percent of the support to date

Term Gifts goal of US $5 million (emphasizing gifts of US$50,000 or more)

Districts worldwide contribute DDF to a pool of funds supporting the fellowships

Rotary Peace Fellow giving polio

drops in Pakistan

Gifts and Commitments

As of 31 March 2016, there have been approximately $142

million in gifts and commitments to the RPCMGI

US$63.5 million in bequest and insurance commitments;

US$18.5 million in life income agreements;

US$55.8 million in outright gifts and pledges;

US$4 million in Districts giving DDF to endowed funds

TITLE | 18

Naming Opportunities

Naming opportunities include:

US $25,000—Rotary Peace Centers general

support

US$60,000 – Provides one year of funding for

approximately five certificate Fellows

US$75,000—Funds a Rotary Peace Fellow at a

two-year center for one time

US$100,000—Rotary Peace Center Annual

Seminar endowment

US$750,000—Rotary Peace Fellow endowment-

one every two years

US$1,500,000—Rotary Peace Fellow

endowment- one per year

TITLE | 19

University Partners

University Staff

Rotary Peace Center Director

Administration Staff

Center expectations

Contracts

Stipends and Discretionary Funds

TITLE | 20

University Representatives

Duke University and University of North Carolina

Susan Carroll

Duke/UNC Managing Director

Neil Cooper

Center Director

University of Bradford

Erika Forsberg

Center Director

Uppsala University

SurichaiWun’gaeo

Center Director

VitoonViriyasakultorn

Deputy Director

Chulalongkorn University

TITLE | 21

University Representatives

Osamu Arakaki

Center Director

Walter Dawson

Associate Center Director

Satoko Ono Center Coordinator

Miyoko Misumi

Incoming Center Coordinator

International Christian University

Melissa Curley

Center Director

University of Queensland

TITLE | 22

Host Area Coordinators

Serve as the primary contact for: the host area Rotarians, the Rotary Peace

Fellows and the university hosting the Rotary Peace Centers

2016 - 2017 Host Area Coordinators:

Magnus Elfwendahl - Uppsala University

Ken Robertshaw - University of Bradford

Shaughn Forbes- University of Queensland

Bart Cleary- Duke University/University of North Carolina

Katsuhiko Tatsuno - International Christian University

Andrew MacPherson - Chulalongkorn University

TITLE | 23

Rotary Peace Centers Staff

Kat O’Brien, Supervisor

Sarah Cunningham,

Marketing & RecruitingEmily Ruf, Specialist

Mike Pfriem,

Alumni Relations Supervisor

Jill Gunter, Manager

Tyler Allen, Specialist Samantha Sorin, Coordinator

TITLE | 24

Committee Timeline for 2017 Application

11 May: New Member Orientation GotoMeeting

19 May: Application Readers Training Webinar

01 July: Start of Application Processing

09 September: Final application batch sent

16 September: All committee scores due to Samantha

28– 30 September: Rotary Peace Centers Committee Meeting in

Evanston

Late October: Rotary Peace Fellow Selection results announced

TITLE | 25

Questions?