Highlights from The Rotarian Newsletter for February 2015
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Here are some highlights from the February 2015 issue.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Rotarian newsletter, a monthly collection of stories from the latest issue of the magazine. We hope you share our articles with your friends, your local Interact and Rotaract clubs, Rotary alumni, and your community. We also invite you to connect with us on Facebook and Twitter to keep the conversation going.
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"WE ARE BRUSHING AGAINST DEATH EVERY DAY"
In West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, Rotarians step up to help—and take a page out of the PolioPlus playbook.
THE ROTARIAN CONVERSATION: DAVID ISAY
David Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, an ongoing oral history project, built a career out of listening to others. Now the world is listening to him.
Hear more personal stories recorded by StoryCorps.
PERMANENT EXILES
How can we meet the needs of the world's 51 million refugees? Meet four Rotary Peace Fellows working to answer that question.
A ROTARIAN'S GUIDE TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION'S FUNDING MODEL
To ensure that our Foundation has sufficient and reliable resources in the future, the Trustees have approved a funding model, effective 1 July 2015. The changes are small but will have a big impact on the Foundation's ability to support large-scale, sustainable projects for years to come.
Hear Ian Riseley, chair of The Rotary Foundation's Finance Committee, explain the funding model.
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"WE ARE BRUSHING AGAINST DEATH EVERY DAY" In West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, Rotarians step up to help—and take a page out of the PolioPlus playbook.
THE ROTARIAN CONVERSATION: DAVID ISAY David Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, an ongoing oral history project, built a career out of listening to others. Now the world is listening to him. Hear more personal stories recorded by StoryCorps. PERMANENT EXILES How can we meet the needs of the world's 51 million refugees? Meet four Rotary Peace Fellows working to answer that question.
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A ROTARIAN'S GUIDE TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION'S FUNDING MODEL
To ensure that our Foundation has sufficient and reliable resources in the future, the Trustees have approved a funding model, effective 1 July 2015. The changes are small but will have a big impact on the Foundation's ability to support large-scale, sustainable projects for years to come. Hear Ian Riseley, chair of The Rotary Foundation's Finance Committee, explain the funding model. |
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"WE ARE BRUSHING AGAINST DEATH EVERY DAY" In West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, Rotarians step up to help—and take a page out of the PolioPlus playbook.
THE ROTARIAN CONVERSATION: DAVID ISAY David Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, an ongoing oral history project, built a career out of listening to others. Now the world is listening to him. Hear more personal stories recorded by StoryCorps. PERMANENT EXILES How can we meet the needs of the world's 51 million refugees? Meet four Rotary Peace Fellows working to answer that question.
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A ROTARIAN'S GUIDE TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION'S FUNDING MODEL
To ensure that our Foundation has sufficient and reliable resources in the future, the Trustees have approved a funding model, effective 1 July 2015. The changes are small but will have a big impact on the Foundation's ability to support large-scale, sustainable projects for years to come. Hear Ian Riseley, chair of The Rotary Foundation's Finance Committee, explain the funding model. |