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The foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of US $26.50 to more than US $1 billion. It has one of the largest and most prestigious international fellowship programs in the world.
Map of the presence of Rotary International. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The self-declared mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders". [1]
Ambassadorial Scholarships (founded 1947) was a program of the Rotary Foundation.The program ended in 2013 and was replaced by the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship, which expands on the Ambassadorial mission, by now ensuring that every Rotary Scholar advance Rotary's International mission to " promote service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace." .
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; International Foundation for Electoral Systems; International Fund for Animal Welfare; International Literacy Foundation; International Medical Corps; International Planned Parenthood Federation; International Republican Institute; International Resources for the Improvement of Sight
First Round Table International Meeting at Hastings in 1948 Round Table International Re-Charter in 1991 Round Table International Board 2023/2024. The first Round Table was established in Norwich, England in 1927 by Louis Marchesi, a young member of the Norwich Rotary Club. Marchesi envisioned a gathering place for young businessmen where they ...
A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members.
Since 1947, more than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad thanks to Rotary. The Ambassadorial Scholarship program was the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. More than 1,100 scholarships were awarded for study in 2002-03. Grants totaled US$26 million.
He has also been a non-resident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment's Democracy and Rule of Law Program, [4] a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. [4] [5] In 2011, he was appointed general secretary and CEO of Rotary International.