Short takes
▸ For World Polio Day last year, more than 4,200 Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs in 115 countries registered an event, and $836,000 was raised online.
▸ The 2023 Council on Resolutions concluded in November with the adoption of seven resolutions for the RI Board to consider. Read them at my.rotary.org/cor/vote.
▸ The 2022-23 Rotary Annual Report is now available at rotary.org/annualreport.
▸ The International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians celebrates its 50th anniversary this month with a weeklong trip to Oregon’s Mount Bachelor ski resort.
▸ RI President Gordon McInally will convene a Presidential Peace Conference 9-10 February in London. Learn more at rotarypeaceconference.london.
GOODWILL
Start with a mindset for success
You may have heard the term "theory of change" but not really known what it is. You may have even dismissed it as academic jargon.
But the concept is an important part of The Rotary Foundation’s Programs of Scale grant process because a theory of change that is well thought out can serve as an indispensable guide to successfully reach a project’s long-term goal.
And since programs of scale are all about substantial, measurable results with big impact, a theory of change is essential to develop.
There are many ways to illustrate a theory of change. But perhaps the easiest is to think of a theory of change as an explanation of how a program will achieve its intended impact and in what circumstances.
Let’s break that down further