The Redmond Rotary Club Foundation held a December board meeting, and awarded grants to several local and international charities and projects on the Foundation's annual grant cycle.

The board also approved an increase in the frequency of grants to a semi-annual cycle, anticipating a significant increase in fundraising and contributions, stemming from growth in club membership, a growing list of volunteers, more fundraising projects and improving effectiveness of recurring fundraising projects.

As the Foundation's resources and activities grow, it has become important for the Foundation to develop its own standalone website, social media and other marketing presence, rather than merely piggybacking on its parent Rotary Club of Redmond's presence. The Foundation has obtained a domain name, rrcfoundation.org to be used exclusively for Foundation business, such as the Foundation's web presence and e-mail communication.

Various technology companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others offer discounted and/or free services to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations like the Redmond Rotary Club Foundation. We intend to leverage some of these offerings in our technology and communications stack to further the effectiveness of our charitable impact through our Foundation. We are in the process of establishing approvals for various programs and services, to create the Foundation's new standalone presence as expeditiously as we can.