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Appendix B: Contact Directory


How to use it: Fill in this directory BEFORE any CED project. Update it every Rotary year (July). Distribute it to all members of the club's CED committee. Keep a paper copy in the CED coordinator's documentation kit and a shared digital copy (Google Drive, Dropbox or equivalent, with restricted access because it contains personal data).


1. Club internal contacts

Rotary Club of: ... District: ...

Last updated: ..../..../........

Role Name Phone Email Notes
Club president
Secretary
Treasurer
Club Foundation Chair
CED coordinator
Deputy CED coordinator
Finance & stewardship portfolio
Field & partners portfolio
Communication & training portfolio
Rotaract president, if active
Immediate Past President

2. District contacts

District: ... Rotary year: ...-...

Role Name Phone Email Notes
District Governor (DG)
District Rotary Foundation Chair (DRFC)
Assistant DRFC, if any
District Grants Chair
District CED Chair (if any)
District International Service Chair
District treasurer
Zone Coordinator

3. RAGCED and other RAGs

Organization Role / contact Website Functional email
RAGCED: Secretariat General entry point ragced.org secretary@ragced.org
RAGCED: President ragced.org president@ragced.org
RAGCED: Partnerships Connecting with international partners ragced.org partnerships@ragced.org
RAGCED: Membership Membership ragced.org membership@ragced.org
RAGCED: Operations Operational support for projects ragced.org operations@ragced.org
RAGCED: Education Training, webinars ragced.org researcheducation@ragced.org
RAGCED: LATAM regional coordinator ragced.org (via website)
RAGCED: South Asia / Dakshinpatha regional coordinator ragced.org (via website)
RAGCED: Africa (chapter in development) ragced.org (via website)
Economic Development & Empowerment Foundation Foundation linked to RAGCED empowermentfdn.org info@empowermentfdn.org
WASH-RAG Water, sanitation, hygiene wash-rag.org (via website)
ESRAG Environment, sustainability esrag.org (via website)
RAGFP Peace, post-conflict rotaryactiongroupforpeace.org (via website)
DNA-RAG Disaster response dna-rag.com (via website)
RAG Refugees Refugees, displacement ragforrefugees.org (via website)

Note: Specific RAGCED contacts (names of the people in office) change with each term. Check the current list at ragced.org > Leadership Team before reaching out directly.


4. The Rotary Foundation (TRF)

Service Email / phone Website
General grants grants@rotary.org my.rotary.org/en/take-action/apply-grants
Grant Management Seminar Via Learning Center my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/learn-topic/grants
Regional Grants Officer (your zone) To be identified by the DRFC
Rotary Support Center contact.center@rotary.org / +1 866 976 8279 rotary.org

5. Frequent RAGCED international partners

Organization Website Contact Type of partnership
Oikocredit oikocredit.coop (via website) Microfinance Packaged Grant
Talanton Impact Fund (via RAGCED partnerships) partnerships@ragced.org Impact investing
ShelterBox shelterbox.org (via website) Post-disaster (linked with DNA-RAG)

6. UN agencies

Agency Main mandate Website Country contact
ILO Decent work, vocational training ilo.org Country office
ITC-ILO (Turin) Development training itcilo.org
UNIDO Industrial development, SMEs unido.org Regional or country office
UNCDF Financial inclusion, local development uncdf.org Depending on country program
UNDP Generalist undp.org Country office
UN Women Gender unwomen.org Country or regional office
FAO Agriculture, cooperatives fao.org Country representation
IFAD Smallholder agriculture ifad.org Depending on project
UNICEF Children, youth unicef.org Country office
UNESCO Culture, education unesco.org Country office
UNHCR Refugees unhcr.org Country office
WFP Food assistance wfp.org Country office
IOM Migration iom.int Country office

7. Development banks

Institution Coverage Website SME window
World Bank Group Global worldbank.org Via country programs
IFC (International Finance Corporation) Private sector, SMEs ifc.org Contact depending on project
AfDB (African Development Bank) Africa afdb.org SME program
IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) Latin America and the Caribbean iadb.org MIF / IDB Invest
ADB (Asian Development Bank) Asia, Pacific adb.org Country programs
BOAD (West African Development Bank) West Africa (WAEMU) boad.org
BDEAC (Central African States Development Bank) Central Africa (CEMAC) bdeac.org
CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) Latin America caf.com
Islamic Development Bank OIC member countries isdb.org

8. Microfinance networks and CED NGOs

Organization Specialty Website
CGAP Microfinance standards, research cgap.org
Cerise+SPTF Universal Standards for SPM, SPI4 cerise-sptf.org
WOCCU Credit unions and financial cooperatives woccu.org
FINCA International Village Banking, microfinance finca.org
Grameen Foundation Microfinance methods grameenfoundation.org
Accion Microfinance, impact fintech accion.org
Opportunity International Integrated microfinance opportunity.org
VisionFund (World Vision) Christian microfinance visionfund.org
FINCA Impact Finance MFI network fincaimpact.com
TechnoServe Value chains, entrepreneurship technoserve.org
Root Capital Investment in agricultural cooperatives rootcapital.org
Heifer International Livestock, rural development heifer.org
Mercy Corps Development, fragile contexts mercycorps.org
International Cooperative Alliance Global federation of cooperatives ica.coop
World Fair Trade Organization Fair trade, artisans wfto.com

9. Faith-based actors

Organization Website CED specialty
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) crs.org SILC method, agricultural value chains
Caritas Internationalis caritas.org Global Catholic network
World Vision International wvi.org Community development
Aga Khan Development Network akdn.org Central Asia, Africa
Islamic Relief Worldwide islamic-relief.org Muslim contexts
Muslim Aid muslimaid.org
Secours Catholique / Caritas France secours-catholique.org France / partner countries
Secours Islamique France secours-islamique.org French-speaking Africa

10. Local contacts for the current project

These contacts are filled in as a project gets under way.

10.1 Local technical partner (MFI, NGO, cooperative)

Item Value
Organization
Legal status
Address
Focal point
Direct phone
Direct email
Alternate focal point

10.2 Local public authorities

Role Name Phone Email
Mayor / head of municipality
Municipal chief executive
Deputy mayor for economic development
CED / SME program officer
Prefecture / governorate

10.3 Local economic actors

Type Organization Contact Phone
Chamber of commerce
Chamber of trades and crafts
Chamber of agriculture
Relevant trade associations
Vocational training providers
Local non-partner MFIs

10.4 Local faith communities

Community Leader Phone Potential role

10.5 Local NGOs and associations

Organization Sector Contact Phone

10.6 Neighboring Rotary clubs active in CED

Club Country CED coordinator contact Email

11. International project contacts

11.1 International partner club

Item Value
Club
District
Country
President
CED coordinator
Phone
Email
Foundation Chair

11.2 TRF Regional Grants Officer for your zone

Item Value
Name
Email
Zone covered

11.3 TRF Cadre member engaged (if applicable)

Name Expertise Email

12. Annual check

To be done every year in July when the directory is updated.

Item Checked Date By whom
Club internal contacts updated after the annual meeting ☐
District contacts updated (new DG, DRFC if changed) ☐
RAGCED contacts checked (current Leadership Team) ☐
Local partners contacted again (call or confirmation email) ☐
Partner NGOs contacted again ☐
UN agency and donor contacts checked ☐
Directory distributed to CED committee members ☐
Paper copy updated in the emergency kit ☐
Shared digital copy updated ☐

Appendix B: Contact Directory. Rotary Club Guide: Community Economic Development