Agenda item

To receive a progress report of the Chief Grants Officer.

The Committee received the regular progress report and events update of the Chief Grants Officer. He reported that nine grantees had produced videos with the Media Trust to ‘tell their stories’ and promote their work. These had recently been screened at the Barbican and were available online. Members requested that the video links be circulated electronically to Members.

The Chief Grants Officer advised Members that positive conclusions had been drawn from the Grantee Perception Report, which had surveyed 598 grantees and received a 70% response rate. Members were informed that the Trust would be working through the recommendations from the report over the coming months, and agreed that the summary be circulated electronically to Members.

Members received the details of the proposed implementation of the ‘Supporting Charitable Involvement in Social Investment’ programme, which were appended to the report and which were agreed.

In response to a Member’s question on filling the post of Social Investment Analyst, the Chief Grants Officer reported that a strong candidate had been identified and was to be interviewed at the end of the month. At a Member’s suggestion, it was agreed that, should this candidate prove unsuitable, Members be asked to offer suggestions of appropriate alternatives.

RESOLVED – That:

(a)  Links to the nine ‘Telling Your Stories’ videos be circulated to Members;

(b)  The summary of the Grantee Perception Report be circulated to Members;

(c)  The criteria for implementing the ‘Supporting Charitable Involvement in Social Investment’ programme details be noted and agreed; and

(d)  The report and events update be noted.