Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer.

The Committee received the regular progress report and events update of the Chief Grants Officer. He reported that his weekly visits to grantees were underway, and the open invitation to Committee Members to attend had been extended to all Bridge House Estate officers who manage the BHE property portfolio plus the City Solicitors; the Chief Commoner was keen to extend this to all Members of the Court. In response to a Member’s query, the Chief Grants Officer agreed to let Members know which grantees he was visiting in advance, whenever possible. The Chief Grants Officer reported that most actions in the Business Plan were rated green, with three changing to amber owing to the date change as a result of the Strategic Away Day in October.

RESOLVED – That:

(a)  The report be noted;

(b)  The monitoring and evaluation of “Working With Londoners” be re-circulated, alongside the Centre for Effective Philanthropy summary in time for the Away Day in October;

(c)  The Chief Grants Officer give advance notice of weekly grantee visits, whenever possible; and

(d)  The Communications Strategy be discussed at the Away Day in October.