Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer.

The Committee received a report of the Chief Grants Officer which provided a progress update on the external review previously reported, made recommendations and set out an action plan and timeline for their implementation, and outlined the resources required. The Chief Grants Officer advised that the strategy would be jointly agreed with the City of London Corporation and would align with the strategies of other key stakeholders.

RESOLVED – That:

a)    the update provided be noted;

b)    a Giving Strategy be developed with the vision of ‘Encouraging more giving of money, time, skills and other benefits in kind – effectively done for the benefit of thriving communities’;

c)    the overall action plan, including timeline, be agreed; and

d)    additional interim resource be agreed in principle in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman to support the delivery of the action plan.