After each Almshouse Association Board Meeting, the Key Decisions made at the most recent meeting are uploaded to the  ‘Latest News’ pages on our website for all registered member charities to access.

At the virtual Board Meeting held on 17th September 2020, the following Key Decisions were made:

  1. The decision was carried by the Board to release £20,000 from the Grant budget and for full flexibility to be granted to CEO for discretionary distribution to charities in immediate crisis up to £3,000 per case. The pilot will be reviewed after 6 months.
  2. The Board voted and unanimously agreed to release a further £5,000 (above the strategic budget) to enable the data collection and value for money research to commence.
  3. The Board unanimously agreed with the recommendation made by the F&GP to increase the Grants budget from £250,000 to £350.000.

A record of all Key Decisions made at Board Meetings (from June 18 onwards) can be found in here.

Posted 14 October 2020