……census submission deadline extended……
Dear Members
The Great Almshouse Census has now hopefully been received by all our main charity contacts via email, but just in case it has gone astray, we are also including a link in this website post. Please ensure only one census is completed per charity so please check to see who in your charity is responsible for completing it before you start.
The survey should take you between 5-10 minutes to complete. We would be most grateful if the census could be returned by the end of January 2024, but do please let us know if you need more time. (If the information is not at your fingertips we would rather a “best guess” over non-completion – so don’t worry too much about detailed investigation, ballpark figures are fine.)
Please click here to access the census
Why are we doing it?
We are trying to protect the character and status of almshouses and influence local and national government to treat almshouses as a very worthwhile and valuable service to the community. To do this we need to speak with confidence about the almshouse model and those it serves. We also need to keep developing our service to meet your current and future needs – to make your lives as trustees and clerks easier and, working with you, plan ahead for the long term.
Every question here has been ‘sweated over’ to make sure we are only asking questions that we know will be of value to you as members and the Association when making the case for support. Once completed we think the evidence produced will help put us in a very robust position to speak about the amazing contribution almshouse charities make in today’s society. We will gather the data and share it back with all our members before working with local and national government on a long-term engagement and profile raising project.
We know you are all so busy but your help in completing the census will be invaluable, and we promise we won’t ask you to do the same next year – this will serve for a good few years to come.
Thank you so much in advance. It’s really appreciated.
Warmest regards
Nick Phillips CEO
The Almshouse Association
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NB: If you would like to view the census, before you start it, please click here for a downloadable pdf copy. Please do, however, complete the census online using the link above
30 November 2023, updated 21 December 2023