Decision details

Staffordshire Community Foundation - Development of a Fund for the Borough

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To seek Cabinet agreement for the Council to commission the Staffordshire Community Foundation to manage a borough-wide fund on behalf of the Council and other interested bodies. The fund will be a permanent endowmernt fund that will distribute grants throughout the borough. The fund is made up of a combination of existing dormant funds and donations from all sectors.

Decision:

1)         That the Cabinet notes the contents of the report

 

2)         That the Cabinet supports the proposal to launch the ‘Newcastle under Lyme Community Fund’ in January 2014 with the support of all sectors and partners in the Borough

 

3)         That the Cabinet requests further consideration be given to other areas of potential collaboration between the Staffordshire Community Foundation and Newcastle-under-Lyme BC and also agrees that NuLBC offers support to the SCF in arranging fund raising events, raising the profile of the Fund and also in making best use of the Fund to assist local people in the area

Report author: Mark Bailey

Publication date: 11/12/2013

Date of decision: 11/12/2013

Decided at meeting: 11/12/2013 - Cabinet

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