This action plan includes actions across different operational areas within the Province, which impact on charity, and include general charity work linked to the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Festival 29, Community Engagement and Communications/Publicity. It also includes a number of actions agreed by FCYNER, which will be pursued through their normal Committee route, but are shown here for illustrative and collaborative purposes.
The action plan will be updated for each Executive meeting, with progress since the previous meeting highlighted in red.
| No | REF | ACTION | LEAD | COMMENTS | COMPLETED |
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| 1 | GC/1 | Produce a bespoke user-friendly Job Description for Charity Stewards. | D.M | ||
| 2 | GC/2 | Produce a handover template for all new Charity Stewards. | D.M | ||
| 3 | GC/3 | Create a new on-line induction training module for all new Charity Stewards. | D.M | ||
| 4 | GC/4 | Create an annual combined refresher training programme for Charity Stewards. | D.M | One-Stop-Shop approach to be deployed across all areas. | |
| 5 | GC/5 | Produce a template for Charity Steward reports to their members. | D.M | ||
| 6 | GC/6 | Provide an on-line resource centre to support Charity Stewards | D.M | ||
| 7 | GC/7 | Create a new Charity Support Team for the Province. | D.M | Team established and launched at Escrick. | 10/10/2024 |
| 8 | F29/1 | Continue to support Lodges with team visits and presentations. | J.M | More publicity being drafted to promote this facility. | On-Going. |
| 9 | F29/2 | Produce some guidance on how to continue to support both local charity and Festival. | J.M | ||
| 10 | F29/3 | Ensure distribution of F29 booklet to all Lodges. | J.M | ||
| 11 | F29/4 | Publish details of all Lodge Festival Ambassadors on the Festival website. | J.M | ||
| 12 | F29/5 | Provide guidance on how Lodges can support all members on obtaining a jewel. | J.M | ||
| 13 | CE/1 | PGM to write to all Lodges/Chapters on appointing a lead for CE. | J.D | ||
| 14 | CE/2 | Explore options for creating a collared Jewel for CE leads. | J.D | ||
| 15 | CE/3 | Feed into the UGLE Third Pillar Review. | J.D | On-Going | |
| 16 | CE/4 | Produce further guidance on connecting with communities. | J.D | ||
| 17 | CE/5 | Proactively promote the use of the Provincial Tool-Kit. | J.D | ||
| 18 | CE/6 | Examine the need for a review of the Tool-Kit following the publication of the UGLE Third Pillar Review. | J.D | ||
| 19 | CE/7 | Establish a facility to support Lodges with community volunteering initiatives. | J.D | ||
| 20 | CE/8 | Establish a facility to support Lodges with holding open days. | J.D | ||
| 21 | CE/9 | Pilot projects in all three areas on Lodges that share buildings working together better. | J.D | ||
| 22 | CE/10 | Designate area leads as part of the wider CE PSG. | J.D | Area Leads Established. | 10/10/2024 |
| 23 | FCYNER/1 | Use YFM to promote donations from previous period and remind Lodges of grant process | P.H | ||
| 24 | FCYNER/2 | Review information requirements of grant application process. | P.H | ||
| 25 | FCYNER/3 | Review and streamline guidance on grant application process. | P.H | ||
| 26 | FCYNER/4 | Make guidance more obvious and readily available on FCYNER website. | P.H | ||
| 27 | FCYNER/5 | Improve communications with Lodges | P.H | ||
| 28 | COM/1 | Provide guidance on setting up websites. | C.A | ||
| 29 | COM/1 | Provide information and guidance on flagging items to Province. | C.A | ||
| 30 | COM/2 | Provide information on obtaining event support. | C.A | ||
| 31 | COM/3 | Provie advice on press release writing. | C.A |
Key
Ref Codes:
GC = General Charity
F29 = Festival 2029
CE = Community Engagement
FCYNER = Freemasons Charity Yorkshire North and East Ridings
COM = Communications and Publicity
Leads:
D.M = Des McKenzie
J.M = John Murphy
J.D = John Davison
P.H = Paul Hillary
C.A = Chris Ansell
Timeframes
| Short Term (3-6 months) | Medium Term (6 -12 months) | Long Term (12 months +) |
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