Explanations and investigations into good practice in managing buildings, grounds and facilities.
What do we mean by unfair business? Quakers traditionally are associated with fair business practices – although if this reputation led to business success is
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Are you open for outreach operations? Last Wednesday (at the second of this month’s free training/webinar sessions), we talked
Information and information overload One difficulty for many new trustees – or even experienced ones – is information overload. There is just so much to
Xerophilia From the Greek xēros ‘dry’, and philos ‘loving’ This was a new word for me – I put out a prompt on Facebook asking for ideas
What do we mean by Onboarding? Onboarding is the action or process of integrating a new person into an organisation ensuring they have the tools
Let’s explore the lifecycles of a meeting within the Quaker Testimony of Truth. Quaker history and its associated buildings are precious to me. This won’t
What is a Testimony? A Quaker testimony is an action arising out a belief in something. They are core values that are often used to
Quakers write their minutes contemporaneously, meaning each minute is agreed in the meeting. This usually happens at the end of the topic and must happen
I’m often asked what is the difference between a Quaker Clerk and the Chair of a Committee. My usual rather tongue-in-cheek (and not strictly true)
