Category: Good Practice
Explanations and investigations into good practice in managing buildings, grounds and facilities.
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Quaker A-Z: D is for Draft Minutes
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 before the meeting ends. Once the meeting has closed and the clerk has signed the minutes, they aren’t altered or amended – beyond “dots and commas”, where the meaning isn’t
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Quaker A-Z: C is for Clerk vs Chair
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) answer is that “A Quaker clerk is a servant of the meeting, and the Chair is the boss of their group”. Quakers in Britain have a good deal of information
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Quaker A-Z: B is for BCC
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Sending emails… BCC (“blind carbon copy” – have you used carbon copying paper?) is now easy to do and doesn’t require physical winding down of actual paper on each letter sent! An email can be sent with three levels of recipient To: Original recipient CC: Someone who is “copied
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AdventWord 2022: Choose
Choose to be kind… There are many things in life we can’t change, but everything else is something we choose. Sometimes it is hard to know which elements are a choice and which are the only realistic path and so not really a choice at all. Often we look at others and assume they have
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AdventWord 2022: Obedience
I think I have wasted a great deal of my life waiting to be called to some great mission which would change the world. I have looked for important social movements. I have wanted to make a big and important contribution to the causes I believe in. I think I have been too ready to
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AdventWord 2022: Purify
Definition: To purify is to remove contaminants, extract something or make it ceremonially clean. Organisation culture… I want to explore this concept from an organisational perspective. How do you purify your organisation’s culture? Extensive research into the matter concludes that creating a great culture internally, in turn, enhances the customer experience. An organisation will thrive
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AdventWord 2022: Majesty
“I’ve seen the majestic beauty of nature and the overwhelming perfection of it. To me, there’s nothing closer to God than that.” Cote De Pablo What is majesty? Yes, majesty means sovereign power, authority, or dignity. It is used as a form of address for heads of state. But it is also used to describe
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AdventWord 2022: Traveller
Previous Next Where life takes us… As a family, we are regularly on the move. My husband’s career has moulded me, and our three daughters, into seasoned travellers. Our journey is unpredictable but often full of opportunity. Each place we visit is a chance to experience different customs and cultures. Fortunate to meet new friends
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AdventWord 2022: Stranger
Participation in Meetings Qf&p 3.10 “Remember the onerous task laid upon the clerk and do all you can to assist. Submit information about matters to come before the meeting in good time and preferably in writing. Avoid if you possibly can any last-minute messages to the clerk. Give your whole attention to the matter before
