Category: Building Management
Managing public buildings, owned by faith communities and balancing those groups needs and wants can be tricky. These articles might help.
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Managing Meeting Houses Conference 2016
Managing Meeting Houses Managing meeting houses can be a lonely job – it is easy to feel that you are alone in dealing with matters. It is equally important to ensure that you don’t spend time re-inventing the wheel. This annual conference organised jointly by Quaker Life and Woodbrooke is a great chance for new
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A Living Wage Must Pay Enough To Live On
The Living Wage Campaign Lancaster Quaker Meeting are tasked to take the lead nationally within the Society of Friends to promote awareness about the payment of The Living Wage. As part of their work they have produced an information pack, which can be downloaded from their website, which includes the poster above and others. Pay
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Stone Cleaning – before and after
Stone Cleaning at Friends House While looking for photos of the banners at Friends House, I was struck by the difference between the 2003 photo (above) and the 2015 photo (below). Hard to believe they are of the same building. Isn’t it nice to realise that the money we spent on cleaning the stone work
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Building a Fairer World
After all the long term struggles to get banners on Friends House with Camden council, I have so enjoyed seeing them go up – temporarily and now permanently. Such a good form of outreach and of brightening up the neighbourhood. Lovely to see them as I exit Euston station. 23.13 Seeking to live at all
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ACAT Annual Conference 2015
This was my first visit to the ACAT annual conference and AGM, but it won’t be my last. Although it felt slightly odd to be in Bloomsbury and not in Friends House, the Institute of Education was a comfortable venue for the day. As you might expect from an association with Church or religious connections
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What is the Purpose of Business?
QBC’15 – What is the Purpose of Business? Wednesday, 4th November 2015 – Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London. NW1 2BJ. Programme: (10:30am – 4:30pm) The 11th Q&B Annual Conference is asking the question ‘What is the purpose of business?’ This question will be addressed by some of the UK’s cutting edge speakers, with opportunities
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Tackling Fraud in the Charity Sector
Are you a Trustee? Or someone who deals with finances for your organisation and is concerned about fraud? Here is a conference you might be interested in: https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/…/tackling-fraud-in-the…/ Date 30 October 2015 Time 09:00 – 16:30 Location Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LE Costs £25 + VAT charity and not-for-profit
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Quaker A-Z: Z is for Zen
Z is for Zen No, I’m not suggesting that you become a Buddhist or learn to meditate. Instead I’m suggesting you find a way to bring a bit of Zen acceptance of what is, into your life. While managing a meeting house you have to accept that there will be days when: It is very
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What is the Purpose of Business?
Quaker Business Conference ’15 Wednesday, 4th November 2015 – Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London. NW1 2BJ. Programme: (10:30am – 4:30pm) The 11th Q&B Annual Conference is asking the question ‘What is the purpose of business?’ This question will be addressed by some of the UK’s cutting edge speakers, with opportunities for group exploration in
