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  • Planning & Goals for 2021

    Reviewing this year and planning for the next.

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  • Society of Virtual Assistants Survey 2018

    Society of Virtual Assistants Survey 2018

    Virtual Assistant I’m often asked by clients, where do I get my information about rates and other virtual assistants? One of the biggest answers is from here: The Society of Virtual Assistants (SVA) 9th annual survey. To read about how I define VA, read the home page, and if you are wondering how it all

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  • Fire Alarm – Do Not Touch!

    Fire Alarm – Do Not Touch!

    Fire! Fire is a serious risk. However, even if the equipment can be tempting to small people, I don’t recommend telling them taping the control panel shut, or posting signs telling people not to touch the fire alarm. I suspect those intent on fiddling will ignore the sign. While you definitely don’t want to confuse

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  • Quaker A-Z: M is for Measuring & Management

    Quaker A-Z: M is for Measuring & Management

    This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. M is for measuring Increasing productivity or income, decreasing waste and carbon all sound good but how can you tell if the plans you’ve so carefully made are working? Keeping a record of measurements can help you decide if that

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  • Quaker A-Z: I is for Interconnected Icebergs

    Quaker A-Z: I is for Interconnected Icebergs

    This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. I is for Interconnected Icebergs Originally this post was going to be titled I is for Interconnections, but I couldn’t resist using the SWM iceberg shown above. Thanks to John Dash for permission. Six Weeks Meeting owns all of the

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  • Quaker A-Z: H is for Hirers & Hospitality

    Quaker A-Z: H is for Hirers & Hospitality

    This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. H is for Hirers & Hospitality Hirers are often mentioned in conjunction of, ‘how to increase the number you have’ or to complain about ‘what they do or don’t do’. Whilst I supply information on how to market your meeting

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  • Quaker A-Z: D is for Digital Diaries and Documents

    Quaker A-Z: D is for Digital Diaries and Documents

    This is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. D is for Digital Diaries and Documents Diaries can be a wonderful organising tool, but they can also lead to confusion if not updated on a regular basis. If lost the information can usually be downloaded again.  many people use a combination

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  • Quaker A-Z: Q is for Quality and Quakers

    Quaker A-Z: Q is for Quality and Quakers

    This is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. Q is for Quality Quaker used to be synonymous with Quality – hence the picture of a Quaker on the oatmeal pack. 23.62 The attempt to identify and apply Christian values in practice is a struggle laid upon each generation. As

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  • Quaker A-Z: O is for Oversight, Opening times and Operations Manual

    Quaker A-Z: O is for Oversight, Opening times and Operations Manual

    This is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. O is for Oversight Oversight is more commonly used for pastoral matters than practical ones – and yet caring and maintaining the building in which the community meet and worship, should not just be left to a small committee. However, this

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