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Category: Good Practice

Explanations and investigations into good practice in charity admin, and gospel order in Quaker business meetings.

  • Quaker A-Z: X is for X marks the spot (again)

    Quaker A-Z: X is for X marks the spot (again)

    Do you appear on the map? If someone is looking for your building – does it appear on the map? Hopefully it appears as at least a grey block! But… is it labelled? are there signposts? have you claimed your charity/building/business on Google maps? do you appear on local neighbourhood maps? When I lived and

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  • Quaker A-Z: S is for Simplicity

    Quaker A-Z: S is for Simplicity

    Simple Things Communicating with others doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be simple. You just need to decide who you want to talk to, and about what. Then work out what is required, and who can do that – remembering that you don’t have to do it all. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash

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  • Trustees & Treasurers Conference 2025

    Trustees & Treasurers Conference 2025

    Quaker Life Conference Quaker Life organised a one day conference for Trustees & Treasurers to come together, be inspired, learn from each other. The conference encouraged us to interact with the speakers/workshops and ‘to see one another’s faces, and open our hearts one to another.’ Sitting at a table together was a bonus. However, it

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  • Quaker A-Z: N is for Nosiness & Noteworthy

    Quaker A-Z: N is for Nosiness & Noteworthy

    Nosiness = Knowing each other in the things that are eternal Nosiness isn’t always negative. I love learning about people – many of them Quakers. I do this by going to Yearly Meeting, reading The Friend, visiting other meetings, or even looking through their minutes and newsletters. I often joke that one of the best

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  • Quaker A-Z: M is for Marketing

    Quaker A-Z: M is for Marketing

    Telling Your Charity’s Story With Purpose Marketing often feels like a luxury for small charities – something squeezed in between the ‘real work’ of service delivery, funding bids, and compliance. But here’s the truth: if people don’t know what your charity does, they can’t support you. Marketing isn’t just about promotion; it’s a key part

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  • Quaker A-Z: L is for Living Faithfully

    Quaker A-Z: L is for Living Faithfully

    How do we live faithfully? At Yearly Meeting two questions were asked:   What is your message of peace for the world? What brings you a sense of inner peace? Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Radical Peacemaking was the theme Agenda Committee chose for this year. We were reminded that radical means from the

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  • Quaker A-Z: G is for Gardens and Greening

    Quaker A-Z: G is for Gardens and Greening

    Gardens – a place to gather and share. This week we explore the use of gardens and what they say about your organisation.

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  • Quaker A-Z: F is for Finding and being Found

    Quaker A-Z: F is for Finding and being Found

    Get found! How easily can your organisation be found? This is a vital element of attracting new members and hirers.

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  • Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing it Together

    Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing it Together

    D is for – Doing it together. Wendrie shares insights into bringing communities together for the greater cause.

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