Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: E is for Employment
What does love require of us? You may feel that being an employer or managing volunteers is tricky and complicated. Especially if you’ve not had
March 8, 2024
Category: Employment & Volunteers
Advice and tips on good practice for employment and volunteer issues.
Anniversary
Expect the unexpected
Signs At MBS we have several decades of experience in working with different venues, committees, and groups to find ways to manage their buildings while
September 2, 2023
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z Clerking: O is for Onboarding
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
July 21, 2023
Employment & Volunteers
Quaker A-Z: N is for Non-assumptive Language
Thinking about the language you use… I’m sure you’ve heard the old truism about “ass-uming”. But our society actually trains us to make various assumptions,
July 7, 2023
Employment & Volunteers
Quakers A-Z: A is for Authority
Photo by Pete Alexopoulos on Unsplash Authority is something that people often don’t like to accept. Quakers can confuse the idea that everyone is equal
January 6, 2023
Employment & Volunteers
Face to Face with some of London’s cleaners
Clean for Good is a cleaning firm with a difference. I was delighted to attend the preview evening for this exhibition at St Sepulchre’s Church,
June 20, 2019
Building Management
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
March 28, 2018
Employment & Volunteers
Setting Up Your Organisation’s Email Part I
Introduction So, you need to hand off some of the jobs within your organisation to others, potentially to volunteers within it or people who are
June 13, 2017
Charity Management
Pension advice for small charities
Pension Advice There was a time when the only reference books found in a meeting house were similar to those seen at the Clerks’ table
February 3, 2016