Category: Money Handling
Posts all about money handling – charity finance administration, advice, risk management, oversight.
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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 at Yearly Meeting. Over the years, as many Area Meetings have registered as charities, this has changed and now legal advice is as necessary as spiritual. While pensions are mentioned
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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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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: W is for Where does the money go?
W is for Where does the money go? One of the difficulties I have found in both being a warden, and in dealing with finances is that most people aren’t interested. They nod politely when you mention money, glance at the account reports briefly when presented (if they’ve attended Business Meeting) and it is usually
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Quaker A-Z: V is for Vulnerable Victim
V is for Vulnerable Victim After a case of fraud in North Somerset and Wiltshire Monthly Meeting, members of that Monthly Meeting and Quaker Stewardship Committee produced a report titled: A vulnerable victim (you can download a copy at that link). The Judge at the Crown Court hearing referred to the Religious Society of Friends
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Quaker A-Z: Q is for Quantities (and Quality)
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. Q is for Quantities (and Quality) Buying in bulk can save money – whether from a warehouse store as pictured above or elsewhere. As long as you are able to store the resultant quantity and use it up before it
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Quaker A-Z: L is for Lead & Lighting
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. L is for Lead Many meeting houses have lead on their roofs or windows – even those who have a tiled or thatch roof may have flashing as can be seen on the porch above. Sadly this has become a
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Knowledge & Know-how
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. K is for Knowledge & Know-how “Learning the Knowledge” or the 25000 streets in central London that a taxi driver must be able to recognise to gain their license has been shown to result in a visibly bigger hippocampus. Whilst
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Quaker A-Z: J is for Joining the Dots
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. J is for Joining the Dots In the last post I talked about how so many of the jobs done both in the meeting house and across the country in each meeting house have similarities. Each meeting will have their
