Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing Good
Don’t just sit there… I remember the children’s meeting resource called, ‘Don’t just sit there do something!’ But so often people feel overwhelmed with the
February 23, 2024
Category: Quaker A-Z
Brief snippets of information presented in a themed structure
Compliance & Governance
Quaker A-Z: C is for Committee
Photo by Casey Allen on Unsplash What is a Committee? Did you know that a group of vultures roosting in a tree, or sitting on
February 9, 2024
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: B is for Benefit
Edited Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash What do we mean by Benefits? Legally all charity trustees must work for the overall benefit of their
January 26, 2024
Quaker A-Z: A is for Annual Actions & Atomic Habits
It is all too easy to draw a line over the ‘old year’ and only look forward to the ‘new year’.
It’s always best to take a few minutes to decide what you need to bring along with you into 2024.
Are there lessons learned, new practices you want to continue? Or challenges you overcame but want not to repeat!
January 12, 2024
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: 2024 Introduction
Legally, a trustee is someone who has formal responsibility for the charity – and therefore must act in the charities best interest. This is the same no matter how they’ve become a trustee – elected or appointed. A trustee may take on specific roles or tasks for the charity, but the over all responsibility is held with the full body.
January 1, 2024
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: Z is for Zooming
Zooming – hybrid clerking This subject was suggested by several people – but the title is thanks to Rachel Muers. I’ve clerked hybrid meetings for
December 22, 2023
Quaker A-Z
Quaker A-Z: Y is for You!
You being a finite resource So often when I meet with a new or prospective client they start by explaining how hard they are working
December 8, 2023
Good Practice
Quaker A-Z: X is for Xerophilia
Xerophilia From the Greek xēros ‘dry’, and philos ‘loving’ This was a new word for me – I put out a prompt on Facebook asking for ideas
November 24, 2023
Quaker A-Z
Quaker A-Z: W is for Worship
Foundation not garnish… Quakers hold and make decisions at their Business Meetings – more formally called ‘Meetings for Worship for Business’, sometimes called ‘Meetings for
November 10, 2023