Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: D is for Draft Minutes
Quakers write their minutes contemporaneously, meaning each minute is agreed in the meeting. This usually happens at the end of the topic and must happen
February 17, 2023
Category: Quaker A-Z
Brief snippets of information presented in a themed structure
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: C is for Clerk vs Chair
I’m often asked what is the difference between a Quaker Clerk and the Chair of a Committee. My usual rather tongue-in-cheek (and not strictly true)
February 10, 2023
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: B is for BCC
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Sending emails… BCC (“blind carbon copy” – have you used carbon copying paper?) is now easy to do and
January 20, 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
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: 2023 Introduction
Clerking We are inviting you to follow our new Quaker A-Z blog series – for 2023 the MBS focus for the series is clerking. Every other
January 6, 2023
#AdventWord 2019: 21 Rest
Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue
December 21, 2019
#AdventWord 2019: 20 Go
‘Go’ today’s #AdventWord is one that shows action – and often is used as a one-word demand or instruction. Getting out and talking to others
December 20, 2019
AdventWord
#AdventWord 2019: 19 Bless
By occupation he was a barber, and on moving into this district in 1937 from Swindon, he first took a shop in Wallington, and later
December 19, 2019
AdventWord
#AdventWord 2019: 18 Worship
Worship is a fundamental part of religious life. As a Quaker I appreciate the belief that everything is equally sacred. Therefore any Quaker business meeting
December 18, 2019