Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: N is for Numbers
Flipchart from Alison Gray’s presentation. Or Finances – for those who don’t like numbers! Spreadsheets can be complicated and off putting. Trying to explain who
July 12, 2024
Category: Inclusion
Posts on how to ensure our buildings, facilities, charities and communities can include everyone.
How can we build a community in which each person is accepted and nurtured, and strangers are welcome?
Employment & Volunteers
Quaker A-Z: M is for Membership
Membership is a tricky word Quakers talk about Membership (note the capital M) and mean someone who has formally been recorded as a member of
June 28, 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
Inclusion
Quaker A-Z: V is for Visiting
Visiting Meeting Houses – in person or virtually… It may not surprise you to know I love visiting new meeting houses or revisiting those I’ve
October 27, 2023
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: R is for Reservations
Unseen reservations & resistance As those who know me would affirm – I am a committee nerd. Was tickled to be welcomed as one at
September 1, 2023
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: P is for Publicity or Promotion
Photo by Charlie Deets on Unsplash All publicity is good publicity? Publicity and Promotion are two words that often get a negative reputation. You hear
August 4, 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
Building Management
Quaker Testimonies: Equality
What is a Testimony? A Quaker testimony is an action arising out a belief in something. They are core values that are often used to
May 11, 2023
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: I is for Insider Knowledge
If you are addressing a lack of attendance at a gathering or meeting, for example, one reason for the void could be a participant’s confidence
April 28, 2023