Quaker A-Z
Quaker A-Z: T is for Together
Being Surprised I love Yearly Meeting and go whenever it is possible. I find that it is part of the foundation of my grounding and
October 4, 2024
Category: Quakers
Quaker specific content, theology, worship, training, community, both relating to Britain Yearly Meeting and the wider Quaker family.
Education & Resources
Quaker A-Z: S is for Slices of Power
Swarthmore Lecture 2024 I was inspired and challenged by Ben Jarman’s lecture at Yearly Meeting a couple of months ago. You can watch all of
September 20, 2024
Charity Admin
Quaker A-Z: O is for Open Outreach Operations
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Are you open for outreach operations? Last Wednesday (at the second of this month’s free training/webinar sessions), we talked
July 26, 2024
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
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
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
AdventWord
AdventWord 2023: Truth
“Stick with the truth, it’s easier to remember.” Has anyone ever told you that? I find the claim fascinating. I think it’s the psychopathy; we
December 13, 2023