Category: Quaker Business Method
Posts exploring the Quaker Business Method. Advice and explanations on what / how it is used in Quaker Business Meetings, and how you can use those ideas to improve the way all meetings.
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Quaker A-Z: G is for Good Governance
What’s so good about governance? Unsurprisingly when I saw this post would go live on April 3rd – Good Friday I couldn’t resist using a title with Good in it. However, also unsurprisingly I’ve written about both compliance and governance many times. Two years ago when we were doing a Trustees’ A-Z series the G
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Quaker A-Z: U is for Unity & Unanimity
Unity does not mean Unanimity so what does it mean? Unity is not the absence of conflict. In fact, when conflict is handled well it promotes unity. Insisting on Unanimity as being the same as or better than Unity makes things hard. Merriam-Webster defines unity as the “the quality or state of not being multiple,
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Quaker A-Z: R is for Relationship & Responsible
Who is responsible for what? All relationships contain questions about who is responsible for what, but they’re not always clearly answered. Groups working closely together are now using Memorandums of Understanding to clarify roles and responsibilities. These documents also help define how the relationship is monitored and maintained. Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash But
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Quaker A-Z: Q is for Quakerly
What does Quakerly mean? I dislike Quakerly as a adjective. It is usually used in a pejorative, not in a friendly way! “THAT wasn’t very Quakerly….‘ With the ‘THAT’ being something the speaker feels passionately about. But it isn’t actually a specific corporate testimony. If it is a specific corporate testimony then you can say, ‘Quakers
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Trustees & Treasurers Conference 2025
Quaker Life Conference Quaker Life organised a one day conference for Trustees & Treasurers to come together, be inspired, learn from each other. The conference encouraged us to interact with the speakers/workshops and ‘to see one another’s faces, and open our hearts one to another.’ Sitting at a table together was a bonus. However, it
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Quaker A-Z: M is for Marketing
Telling Your Charity’s Story With Purpose Marketing often feels like a luxury for small charities – something squeezed in between the ‘real work’ of service delivery, funding bids, and compliance. But here’s the truth: if people don’t know what your charity does, they can’t support you. Marketing isn’t just about promotion; it’s a key part
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Quaker A-Z: E is for Everyone?
Everyone? In February and March we celebrate, not everyone, but individual groups of society. Wendrie talks this week about the importance of being inclusive.
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Quaker A-Z: C is for Clearness & Committee
Communication can sometimes get muddled, this week Wendrie introduces us to Clearness Committees.
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Quaker A-Z: B is for Books
Photo by Jonas Jacobsson on Unsplash Books… B is for Books. For goodness sake, write it down! In this blog, we are taking inspiration from John McCutcheon’s storytelling folk songs: “Write it down so we’ll remember What is was we said I believe we really need to Summarize what we’ve agreed to Pass that paper
