Tag: Q A-Z: K
Part of MBS’s Quaker A-Z series. Published bi-weekly on an annual theme throughout the calendar year.
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Kindness
How can we be kind? Kindness is often mistaken for passivity or politeness, but true kindness is deeply courageous. It requires us to stay present in difficult moments, to act with integrity, and to see the humanity in others even when we disagree. For Quakers, kindness is rooted in the belief that there is that
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Knitting
Photo by Stephane Gagnon on Unsplash Avoiding dropped stitches Annual reports are often a cobbling together of bits from various people, groups or committees, with a bit at the front from the clerk or chair and then at the end from the treasurer or trustee with financial responsibility…. Even listing out all the people involved
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Keep it Simple & Sustainable
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Quakers have testimonies of both simplicity & sustainability. Like all testimonies, both should apply to all aspects of life – including administration!Charities are usually run by volunteers, with occasional paid support for specific jobs. How do you ensure that your systems continue through the changes of role holders, volunteers,
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Knowledge & Know-how
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. K is for Knowledge & Know-how “Learning the Knowledge” or the 25000 streets in central London that a taxi driver must be able to recognise to gain their license has been shown to result in a visibly bigger hippocampus. Whilst
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Quaker A-Z: K is for Kitchens and Keys
This is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. K is for Kitchens You may remember seeing some of the kitchen improvements I made after attending the Woodbrooke “Managing your Meeting House” course – where I added photos to improve equality. But there is more to managing a kitchen than
