Managing public buildings, owned by faith communities and balancing those groups needs and wants can be tricky. These articles might help.
Generic Email I recommend generic email addresses to all clients, recommending them for a range of reasons: Correspondence is held in a role specific email box. When a new person starts they can catch up, or search for previous conversations. The generic email box means that when a person leaves the role, or doesn’t want
Virtual Assistant I’m often asked by clients, where do I get my information about rates and other virtual assistants? One of the biggest answers is from here: The Society of Virtual Assistants (SVA) 9th annual survey. To read about how I define VA, read the home page, and if you are wondering how it all
Fire! Fire is a serious risk. However, even if the equipment can be tempting to small people, I don’t recommend telling them taping the control panel shut, or posting signs telling people not to touch the fire alarm. I suspect those intent on fiddling will ignore the sign. While you definitely don’t want to confuse
Okay, in Part I we covered the concepts behind email, now it’s time for the… Actions Create an account for the organisation This ensures that all the data that belongs to your organisation is under your control. With the majority of communication taking place via email, the temptation will be to use the email addresses
Calendars are useful – except when the synchronization fails, although I like the idea of the day above. Meeting Houses are often run by volunteers. But even if you are a paid member of staff – usually you are fitting managing the maintenance of the building around other more immediate aspects of the work, and
Responsibility, Impact & Stewardship This year’s ACAT conference was held Saturday October 15th at Woburn House Conference Centre, London. Money & Monks, Markets & Monasteries Our opening address was Br Dr Anthony Purvis, Prior of St Michael’s Priory, Willen, Milton Keynes talking about the relationship between Thomas Merton and Dom James Fox the Abbot of the
QBC’16 – Embodying Equality in Business – Why? & How? The ‘Why’ inspires change and the ‘How’ empowers change Wednesday, 9th November 2016 Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ 9:30am to 10:00am Registration and Networking. 10:00am Meeting for Worship (for ten minutes). 4:30pm Close. The heartfelt purpose is for those attending the conference
Fire! Fire Alarms and the necessary Fire equipment and signage are all an important part of any building’s safety plan – and we always hope they won’t be needed. However, if the worst happened – would your meeting know how to respond? Mount Street, Manchester recently held a fire drill during Meeting for Worship. Although
Managing Meeting Houses Managing meeting houses can be a lonely job – it is easy to feel that you are alone in dealing with matters. It is equally important to ensure that you don’t spend time re-inventing the wheel. This annual conference organised jointly by Quaker Life and Woodbrooke is a great chance for new
The Living Wage Campaign Lancaster Quaker Meeting are tasked to take the lead nationally within the Society of Friends to promote awareness about the payment of The Living Wage. As part of their work they have produced an information pack, which can be downloaded from their website, which includes the poster above and others. Pay
Stone Cleaning at Friends House While looking for photos of the banners at Friends House, I was struck by the difference between the 2003 photo (above) and the 2015 photo (below). Hard to believe they are of the same building. Isn’t it nice to realise that the money we spent on cleaning the stone work
After all the long term struggles to get banners on Friends House with Camden council, I have so enjoyed seeing them go up – temporarily and now permanently. Such a good form of outreach and of brightening up the neighbourhood. Lovely to see them as I exit Euston station. 23.13 Seeking to live at all
This was my first visit to the ACAT annual conference and AGM, but it won’t be my last. Although it felt slightly odd to be in Bloomsbury and not in Friends House, the Institute of Education was a comfortable venue for the day. As you might expect from an association with Church or religious connections
QBC’15 – What is the Purpose of Business? Wednesday, 4th November 2015 – Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London. NW1 2BJ. Programme: (10:30am – 4:30pm) The 11th Q&B Annual Conference is asking the question ‘What is the purpose of business?’ This question will be addressed by some of the UK’s cutting edge speakers, with opportunities
Are you a Trustee? Or someone who deals with finances for your organisation and is concerned about fraud? Here is a conference you might be interested in: https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/…/tackling-fraud-in-the…/ Date 30 October 2015 Time 09:00 – 16:30 Location Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LE Costs £25 + VAT charity and not-for-profit