Treasurers and Collectors
Treasurers and collectors are supported by BYM in the following ways:
- Annual Conference of Treasurers (ACT)
- Treasurers' courses held at Woodbrooke (offsite link)
- Provision of other resources
Annual Conference of Treasurers
Katie Frost spoke about her experiences of giving and how helping to provide financially for the Society's work is a part of our ministry to one another and to the world.
Download the MP3 of Katie's speech [MP3: 30MB]
You can read the speech here: Loyal to the past, active in the present, creating the future [PDF: 187KB - new window]
Paying-in Slips
- Download and print: Paying-in Slip [PDF: 330kb - new window]
Treasurers' News:
See also: Trustees' Bulletin
Treasurers' News (Issue 9) August 2010 [PDF: 73kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News (reissued as 8b) August 2010 [PDF: 69kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News February 2010 [PDF: 128kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News December 2009 [PDF: 63kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News August 2009 [PDF: 82kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News May 2009 [PDF: 77kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News Feburary 2009 [PDF: 79kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News November 2008 [PDF: 88kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News August 2008 [PDF: 66kb - new window]
Other Resources:
- Methods for meetings to increase income.pdf [PDF: 36kb]
- ACT and QSC sponsor the Treasurers Handbook. This is a guidance and reference manual for treasurers and collectors.
- Handbook for Trustees [PDF: 398kb - new window]
- Treasurers' Guide [PDF: 102kb - new window]
- Inland Revenue notes about Gift Aid (offsite link: a detailed and comprehensive guide about Gift Aid).
- Treatment of Local Meeting Money in Area Meeting Accounts [Word: 44 kb - new window]
- Chapters 14 and 15 of Quaker Faith & Practice provide general guidance for those taking positions of financial responsibility in our meetings. There is a note about Religious Service as a Treasurer at 13.43-13.44.
- Some area meetings periodically convene support/training meetings for treasurers and collectors in their area. Quaker Communications Department (QCD) offer help for such events: speakers and training on effective fundraising, encouraging tax effective giving and legacy promotion. QCD can also provide trained facilitators to help Meetings with strategic planning.
If you are a recently appointed treasurer or require further information please contact: Andrew McVicar, Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ, tel 020 7663 1119, fax 020 7663 1001, email andrewm@quaker.org.uk
Fundraising
Links:
Documents:
Information and documents for treasurers can be found at www.quaker.org.uk/treasurers
Resources and ideas for fundraising can be found at www.quaker.org.uk/fundraising
