Treasurers and Collectors
Related pages: Treasurers
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
- Treasurers' Support Project [PDF].
Treasurers' News:
Latest edition
Treasurers News Issue 14 [PDF: 112kb - new window]
Presenting meeting finances to Friends
See how one treasurer managed this in the most visual, educational and entertaining way:
- Friendly local meeting annual accounts presentation [PDF: 41 KB - new window]
- Friendly local meeting flipchart slides [PDF: 245 KB - new window]
Back issues
- Treasurers' News (Issue 13 - August 2011) [PDF: 86KB - new window]
- Treasurers' News (Issue 12) [PDF: 108KB - new window]
- Treasurers' News (Issue 11) [PDF: 133kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News (Issue 10) [PDF: 75kb - new window]
- Ministry of Giving - a game that your meeting can enjoy
- BYM finances - a concise view [PDF: 273 KB - new window]
- Treasurers' News (Issue 9) August 2010 [PDF: 73kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News (reissued as 8b) August 2010 [PDF: 69kb - new window]
- Accommodation for Volunteers, Voluntary Workers and Employees – an update on the advice in Treasurers News May 2010 [PDF: 49kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News February 2010 [PDF: 128kb - new window]
- Treasurers' News December 2009 [PDF: 63kb - new window]
- Receipts and payments consultation [PDF: 62kb - 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]
See also: Trustees' Bulletin
Treasurers' Handbook
- Handbook, updates and corrections available at www.quaker.org.uk/treasurers-handbook
Handbook for AM Trustees
- This can be found at www.quaker.org.uk/handbook-trustees-ams
Paying-in Slips
- Download and print: Paying-in Slip [PDF: 330kb - new window]
Other Resources:
- Treasurer's guide [PDF: 420KB - 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.
- Implementing an Integrated Finance System [PDF: 180kb - new window]
- Methods for meetings to increase income [PDF: 36kb - new window]
- HM Revenue & Customs notes about Gift Aid (offsite link: a detailed and comprehensive guide about Gift Aid).
- Gift Aid transitional relief - notes for treasurers [PDF: 21kb - new window]
- HM Revenue & Customs notes about Gift Aid transitional relief (offsite link: notes about the Gift Aid transitional relief arragements active from 6 April 2008 to 5 April 2011)
- HM Revenue & Customs Gift Aid schedule for donations since 6 April 2008 (offsite link: schedule for donations made during the transitional relief period).
- Treatment of Local Meeting Money in Area Meeting Accounts [Word: 44kb - new window]
- A vulnerable victim? [PDF: 521kb - new window] - an account of the theft of an area meeting’s money by their treasurer, including lessons learned.
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We can supply you with Gift Aid envelopes for use in your meeting. To order, contact Andrew McVicar on andrewm@quaker.org.uk or telephone him on 020 7663 1119.
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:
Resources and ideas for fundraising can be found at www.quaker.org.uk/fundraising
