Simplification
Simplification of Quaker governance in Yorkshire
This is the introductory page for the simplification of Quaker goverance in the Quakers in Yorkshire region. There is background and links to pages with information on how the simplification issues have been, and are being considered.
Background
- In 2019 a group with the acronym GRASP (Group to Reinvigorate and Simplify Processes) was set up and produced the GRASP report in February 2021. This received widespread support and made a series of recommendations, many of which have been implemented in Local and Area Meetings.
- The desire for simplification led to a group to consider how to simplify charitable functions across the Quakers in Yorkshire region. The report from that group, titled Keeping the wheels turning asked the seven Area Meeting if they agreed in principle with the proposal to form a single charity. During Spring 2024, all the seven Area Meetings agreed in principle.
- In autumn 2024 detailed proposals were published and are being considered by Area Meetings who will decide if they wish to commit to forming a single charity which will be the merger of the existing area meeting charities.
Links to reports and proposals
Simplification principles – autumn 2023
Single charity proposals – autumn 2024