When I was at the FGC Gathering this year, I was invited to be part of a gathering of Friends who visit monthly meetings.  We divided into small groups to share about our experience.  One Friend in my small group asked me how the meetings in NYYM were doing.  I responded that it varied quite a bit.  Some were thriving, I said.  Some had come through a challenging time of contraction and fear about their future, and were now rebounding.

Download a pdf file of the Minutes and attachments for Fall Sessions 2014.

Twelve months ago, Matt Scanlon, clerk of Financial Services, reported to Fall Sessions that we had roughly eighteen months to explore whether we could increase revenues, or face substantially altering the way we structure our efforts as a yearly meeting.  An increase in Covenant Donations has certainly been a part of that exploration, and Matt will be reporting on that aspect of our financial picture in his report today. The other part of the question of whether or not we can increase revenues has fallen to the Development Committee.