by | Jul 10, 2020 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Philadelphia
Each summer — as the program year winds down — we invite Fellows to reflect on their experience and write a testimonial to share with Friends. Madison Wagner, a young adult Fellow who served in Philadelphia during the 2019-2020 program year, shares major takeaways...
by | Jul 10, 2020 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Philadelphia
Each summer — as the program year winds down — we invite Fellows to reflect on their experience and write a testimonial to share with Friends. Sarah Bluett, a young adult Fellow who served in Philadelphia during the 2019-2020 program year, shares reflections on her...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 25, 2020 | Financials, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies
QVS is launching the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Service thanks to the generous seed funding from the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Fund. The Pickett Fund dissolved in 2018 and discerned it would redistribute their remaining endowment funds to other...
by | Jun 22, 2020 | Event, National, News, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Portland
At the 2019 Summer Gathering for Friends General Conference, QVS Fellows and Alumni connected with Mark Helpsmeet. Mark is the founder and producer of Northern Spirit Radio. Mark was interested in interviewing QVS for his weekly radio program, Spirit In Action. In...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 18, 2020 | Financials, National, News, Video
QVS staff and board recently led a Supporters’ Briefing, which offered Friends an inside look into QVS’s recent programmatic and financial shifts due to COVID-19. The event included special updates from an incredibly successful fundraising campaign,...