Thank you to all who came to our All Ages Game Day on April 26. We were so thankful to have shared a Friday night with all of you, playing games, sharing some pizza and enjoying meeting new friends.
Special thanks to all who helped make the day a success.
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POSITION OPEN: OFFICE MANAGER – BOOKKEEPER
18 hours per week
The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (BSEC), a 124-year-old religious and educational fellowship situated in Park Slope, is a community dedicated to promoting ethical relationships. It seeks to affirm each person’s inherent worth and dignity, elevate deed over creed, recognize each person’s ability and responsibility to help create a more humane world, while remaining free of dogma and welcoming of multicultural diversity that allows Ethical Culture to respond to its times. BSEC belongs to a federation of Ethical Culture and Ethical Humanist Societies and Fellowships in the U.S. known as the American Ethical Union (www.aeu.org). More detailed information about the Society can be found on our website, www.bsec.org.
The office manager creates and maintains a pleasant and welcoming space, organizes and coordinates administration tasks, records financial transactions, updates the constituent database, runs the Pledge Campaign and maintains all records of the society. They provide the Board of Trustees/Administrative Director with financial reports, archives Meeting Minutes, maintains the Board Calendar and prepares the Annual General meeting packet.
Work Hours and Benefits:
Reports to the Personnel Committee of the Board of Trustees
W-2 – Part-time
Salary $30,000 pa.
18 hours per week, generous vacation policy, and some flexibility in hours, including limited
work from home.
Requirements:
Degree in Accounting, Bookkeeping Certificate or a minimum of 3 years related experience
Experience as an Office manager, or Administrator
Experience in developing internal systems
Proficiency QuickBooks, Excel and CRM (Salesforce or similar)
Experience in working with Non-Profit boards desirable.
Preferred Qualifications:
Understanding of Ethical Culture (or similar Humanist organizations)
Experience working with a Board of Directors and Committees
Interested candidates should provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, professional references, and other pertinent materials to the Search Committee personnel@bsec.org, Please use Office Manager Application in the subject line.
The position will remain open until filled.
The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
265-269 Fourth Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 11215
BSEC.org
personnel@bsec.org
On March 3, 2024, after a long hiatus, our “All Ages Game Day” returned to BSEC! About 40 people of all ages gathered at our new address at 269 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, for an afternoon of board and card games, lots of snacks, and a great time. Many friends came by, along with neighborhood families and some of our new neighbors. We aim to make this a monthly event again and hope you will join us next time!
Special thanks to all who helped make the day a success, especially Angel, Pat, and all the members and friends who helped set up, welcome people and clean up.
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On January 27, 2024, we had our first art show at our new location at 269th 4th Avenue. Almost 2 dozen members brought their artwork, showing that we are surrounded by creativity and talent.
There was live music, refreshments, and a lot of laughter and joy. There was even a multigenerational dance train! Thank you to all who participated and helped make the art show a success, and a special thanks to Angel, who organized the event!
Below you will find some of the pictures of that night.
Pictures were taken by Taty Sena and Damon Worden.
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Bayo Ayaba Callender passed suddenly on Monday, October 9, 2023, a victim of cancer. Bayo was a person full of life and expression. She had much to give to the world and she gave unstintingly. After having lived in many parts of the world including China and traveling through several countries in Asia, she worked in The Hague, The Netherlands, and in Stockholm, Sweden. Bayo was a maven working with various organizations addressing the constancy of negative institutional and cultural outcomes to problems of race and gender. Working to reduce the persistence of those disparities, she brought that learning to the World Bank Group (WBG) in Washington, DC. As the first Race Equity Officer of the World Bank Group, she was key in helping that venerable institution mature and develop various means for institutional change.
Sometimes in league with other organizations, Bayo was a silent partner, helping to shape the public work of others. Such is the case with her work with the committee named Lucy’s Children* at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. The committee is housed in an organization that has a track record devoted to raising hard questions and probing answers. It provides analysis through papers, lectures, and selected operations to stimulate positive, workable responses to difficult issues and increase effective self-learning and redirection. Lucy’s Children is a place where the gaps are identified and the dots are connected.
In this time of grief sharing, we have established the Bayo Callender Memorial Fund at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (BCMF/BSEC). The work goes on. Bayo’s imprint is with all who touched her. Giving to continue her legacy is one way of remembering her and ensuring that her efforts continue with vigor and resoluteness.
https://bsec.org/donate/
Thank you.
Lucy’s Children at BSEC
