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(→Individual trustees: Finance -> Accountancy and book-keeping - I assume this is what is meant. We're not interested in credit default swaps.) |
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The following characteristics should each be held by at least one member of the board | The following characteristics should each be held by at least one member of the board | ||
;Programme: | ;Programme: | ||
*Experience of the open-knowledge movement, and Wikimedia in particular | |||
*Experience within the education, research, or cultural sectors | |||
;Community: | ;Community: | ||
*Experience of volunteer-driven organisations outside the Wikimedia movement | |||
*Experience of organisations with multiple tiers of structure (e.g. national/regional, international/national) | |||
*Experience of online communities outside the Wikimedia movement | |||
;Governance: | ;Governance: | ||
*Experience of governance roles in non-profit organisation e.g. charities, school governors, local councils | |||
*Experience of organisations with a high public profile | |||
*Experience of governance in a global movement | |||
;Specific skills: | ;Specific skills: | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 20 February 2013
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This is a draft of the skills and characteristics Wikimedia UK should take into consideration in finding new trustees. The Governance Committee and the Board will discuss this in due course. |
Individual trustees
The following characteristics should each be held by at least one member of the board
- Programme
- Experience of the open-knowledge movement, and Wikimedia in particular
- Experience within the education, research, or cultural sectors
- Community
- Experience of volunteer-driven organisations outside the Wikimedia movement
- Experience of organisations with multiple tiers of structure (e.g. national/regional, international/national)
- Experience of online communities outside the Wikimedia movement
- Governance
- Experience of governance roles in non-profit organisation e.g. charities, school governors, local councils
- Experience of organisations with a high public profile
- Experience of governance in a global movement
- Specific skills
- Technology
- Fundraising
- Accountancy and book-keeping
- Law
- Regulatory compliance
The Board
The following characteristics should be held by the Board as a whole
- Diversity
A diverse Board, including but not limited to the following characteristics:
- A reasonable gender balance (no more than 2/3 of the Board being of either gender)
- Varied in age
- Reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of the UK
- Geographically spread across the UK