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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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{{notice|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.}}
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==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

Latest revision as of 14:26, 27 July 2015