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WMUK currently has two committees which act as standing sub-committees of the board. These committees comprise trustees plus additional external members who are appointed by the board for their specialist skills and experience.
Apart from the main [[WMUK:Board of trustees|Board of Trustees]] we have the following committees:


==Board committees==
''These are standing sub-committees of the board, with a membership limited to trustees and external appointees with specialist skills and experience.''
* The [[Governance Committee]], which focuses on monitoring and advising on best practice in charity and corporate governance, succession-planning, and the competence and performance of the Board and individual trustees.
* The [[Governance Committee]], which focuses on monitoring and advising on best practice in charity and corporate governance, succession-planning, and the competence and performance of the Board and individual trustees.
* The [[Audit and Risk Committee]], which focuses on the effectiveness of the charity's financial control systems and on all aspects of risk-mitigation.
* The [[Audit and Risk Committee]], which focuses on the effectiveness of the charity's financial control systems and on all aspects of risk-mitigation.
==Non-board committees==
''These are special-interest committees, and will normally include non-trustee members.''
* The [[Conference Committee]], which focuses on Wikimedia conferences that take place in the UK, including the annual WikiConference UK.
* The [[Education Committee]], which focuses on work with the educational sector, including secondary and university education.
* The [[GLAM Committee]], which focuses on work with the cultural sector (GLAM is Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums).
* The [[Technology Committee]], which focuses on developing MediaWiki and other open software tools used by Wikimedia UK.
* The [[Grants Committee]], focused on our [[Grants]] process.
These committees should formally be referred to as the "Wikimedia UK <name> Committee"; they may internally also be referred to as subcommittees of WMUK.


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Revision as of 13:48, 12 February 2016

WMUK currently has two committees which act as standing sub-committees of the board. These committees comprise trustees plus additional external members who are appointed by the board for their specialist skills and experience.

  • The Governance Committee, which focuses on monitoring and advising on best practice in charity and corporate governance, succession-planning, and the competence and performance of the Board and individual trustees.
  • The Audit and Risk Committee, which focuses on the effectiveness of the charity's financial control systems and on all aspects of risk-mitigation.
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