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;Indicative budget amount  
;Indicative budget amount  
£28,500
£TBD


;Description and overall rationale
;Description and overall rationale
This programme refers specifically to the current costs of processing membership fees and donations by staff and our outside agencies such as Paypal.
The aim of this strand of work is to support the membership of the chapter, making sure that the variety of opinions contributed within the membership improves the democratic framework of the charity (e.g. during voting at the AGM). We would aim for the membership to be more representative of the UK readership. This area of activity looks at the governance aspects of our work, rather than growing the community of volunteers.  
 
Apart from these procedures, the aim of this strand of work is to build membership so it can support the chapter - we are nurturing volunteers and improving the democratic framework of the charity. Growing the membership will also make it more representative of the UK readership.


;Timelines - i.e. what happens quarter by quarter
;Timelines - i.e. what happens quarter by quarter
 
*N/a - throughout the year.
*Key events associated with membership are Wikimania and AGM, both in Q3, August.


;Success criteria and Metrics - overall and quarter by quarter breakdown if relevant
;Success criteria and Metrics - overall and quarter by quarter breakdown if relevant
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Build membership:
 
*Membership to increase to 300 (CiviCRM)
We have effective and high quality governance and resource management processes, and are recognised for such within the Wikimedia movement and the UK charity sector:
* Work on implementing governance review recommendations concerning membership ([[Governance Review/Implementation]])
 
 
Operationally, we want to make sure that the following things take place:
*All new members to receive a welcome within one working day (CiviCRM)
*All new members to receive a welcome within one working day (CiviCRM)
*All donors to receive regular e-newsletters informing them of the chapter’s activities (CiviCRM)
*A sustained continuing growth in membership is achieved quarter by quarter.
*There is a renewal rate of over 80%.


Membership and donors finance:
*All payments to be reconciled on a monthly basis (CiviCRM)
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;Risks
;Risks
 
*Entryism of charity membership (countermeasure taking legal advice on how to approve membership applications)
 
*Membership lists hacked
*Lack of diversity within membership causes lack of variety of opinion e.g. during the AGM




[[Category:2014 Activity Plan]]
[[Category:2014 Activity Plan]]

Latest revision as of 10:16, 19 March 2014

Lead member of staff

Katie Chan

Indicative budget amount

£TBD

Description and overall rationale

The aim of this strand of work is to support the membership of the chapter, making sure that the variety of opinions contributed within the membership improves the democratic framework of the charity (e.g. during voting at the AGM). We would aim for the membership to be more representative of the UK readership. This area of activity looks at the governance aspects of our work, rather than growing the community of volunteers.

Timelines - i.e. what happens quarter by quarter
  • N/a - throughout the year.
  • Key events associated with membership are Wikimania and AGM, both in Q3, August.
Success criteria and Metrics - overall and quarter by quarter breakdown if relevant
Risks
  • Entryism of charity membership (countermeasure taking legal advice on how to approve membership applications)
  • Membership lists hacked
  • Lack of diversity within membership causes lack of variety of opinion e.g. during the AGM