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A diverse Board, including but not limited to the following characteristics; | A diverse Board, including but not limited to the following characteristics; | ||
*A Board with a reasonable gender balance (no more than 2/3 of the Board being of either gender) | |||
*A Board which is varied in age | |||
*A Board which reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the UK | |||
*A Board which is geographically spread across the UK | |||
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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. |
Wikimedia UK Trustee skills/characteristics
- 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
- Finance
- Law
- Regulatory compliance
- Diversity
A diverse Board, including but not limited to the following characteristics;
- A Board with a reasonable gender balance (no more than 2/3 of the Board being of either gender)
- A Board which is varied in age
- A Board which reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the UK
- A Board which is geographically spread across the UK