Board/Characteristics

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
• Finance
• 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