Gordo, you're right that the volunteer community is larger than the member base, and we really want to change that! I will be presenting an (early) draft communications strategy to the board in June, and one of the issues we will be looking at within the wider strategy is membership. Cheers, Lucy
On 13 May 2016 at 09:13, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: > On 13/05/16 03:38, Rex X wrote: > > Yes, I said that. So what's the answer to the question I asked: how else > would > > you do it? > > > By encouraging the wider community to become members, so that they get a > vote at the AGM. > > The volunteer community is much larger than the membership of the > registered charity, and that body does indeed influence the activities > of WMUK. > > But I am not happy with non members influencing change at the level of > Articles of Association. Non members become members who then get a vote > on these matters. > > Wider engagement? How would I do it? Well communications strategy and > policy is always a good place to start. > > Gordo > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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