As I was at the AGM, I put the question of the 250% jump in membership to the two trustees in the room standing for election. Both were caught out, as neither had been informed about membership numbers and none of the reports to the AGM mentioned membership increases.
It seems odd that there is no understanding or explanation for the significant growth in membership and that the board has not taken the opportunity to discuss the charity governance and obvious stability risks that come with this sort of growth. Part of this is the absence of meaningful verification of members, a matter I recall formally raising back in 2013 when I was on the board. I was not expecting to catch anyone out, as the board used to regularly track membership numbers as a means of assessing the effectiveness of activities to attract and retain members, something I had presumed was still normal. Fae On 15 July 2017 at 14:53, Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote: > That's an excellent turn-around to see. :-) > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMUK_membership_over_time.jpg > > Thanks, > Mike > > On 15 Jul 2017, at 09:44, Lucy Crompton-Reid > <lucy.crompton-r...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > Yes, and today :) > > On 15 July 2017 at 12:39, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com> wrote: >> >> On 15/07/17 10:21, Richard Nevell wrote: >> > Membership is 498. >> >> >> Wow! That is the number of individuals (to which date)? >> >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
