i am very glad to hear about your initiative!
up to know i did only know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_provident_society before,
but the company limited by guarantee looks even more flexible in terms
of membership. it is possible to have the same properties as the other
chapters are thriving for:
* membership org
* limitation of board and members liability
* charitable status
rupert.
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Wikimedia community,
We are proud and honoured to announce that a plan is in the works to
found a new UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. A lot of
discussion has already taken place on IRC and we are ready to begin
gathering support from the community. If you are interesting in being
part of a new UK chapter, in whatever capacity (from sitting on the
board, to cheering us on from the sidelines), please head over to
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_v2.0 and let us know. Over
the next few days we will gather names and put some finishing touches
to the plans. An election will be held for the initial board, who will
then oversee the process of founding the company and accepting
application to membership. They will then organise an AGM to formally
elect a new board to take the chapter forward to begin fundraising and
supporting the Wikimedia community in the UK in whatever way we can.
This is an exciting time for the UK community and I hope you will all
support us in it.
Kind regards,
Thomas "Tango" Dalton
Tom "Cfp" Holden
River Tarnell
Alex Newman
Paul Williams
Geni
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