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.joly@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
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