Hi Gordo
I'm not sure it's right to say the panel takes over what was formerly a staff
decision making process. The intention of the panel (which reports to the board) is to
advise on how WMUK can best engage volunteers. That might include looking at questions
around volunteer support, training, recognition, etc. It's not necessarily that these
questions weren't being addressed before, but we think it's important to formalise
a panel to deal specifically and explicitly with them.
On the more general point, of course a new CEO may well want to introduce particular
changes, or implement things in particular ways. However, the new CEO will of course need
to consider the ongoing changes in the charity and, importantly, the views of the members
and volunteers. So I don't think we should feel the need to delay moving the project
oriented approach forward, and consulting on these proposals for changes, which is what we
are doing here.
Best
Simon
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From: wikimediauk-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Joly
Sent: 08 June 2015 10:37
To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Volunteering with Wikimedia UK: a call to action
On 05/06/15 14:38, Michael Maggs wrote:
* Establish a new volunteer engagement panel
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Volunteer_engagement_panel
or steering group, focusing specifically on volunteering and volunteer
engagement
This panel reports to the CEO, and takes over what was formally a staff decision making
process. Since we are still in the interim CEO phase, with a CEO in waiting (person
unknown), surely these type of changes should be made by the incoming CEO, who will have
to live with them!
Looking at the timescales, that should be the case...
Gordo
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