I have raised some quick comments on the talk page, including a question about the title "volunteer committees" as other recognized committees not listed in the document are by definition composed and driven by volunteers.
The document gives the impression that only committees without any delegated powers are volunteer committees, which seems odd phrasing.
PS please allow for the fact that date on my email may be up to a day earlier than the actual posted date.
Fae
On 7 May 2014 15:07, Michael Maggs Michael@maggs.name wrote:
I have made a proposal for discussion. See the Engine Room:
The following resolution was approved by the Wikimedia UK board in December 2013:
[We should] redefine the role and purpose of the non-board committees to give them greater prominence, and if need be re-constitute and re-vitalise them with greater volunteer input to drive forward programmes. At present, the roles and memberships of non-board committees are somewhat unclear, and that has led to atrophy and lack of focus. Board/committee communication needs to be improved, and better board support for the committees’ work is needed. We would hope and expect that this will result in considerably greater community involvement.
I have put up a draft charter for discussion at Volunteer committees, and would like to hear what everyone thinks. Insofar as it's possible for a charter to re-vitalise our committees (bearing in mind it's only people not policy that can ultimate do that), is this a move in the right sort of direction?
Michael
Link: https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#A_charter_for_our_volunteer_commit...
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