At 00:50 +0100 14/8/08, Kwan Ting Chan wrote:
On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 22:49 +0100, Gordon Joly wrote:
Delphine,
There are two types of members; members of the company, who hold the legal liability, and the wider members of organization. Hence an AGM should invite the first class, but does not have to invite the second class, in UK law.
However, it is very clear (as you suggest) that the Chapter should invite everybody who wants to take part to the forthcoming AGM.
Regards,
Gordo
Part of the problem is the inability of the company at present to accept membership from those who does want to become a guarantor member.
KTC
I would agree with that. Maybe there is a need for "Friends of Wikimedia UK" membership? In the same way that you are a "friend" of your favourite charity e.g. The British Museum.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/join_in/membership/join_now.aspx
Another similar membership idea to join a Foundation Trust. One example is Barts and the London Foundation Trust
http://www.bartsandthelondon.org.uk/ft/
There are 6,500 members of the Trust currently, of which I am one, and I attended the "Annual Public Meeting" in July 2008. There was a chance to ask questions (under a suspension of standing orders) from the floor. The necessary business of meeting (e.g. to receive the accounts) was conducted formally and swiftly.
Gordo