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
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