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Green = We believe Wikimedia UK now largely achieves this goal
Yellow = Work at Wikimedia UK is in progress which needs to be completed
Red = This requires, or would benefit from, more attention.
3.2 Assessment against the characteristics
Our assessment was made primarily in November 2012. When charities are new they tend to show more red and yellow, and as they develop they tend to achieve more green.
| Characteristics of governance for medium sized organisations | Standard in Wikimedia UK |
|---|---|
| Governance structures | |
| Board composition and terms of office | |
| A board of between 8 and 12 people | |
| With terms of office of 2 – 3 years | |
| Serving for 2 or 3 terms with a review at the end of the first term | |
| With a Chief Executive who attends but does not vote | |
| Committee structure | |
| A board that delegates some governance to governance committees | |
| With between 3 and 5 members of each committee | |
| Also making use of time limited governance task groups | |
| And an assembly or annual meeting for stakeholders to meet to influence governance | |
| And cross membership with subsidiary organisation boards | N/A |
| Governance processes | |
| Recruiting and inducting members | |
| A board with a governance committee to engage in a skills audit and active search | |
| A board that appoints committee chairs and members on the recommendation of its governance committee | |
| That in turn recruits to achieve diversity in its membership including co-option |
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