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The board of Wikimedia Belgium consists of:
Function | Main responsibilities | Current responsible | Since | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chair | Chair | Geertivp | 2016 | Email me! |
Gender and Diversity Liaison | Gender and Diversity aspects in Wikimedia projects | AnneJea | 2018 | Email me! |
Board member | Projects and activities | Mike | 2019 | Email me! |
Responsibilities
The below is a generic description of board functions. See also Board member Roles and responsibilities.
Advisor to the Board
Upon termination of their board membership, Board members are automatically appointed as Advisor to the Board, unless there are reasons not to do it.
Chair
- Overall responsibility for the Organization
- Overall responsibility for the Board
- Organize the Board meetings
- Organize the General Assembly
- Guide the meeting processes
- Chair these meetings
- Bring structure and organisation into the association
- Primary contact for other organisations, and Affiliates
- Public relations (public image of the organisation)
- Fullfil Legal requirements
Treasurer
- Bookkeeping or liaison with the bookkeeper of the organisation
- Receive payments like membership fees, process payments
- Contact with the bank
- Prepare the budget
- Follow-up the budget
- Request and followup of subsidies
- Funding and gift administration
- Keep the board up-to-date with the financial situation of the organisation
- Make yearly balance report and the tax declaration
- Financial reporting
Secretary
- Perform administrative tasks within the organisation
- Complete and archive the minutes of meetings (Board, General Assembly)
- Member communication
- Keep the Membership register
- Prepare the meetings (together with president and vice president)
Community Liaison
National Liaison
- Communicate with national organisations (eg. museums, government, education) and build a credible relationship with them
International Wikimedia Liaison
- Contacts with the Wikimedia Foundation and other Chapters.
Gender and Diversity Liaison
- Promote equal participation in Wikimedia projects by gender/diversity
- Prevent discrimination
- Help identifying and the organisation of specific events
- Search for collaboration with related organisations, or other chapters
Cultural Diversity and Knowledge Equity Liaison
According to the Wikimedia movement strategic direction 2017:
- Collecting knowledge that fully represents human diversity
- Focus efforts on the knowledge and communities that have been left out by structures of power and privilege
- Welcome people from every background to build strong and diverse communities
- Break down the social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge
Education Liaison
- Support and education initiatives and programs linked to Wikimedia projects
- Contact with scholars and academic personnel
Board members
- Any other task, or projects as per the statuten
- Represent Wikimedia Belgium
- Collaborate with other Wikimedia Belgium Board members
- Assist in the execution of projects
Board with Siegfried Bracke - 19 November 2014