Membership register
Wikimedia Belgium NPO has the legal requirement to administer a membership register of all effective members.
The list of effective members has to be provided to the government upon request.
Associate membership
[edit]You can become an associate member by requesting a:
- normal membership, open to any natural person (yearly fee of € 20).
- active membership, open to contributors of the Wikimedia projects (like Wikipedia). This membership type is complimentary.
- supporting membership, open to everybody interested in our organisation. We ask you for your a generous yearly donation (minimum € 25).
Once accepted as associate member, there is no difference between these memberships.
The current membership system was approved by the board on 7 December 2014 (minutes).
As per the statutes we do not accept other organisations to a member of the organisation.
Types of membership
[edit]Membership of Wikimedia Belgium is legally defined. The following types of membership exist:
- Associate members: members, without voting rights in the General Assembly. They can benefit from the activities of the association.
- Effective members: members that have voting rights in the General Assembly.
- Board members: members of the board of directors of Wikimedia Belgium, responsible for the administration and the management of the organisation. They are effective members that are appointed by the General Assembly.
- Advisors: ex-Board members; upon mutual agreement.
- Project managers: members that are willing to manage projects on behalf of the organisation
An associate member being member for at least 6 months can become an effective member upon request and after approval by the board.
Membership can be refused or revoked by the Board and the General Assembly, when there are good reasons to do so.
To revoke effective members a qualified approval of the general assembly is necessary.