Board - Wikimedia Belgium (original) (raw)
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WMBE board in 2024
The board of Wikimedia Belgium consists of:
| Function | Main responsibilities | Current responsible | Board member since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Chair | Geert Van Pamel | 2014 | Email me! |
| Threasurer | Finance | Dominique Labar | 2022 | Email me! |
| Liaison | Wikimedia Liaison | Nyo Dekens | 2026 | Email me! |
| Project leader | Projects | Norbert Matheuwezen | 2023 | Email me! |
| Griet De Ceuster | 2024 | Email me! | ||
| Inge Van der Stighelen | Email me! |
Responsibilities
The below is a generic description of board functions. See also Board member Roles and responsibilities.
Chair
- Overall responsibility for the Organization
- Overall responsibility for the Board
- Organise the Board meetings
- Organise the General Assembly
- Guide the meeting processes
- Chair these meetings
- Bring structure and organisation into the association
- Primary contact for other organisations, other affiliates, GLAM, education, and third parties; delegate projects to the Liaisons
- Responsible for fulfilling the legal obligations
- International liaison
Treasurer
- Bookkeeping or liaison with the bookkeeper of the organisation
- Receive payments like membership fees, and gifts
- Process payments of invoices, and expenses
- Contact with the bank
- Prepare the budget
- Follow-up the budget
- Request and followup of subsidies
- Prepare the grant reports (functional, and financial)
- Funding and gift administration
- Keep the board up-to-date with the financial situation of the organisation
- Prepare the yearly balance report and the tax declarations
- Perform the financial reporting
Secretary
- Perform administrative tasks within the organisation
- Complete and archive the minutes of meetings (Board, General Assembly)
- Keep the membership register
- Member communication
- Prepare the meetings (together with president and vice president)
- Maintain the Google Suite infrastructure (structure, security)
Communications responsible
- Public relations (public image of the organisation)
- Maintain contacts with press, radio, TV
- Prepare the newsletter
Liaisons
- Manage the social platforms
- Answer questions by e-mail, telephone, social platforms
- Keep contact with the Wikipedia communities via Community pages, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
- Contact for volunteers, moderators.
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
- Avoid social, political, and technical barriers preventing people from accessing and contributing to free knowledge
Education Liaison
- Support and stimulate education initiatives and programs linked to Wikimedia projects
- Maintain contacts with scholars and academic personnel
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
International Wikimedia Liaison
- Contacts with the Wikimedia Foundation and other Chapters.
National Liaison
- Communicate with national organisations (eg. museums, government, education) and build a credible relationship with them
Partner mangement
- Contacts with GLAM and education.
Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund
- Coordinate the Friends committee
- Manage the Friends projects
Project leaders
Project responsibility
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
- Responsible for the collegial functioning of the board
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.
Board historical images
WMBE board in 2023
WMBE board in 2018
WMBE board in 2017
WMBE board in 2016
Board with Siegfried Bracke - 19 November 2014
Board - 26 October 2014