You do not need to be a member to stand as trustee

[Philip Benstead]

I somehow missed this, so anybody can how stand as trustee

Motion 6: Changes to the Cycling UK board
Passed with 91.72% of votes
This change is a vital one, which will ensure that we have the mix of skills, backgrounds and perspectives that we need on the board.

Members voted to re-balance the make-up of the board, by: giving the ability to co-opt up to four trustees (previously three); enabling co-opted trustees to serve the same three-year period as elected trustees (previously one year); to give the board flexibility to set any minimum period of membership before standing to be a trustee (previously a minimum of 12 months).

Against the backdrop of recent falling levels of members applying to become trustees, this will enable us to widen our pool of applicants and bring in a broader set of skills and backgrounds. There will still be 12 trustees in total, with at least two-thirds voted for by the membership, and all trustees are required to be members of the charity.

We know that it’s critical for the sustainability of Cycling UK that we see more people – and a broader range of people – cycling. Having a diverse range of skills and backgrounds among our trustees will enable us to reflect this wider cycling population and provide the expertise and knowledge needed to deliver on our ambitious five-year strategy.

[gaz]

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[Philip Benstead]

Reading as the motion as written could set differant limites on different candidates?

[rjb]

Are you throwing your oar into the ring Philip.

[gaz]

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[Nearholmer]

Looks to me as if it’s been drafted to facilitate bringing in people to represent interests, or having skills, that aren’t well-represented already, in short order.

Why would you do that? Well, if the organization is attempting to broaden its “reach” into areas that it doesn’t reach already, the existing membership might not be the place to look for those best suited to guide that. If, making stuff up for illustration purposes, the organization is consistently failing to reach people under 25yo, while the vast majority of the members are over 50yo, for instance, then it might make sense to approach, and ask to become a trustee, someone with a solid track record of attracting under 25yo into the activity, or another parallel activity.