Membership
George House Trust is a membership organisation. Having a “voluntary” membership is one of the things that makes us unique as a voluntary organisation.
Members attend the Annual General Meeting and elect the Board of Trustees for the year. You must be a member to become a Trustee and part of the Board. Members will be required to vote on any major strategic decisions for the organisation, either at the AGM or at special meetings held during the year. It is therefore an opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the organisation.
Membership is free.
To apply to become a member you must be:
- A George House Trust service user (includes HIV positive people, carers, family) OR
- A current volunteer actively involved in the organisation
- Able to attend the Annual General Meeting or vote by post
- Be in support of the aims and objectives of George House Trust.
The above criteria ensure that we maintain a committed membership of people who have an active interest in the future of the organisation, and are able to make informed decisions.
The membership is continually reviewed to ensure the above criteria are maintained.
We work to ensure that at any one time two-thirds of the membership is made up of people living with HIV.
We aim to maintain a membership of around 100 people, therefore if we are over subscribed for membership people will be selected at random. Membership is subject to confirmation by the Board of Trustees, who will seek to achieve a good balance of members representative of our service users.
Please note that you can apply for membership at any point during the year but new members are only appointed once a year in the timings listed below. We will write to you to confirm whether you have been appointed or not.
If you are unsuccessful due to a high demand for places you are welcome to reapply in the subsequent year.
Key dates for 2008:
If you have any questions on membership please contact membership@ght.org.uk