11.1. WAGGGS Membership Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges
Membership Requirements = Conditions that must be met to achieve and maintain membership of WAGGGS.
Membership Rights = Privileges only available to those national organisations that are Members of WAGGGS.
Membership Responsibilities = Duties that Members are expected to fulfill as part of their contribution to the movement as long as they are members of WAGGGS.
Once membership of WAGGGS is obtained, according to the WAGGGS Constitution sub-clause 10.10.1 and 10.1.3 it is the right, responsibility and privilege of all Member Organisations, without limitation, to:
- (a) maintain the conditions of membership as defined in the Constitution and summarised in section 8 of this policy;
- (b) take part in the World Conference and the respective Regional Conferences, and exercise such voting rights
- (c) contribute and adhere to the policy of WAGGGS formulated by the World Board;
- (d) nominate persons to serve on the World Board pursuant to clause 14;
- (e) nominate persons from within their Region to serve on the Regional Committees subject to clause 14;
- (f) submit names of persons for possible appointment to committees;
- (g) promote World Thinking Day and World Thinking Day Contributions;
- (h) take part in gatherings of WAGGGS;
- (i) support and use the World Centres;
- (j) support and use the services of the WAGGGS World Bureau and, if established, their Regional Office as defined in the Bye-Laws;
- (k) receive publications and documents issued by the World Bureau,
to consider:
- (l) proposed amendments to the constitution and the Bye-Laws,
to vote upon:
- (m) the Triennial Report and other reports presented by the World Board;
- (n) invitations received from Full Members to act as hostess to the World Conference.
- (o) As per sub-clause 10.3 of the WAGGGS Constitution, it is the duty of each Member Organisation of WAGGGS to exercise its powers as a Member Organisation of WAGGGS in the way it decides in good faith would be most likely to further the purposes of WAGGGS.
10.10.2 In addition to the rights, responsibilities and privileges set out in sub-clause 10.10.1 above it is the right, responsibility and privilege of Full Members to:
- a) ratify approval by the World Board of Member Organisations pursuant to sub- clause 10.1.4;
- b) recognise Associate Members as Full Members of WAGGGS pursuant to sub- clause 10.1.4;
- c) elect persons to serve on the World Board as Elected Trustees in accordance with sub-clause 14.1.1;
- d) elect persons from within their Region to serve on the Regional Committee;
- e) vote upon the adoption of the audited balance sheet and accounts, and the general financial policy and plans of WAGGGS pursuant to sub-clause 11.4.4(g);
- (f) submit invitations to act as hostess to meetings of the World Conference;
- (g) to participate fully in the life and work of WAGGGS.
Additionally, although not required by the WAGGGS Constitution & Bye-Laws, this policy requires Member Organisations to engage with the following services:
- To contribute to furthering the long-term vision of the Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement, as agreed on at World Conferences
- To share and participate in events (when possible) with other WAGGGS National Organisations;
- To provide (when possible) personnel, volunteers and material to other National Organisations who need this assistance and to accept personnel, volunteers and material from other WAGGGS National Organisations as part of individually arranged exchanges, training, etc.;
- To make use of WAGGGS publications and to contribute to these publications; information, news or results of any special projects undertaken;
- To submit any items for the World Conference Agenda which are considered to be important for WAGGGS;
- To submit nominations for the World Board and its Committees and forward these to the World Bureau by the specified date (if there is a suitable candidate in the Member Organisation);
- To reply to the questionnaires, papers, etc. from the World Bureau, so that that WAGGGS may benefit from the information sent.
- Forwarding communication to the members of their organisation and open WAGGGS opportunities to all members and to apply a fair and transparent selection process.
- Share membership figures with the World Bureau upon request (a census is usually carried out annually).
- Keeping WAGGGS informed of changes in contact details and results of election of governing structure.
- Each organisation is encouraged to complete a self-assessment exercise determined by WAGGGS annually or at least once per triennium in order to support the WAGGGS Global Team to understand the capacity of the organisation and identify areas where support would be beneficial
- Include and participate actively in WAGGGS programmes and implement plans for on-going development of the organisation.