Structures

In a membership organisation, users can be encouraged to become members and acquire voting rights.

• Users, even if they are not members, can be invited to the AGM.
• Users can be put forward as members of the governing body, whether by election or appointment.
• Users can be appointed to sub-committees and working parties in greater numbers.
• When planning to elect or appoint users to decision-making bodies, it is necessary to make sure enough people are elected or appointed to support each other. A single user representative is likely to be overwhelmed.
• A 'users' body', or network, can help support users in their participation in the organisation, as well as in their lives.

Find out more about other user issues and examples in the In more depth section.