Difference between revisions of "User Member"
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| − | A member of an organisation created with FairShares Model [[Articles of Association]] who | + | A member of an organisation created with FairShares Model [[Articles of Association]] who by virtue of a qualifying contribution is offered user membership. |
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| + | In a FairShares Company or Co-operative, User members are allocated User and Investor Shares, which entitles them to a proportion of the [[User Share]] and [[Investor Share]] of surplus. | ||
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| + | User Members in a FairShares Association or Partnership have the same rights as [[User Shareholders]] in terms of governance, but are not allocated [[User Shares]]. In these legal forms, User members control a proportion of surplus (the [[User Share Fraction]]) and can make social investments with it, but they are not paid dividends directly. | ||
User membership is a useful concept for associations that want to qualify as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) / Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) in their country, but cannot implement the shareholding aspects of the FairShares Model | User membership is a useful concept for associations that want to qualify as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) / Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) in their country, but cannot implement the shareholding aspects of the FairShares Model | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 2 January 2018
A member of an organisation created with FairShares Model Articles of Association who by virtue of a qualifying contribution is offered user membership.
In a FairShares Company or Co-operative, User members are allocated User and Investor Shares, which entitles them to a proportion of the User Share and Investor Share of surplus.
User Members in a FairShares Association or Partnership have the same rights as User Shareholders in terms of governance, but are not allocated User Shares. In these legal forms, User members control a proportion of surplus (the User Share Fraction) and can make social investments with it, but they are not paid dividends directly.
User membership is a useful concept for associations that want to qualify as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) / Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) in their country, but cannot implement the shareholding aspects of the FairShares Model
Back to FairShares Glossary.
