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Among the executive staff, [[Executive Director]] [[User:Sue Gardner|Sue Gardner]] oversees the operations of the Foundation and frequently interacts with the public on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. She works directly with the [[Board of Trustees]] to help craft strategic vision and to ensure that the Foundation makes available the resources to fulfill it. Among other duties, she also creates and manages the budget and oversees and coordinates fundraising and donor management activities, as well as developing other revenue sources. Sue frequently makes herself available to discuss community concerns over [[:en:IRC|IRC]] at [[:m:IRC office hours|office hours]].
Among the executive staff, [[Executive Director]] [[User:Sue Gardner|Sue Gardner]] oversees the operations of the Foundation and frequently interacts with the public on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. She works directly with the [[Board of Trustees]] to help craft strategic vision and to ensure that the Foundation makes available the resources to fulfill it. Among other duties, she also creates and manages the budget and oversees and coordinates fundraising and donor management activities, as well as developing other revenue sources. Sue frequently makes herself available to discuss community concerns over [[:en:IRC|IRC]] at [[:m:IRC office hours|office hours]].


[[Deputy Director|Deputy Director and VP of Technology]] [[User:Eloquence|Erik Möller]] assists Sue in meeting her goals, including acting on her behalf during her absence. Erik interacts with the public, with business partners and with staff, working closely with senior and technical staff. The interim head of the technology department, Erik also leads the strategy team (including Senior Product Manager Howie Fung and Senior Research Analyst Dario Taraborelli), who guide the efforts of the whole Foundation based on the priorities that emerged from the strategic planning process. The strategy team has put together an overview of [[Wikimedia Movement Strategic Plan Summary|Wikimedia's five year plan]]. (If you want to know more about that, you may also be interested in perusing [[strategy:Main_page|the Wikimedia strategy wiki]].)
[[Deputy Director|Deputy Director and VP of Technology]] [[User:Eloquence|Erik Möller]] assists Sue in meeting her goals, including acting on her behalf during her absence. Erik interacts with the public, with business partners and with staff, working closely with senior and technical staff. The interim head of the technology department, Erik also leads the strategy team (including Senior Product Manager Howie Fung and Senior Research Analyst Dario Taraborelli), who guide the efforts of the whole Foundation based on the priorities that emerged from the strategic planning process. The strategy team has put together an overview of [[Wikimedia Movement Strategic Plan Summary|Wikimedia's five year plan]]. (If you want to know more about that, you may also be interested in perusing [[strategy:Main Page|the Wikimedia strategy wiki]].)


====The global development department====
====The global development department====
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[[Staff|The staff page]] offers listings of many staff members organized by department. It's a good idea to keep an eye on that page if you're interested in who is doing what at the Wikimedia Foundation. [[Job openings]] will keep you up to date on emerging roles, and [[:Category:Job Descriptions]] includes more in-depth descriptions of some of the jobs already filled. --[[User:Mdennis|Maggie Dennis]] 17:29, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
[[Staff|The staff page]] offers listings of many staff members organized by department. It's a good idea to keep an eye on that page if you're interested in who is doing what at the Wikimedia Foundation. [[Job openings]] will keep you up to date on emerging roles, and [[:Category:Job Descriptions]] includes more in-depth descriptions of some of the jobs already filled. --[[User:Mdennis|Maggie Dennis]] 17:29, 14 September 2011 (UTC)



==Foundation: Where does the money come from, and where does it go?==
==Foundation: Where does the money come from, and where does it go?==

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