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The Business Developer is generally tasked with developing and measuring the Wikimedia Foundation's brand and revenue. More specifically:

identify and develop market strategies;
generate ideas and initiatives that capitalize on existing and prospective partner strengths;
consistently build a pipeline of new, revenue generating opportunities;
prepare written presentations, reports, and term sheets;
assist in contract negotiations;
assist with other tasks as needed.

Business Developers

Vishal Patel was hired as part-time business developer in May 2007. He had worked in the Wikimedia office as a part-time intern since January 2007. He was charged with a number of immediate tasks, as described by Florence Devouard (Anthere), chair of the Wikimedia Foundation:

report on all business deals we currently are in (who, what, when, how much).
analyze the price asked for certain services and implement an increase if suitable
coordinate sponsorship for Wikimania
follow up on brand marketing proposal
be the general contact person for all the various (and sometimes really amazing) business deals proposed to the Foundation

References

"[announcement] new staff member in business development" (Foundation-l, May 2007)

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+The '''Business Developer''' is generally tasked with developing and measuring the Wikimedia Foundation's brand and revenue. More specifically:
-'''Responsibilities'''
+* identify and develop market strategies;
+* generate ideas and initiatives that capitalize on existing and prospective partner strengths;
+* consistently build a pipeline of new, revenue generating opportunities;
+* prepare written presentations, reports, and term sheets;
+* assist in contract negotiations;
+* assist with other tasks as needed.
+==Business Developers==
-The positions responsabilities are:
+Vishal Patel was hired as part-time business developer in May 2007. He had worked in the Wikimedia office as a part-time [[w:intern|intern]] since January 2007. He was charged with a number of immediate tasks, as [[mailarchive:foundation-l/2007-May/030346.html|described]] by [[user:Anthere|Florence Devouard (Anthere)]], chair of the [[FAQ|Wikimedia Foundation]]:
+<div style="margin-left:1em; padding-left:0.5em; border-left:2px solid gray;">
+* report on all business deals we currently are in (who, what, when, how much).
+* analyze the price asked for certain services and implement an increase if suitable
+* coordinate sponsorship for Wikimania
+* follow up on brand marketing proposal
+* be the general contact person for all the various (and sometimes really amazing) business deals proposed to the Foundation
+</div>
+==References==
-# Identify and develop market strategies
+* "[[mailarchive:foundation-l/2007-May/030346.html|<nowiki>[announcement]</nowiki> new staff member in business development]]" (Foundation-l, May 2007)
-# Generate ideas and initiatives that capitalize on existing and prospective partner strengths
-# Consistently build a pipeline of new, revenue generating opportunities
-# Prepare written presentations, reports, and term sheets
-# Assist in contract negotiations
-# Assist with other tasks as needed
-Our current Business Developer is Vishal Pattel, hired in part-time in May 2007.
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