[Foundation-l] Budget for Q1 2005 approved; fundraising drive planned

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Word on the street is that CFO Daniel Mayer pushed through another
difficult budget package at this evening's board meeting, with
bipartisan support (that is, from les deux partis"An") :

 Hardware:    $75K*
 Extra hardware/dev projects:  $20K**
 Hosting:      $16K
 Developer contract:      $8K*** 
 Travel:         $5K
 Office expenses:    $2.5K
 Hardware assistance   $1.5K
 Domain names:   $500
 Fundraising/Promotion:  $500
 Miscellaneous:   $1K

 TOTAL    $130K

 * $40K of which is explicitly covered by a recent grant from the
Lounsbery Foundation.
 ** If we meet our fundraising goal; shortfalls will come out of this line iteml
 *** Being negotiated; to cover part-time work and perhaps bounties.

More on meta:  http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_budget/2005/Q1


==Fundraising Drive==
  We will have a fundraiser for three weeks starting Friday, Feb 18;
and hope to raise $75k.  Discussion of how to display and broadcast
the drive is welcome.
  http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising

Here is the discussion from last September's fundraising meeting :
  http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_meeting%2C_September_2004

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