Foundation:Planning:2009OpsPlan

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Overall 2009 Priorities

Communications: Develop clearer messages and better systems to explain Mozilla's open web mission to a broad public.
Community: Work with MoCo and MoMo to strengthen and grow the Mozilla community, especially in key geographies.
Programs:Develop a small handful of programs that go beyond software as a way to promote Mozilla's mission (e.g. education).

Organization:Consolidate and strengthen the Foundation team, and develop a long term vision that clarifies Foundation's role within Mozilla.

Specific objectives

Develop a communications program to educate and excite the public about the Open Internet.

Redesign www.mozilla.org to better communicate Mozilla's mission and provide an entry point into the Mozilla community.

Build consensus around and roll out at least one project or initiative aimed at strengthening the existing Mozilla community.

- One possiblity: Develop methods, mechanisms and software tools to obtain much more accurate and detailed ongoing Mozilla community metrics, as a basis for assessing community health and directing effort. This might include a self-service, electronically-queryable Community People website.

Expand Seneca / Mozilla course model in at least two other colleges. Includes mentoring for new professors and development of documentation and basic infrastructure that make it easier for more schools can join later. Colleges ideally in countries where Mozilla wants to grow its community.

Develop small scale research grant or fellowship program. Working closely with Labs, this program would make Mozilla an attrative place for researchers we discover to work on specific issues of broad interest to Mozilla and the Open Internet (e.g. security).

2009 Goal:Consolidate and strengthen the Foundation team, and develop a long term vision that clarifies Foundation's role within Mozilla.

Working with the board and community, develop a long term vision and roadmap for the Mozilla Foundation. orange
Update Mozilla's grant program goals, guidelines and approval process. green
Consolidate and improve organizational systems, especially related to grant tracking, fundraising and internal communications. orange
Build nimble, effective Mozilla Foundation team, by clarifying roles and engaging in team bulding througout 2009. green
- Q2: Recruit Fundraising and Communications Manager.
- Q2: Finalize 2008 performance reviews, and update performance review system.
- Q?: Review benefits and salaries, including 401(k) accounts.
- Q?: Formalize policies related to expenses and other issues that relate to employees.