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| full name = Alexandra Wang |
| full name = Alexandra Wang |
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| job title = Senior Program Officer |
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| image name = Wang,_Alex_Jan_2014.jpg |
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| organization = Wikimedia Foundation |
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation |
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| about me = I come to Wikimedia with a passion for achieving social impact through strategic grantmaking. Before joining Wikimedia, I worked with foundations focused on supporting sustainable energy policy in China, India, and Europe, enhancing organizational effectiveness and providing programmatic guidance. I enjoy working with teams across the globe to develop strategy, share best practices, and enhance communications. I see my role, both past and present, as supporting the great work of amazing folks around the world. I have spent significant time living and working abroad, including extensive stints in China, India, and Indonesia, and completed a one-year ethnomusicology research fellowship along the Silk Road. I love photography and find inspiration in the natural world. |
| about me = I come to Wikimedia with a passion for achieving social impact through strategic grantmaking. Before joining Wikimedia, I worked with foundations focused on supporting sustainable energy policy in China, India, and Europe, enhancing organizational effectiveness and providing programmatic guidance. I enjoy working with teams across the globe to develop strategy, share best practices, and enhance communications. I see my role, both past and present, as supporting the great work of amazing folks around the world. I have spent significant time living and working abroad, including extensive stints in China, India, and Indonesia, and completed a one-year ethnomusicology research fellowship along the Silk Road. I love [http://www.alexwangphotography.com/ photography] and find inspiration in the natural world. |
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| about my work = I work to support Wikimedians around the world, including Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, user groups, and individuals through [[m:Grants:Start|grants and other resources]]. This means that I work broadly across all of the WMF's funding streams, with a focus on supporting the Program Officers that manage [[m:Grants:Project/Rapid|Rapid Grants]], [[m:Grants:Project|Project Grants]], and [[m:Grants:Conference|Conference and Event Grants]]. I have a specific interest in supporting the diversity of the Wikimedia movement and projects, especially in regards to [[m:Community_Engagement/Defining_Emerging_Communities|emerging communities]] and addressing the [[m:Gender_gap|gender gap]]. Previously, I was the Program Officer for the [[m:Grants:PEG/Index|Project and Event Grants]] (PEG) program. |
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| about my work = As Program Officer for the [[m:Grants:PEG/Index|Project and Event Grants]] (PEG) program, I work in coordination with the volunteer-led [[m:Grant Advisory Committee|Grant Advisory Committee]] to effectively allocate movement funds and to help grantees design, execute, and measure the effectiveness of their projects. |
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Revision as of 16:03, 12 October 2017
About me
I come to Wikimedia with a passion for achieving social impact through strategic grantmaking. Before joining Wikimedia, I worked with foundations focused on supporting sustainable energy policy in China, India, and Europe, enhancing organizational effectiveness and providing programmatic guidance. I enjoy working with teams across the globe to develop strategy, share best practices, and enhance communications. I see my role, both past and present, as supporting the great work of amazing folks around the world. I have spent significant time living and working abroad, including extensive stints in China, India, and Indonesia, and completed a one-year ethnomusicology research fellowship along the Silk Road. I love photography and find inspiration in the natural world.
My work
I work to support Wikimedians around the world, including Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, user groups, and individuals through grants and other resources. This means that I work broadly across all of the WMF's funding streams, with a focus on supporting the Program Officers that manage Rapid Grants, Project Grants, and Conference and Event Grants. I have a specific interest in supporting the diversity of the Wikimedia movement and projects, especially in regards to emerging communities and addressing the gender gap. Previously, I was the Program Officer for the Project and Event Grants (PEG) program.
Contact me
- E-mail: awang
wikimedia.org - Skype: alexvwang
- On Meta-Wiki as AWang (WMF)
- Zhengan is my volunteer account on English Wikipedia and Commons
