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| full name = Winifred Olliff
| full name = Winifred Olliff
| image name = Winifred Olliff 003 - Wikimedia Foundation Oct11.jpg
| image name = Winifred Olliff 003 - Wikimedia Foundation Oct11.jpg
| hover text = Winifred Olliff, Program Assistant
| hover text = Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator
| job title = Program Assistant
| job title = Program Assistant
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
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| short quote = ''"The open society, the unrestricted access to knowledge, the unplanned and uninhibited association of men for its furtherance - these are what may make a vast, complex, ever growing, ever changing, ever more specialized and expert technological world, nevertheless a world of human community."'' - J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| about me = My professional background is in technology and development and I have been working in the nonprofit sector for about five years, though I am educated as a classical musician and music theorist. I speak fluent Albanian, am a native English speaker, and can get by in a number of other European languages with limited fluency. I've lived in California (United States), Illinois (United States), Albania, and Iceland and coordinated volunteer projects in all of those locations. I work here at the foundation because I love working on wikis (and anything with categories) and because I love working with volunteers. At WMF, I get to do these two things every single day!
| about me = My professional background is in technology and development and I have been working in the nonprofit sector for about five years, though I am educated as a classical musician and music theorist.
| about my work = I'm Winifred Olliff, Program Assistant to Global Development at Wikimedia Foundation. This means I support our Chief Global Development Officer Barry Newstead and focus on the following GD areas, in addition to supporting other areas as needed:

*WMF Grants Program
I speak fluent Albanian, am a native English speaker, and can get by in a number of other European languages with limited fluency. I've lived in California (United States), Illinois (United States), Albania, and Iceland, and coordinated volunteer projects in each of these locations.
*WM Participation Support Program

*Chapter Relations and Chapter Development
I have two passions in my professional life: wikis and helping amazing volunteers create a better world, and so Wikimedia Foundation is the perfect place for me. I feel privileged to work with our community and to support the work of such a smart, innovative, and dedicated group of people.
*Wikipedian Student Organizations
| about my work = I'm Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation. I work on the following programs:
*Other global volunteer support programs
*WMF Grants Program (a program that funds projects aligned with WMF's mission through grants)
I also do things like take notes at staff meetings, prepare global development's monthly report, and maintain our pages on various wikis. Therefore, I am a good person to ask if you think you need to talk to somebody in Global Development but you're not entirely sure who is working on what.
*Funds Dissemination Committee (the FDC makes recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees for how to disseminate movement funds)
*Participation Support (a joint program of WMF and WMDE that reimburses volunteers for travel expenses in order to facilitate participation in mission-aligned activities)
*Other volunteer support programs (as they arise and develop)
I lead the development of administrative processes related to each of these programs, keep them running efficiently, and am also involved with the development of each program.
| contact me =
| contact me =
* E-mail: wolliff{{@}}wikimedia.org
* E-mail: wolliff{{@}}wikimedia.org or
* E-mail: grants{{@}}wikimedia.org for requests related to the WMF Grants Program
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Revision as of 00:08, 10 October 2012

Winifred Olliff
Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator
Winifred Olliff
Program Assistant, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

My professional background is in technology and development and I have been working in the nonprofit sector for about five years, though I am educated as a classical musician and music theorist.

I speak fluent Albanian, am a native English speaker, and can get by in a number of other European languages with limited fluency. I've lived in California (United States), Illinois (United States), Albania, and Iceland, and coordinated volunteer projects in each of these locations.

I have two passions in my professional life: wikis and helping amazing volunteers create a better world, and so Wikimedia Foundation is the perfect place for me. I feel privileged to work with our community and to support the work of such a smart, innovative, and dedicated group of people.

My work

I'm Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation. I work on the following programs:

  • WMF Grants Program (a program that funds projects aligned with WMF's mission through grants)
  • Funds Dissemination Committee (the FDC makes recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees for how to disseminate movement funds)
  • Participation Support (a joint program of WMF and WMDE that reimburses volunteers for travel expenses in order to facilitate participation in mission-aligned activities)
  • Other volunteer support programs (as they arise and develop)

I lead the development of administrative processes related to each of these programs, keep them running efficiently, and am also involved with the development of each program.

Disclaimer: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I intend to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

  • E-mail: wolliff@wikimedia.org or
  • E-mail: grants@wikimedia.org for requests related to the WMF Grants Program