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| about me = Since 2007, I have been working with volunteers to expand global access to technology and information. I have lived and worked in California, Ilinois, Albania, and Iceland and I speak fluent English and Shqip. I received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 2006 and spent two years in the United States Peace Corps between 2007 and 2009. I now live in San Francisco, CA, where I ride my bicycle to the Wikimedia Foundation office each workday. Outside of international grantmaking and free knowledge, my interests include music theory, US presidential history, ancient and modern languages, and backpacking. |
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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 was educated at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where I received a Bachelor of Music in piano performance, and where I also studied Classics. |
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| about my work = I'm Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation. I work to support grantees across Wikimedia Foundation's grants programs, including Project and Event Grants, Individual Engagement Grants, Annual Plan Grants, Partnership Grants, and Travel and Participation Grants. I work with our legal and finance teams to oversee our administrative processes around grantmaking and also do the day-to-day work required to make sure grantees are eligible, grants are documented, grant agreements are issued and signed, payments are sent and received, and that we are following guidelines around reporting and using grant funds. |
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I've lived in California (United States), Illinois (United States), Albania, and Iceland, and coordinated volunteer projects in each of these locations. I speak fluent Albanian, am a native English speaker, and can get by in a number of other European languages with limited fluency. |
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As FDC staff, I also work closely with the FDC Senior Program Officer to support the Annual Plan Grants Program and the Funds Dissemination Committee that makes recommendations for funding through that program. In this role I support the FDC deliberations directly, publish staff proposal assessments and work with the Senior Program Officer to create summaries of quarterly reports and impact reports, and also support the FDC and the staff team in the continuous improvement of the FDC process. |
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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. |
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| about my work = I'm Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation. I work on the following programs: |
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I also sit on the staff committee that awards Travel and Participation Grants to Wikimedia contributors. |
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*WMF Grants Program (a program that funds projects aligned with WMF's mission through grants) |
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*Funds Dissemination Committee (the FDC makes recommendations to the WMF Board of Trustees for how to disseminate movement funds) |
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If you have a question about Wikimedia Foundation Grants, please Email me. |
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*Participation Support (a joint program of WMF and WMDE that reimburses volunteers for travel expenses in order to facilitate participation in mission-aligned activities) |
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| contact me = All of these Email addresses will reach me: |
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*Other volunteer support programs (as they arise and develop) |
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* My E-mail: wolliff{{@}}wikimedia.org |
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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. |
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* E-mail for the Grants Admin team: grantsadmin{{@}}wikimedia.org |
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* E-mail for the Project and Event grants team: grants{{@}}wikimedia.org |
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* E-mail for the FDC staff team: fdcsupport{{@}}wikimedia.org |
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Another good way to reach me is my [[m:User:Wolliff|Userpage on Meta]]. |
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Revision as of 20:44, 6 December 2013
About me
Since 2007, I have been working with volunteers to expand global access to technology and information. I have lived and worked in California, Ilinois, Albania, and Iceland and I speak fluent English and Shqip. I received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 2006 and spent two years in the United States Peace Corps between 2007 and 2009. I now live in San Francisco, CA, where I ride my bicycle to the Wikimedia Foundation office each workday. Outside of international grantmaking and free knowledge, my interests include music theory, US presidential history, ancient and modern languages, and backpacking.
My work
I'm Winifred Olliff, Grants Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation. I work to support grantees across Wikimedia Foundation's grants programs, including Project and Event Grants, Individual Engagement Grants, Annual Plan Grants, Partnership Grants, and Travel and Participation Grants. I work with our legal and finance teams to oversee our administrative processes around grantmaking and also do the day-to-day work required to make sure grantees are eligible, grants are documented, grant agreements are issued and signed, payments are sent and received, and that we are following guidelines around reporting and using grant funds.
As FDC staff, I also work closely with the FDC Senior Program Officer to support the Annual Plan Grants Program and the Funds Dissemination Committee that makes recommendations for funding through that program. In this role I support the FDC deliberations directly, publish staff proposal assessments and work with the Senior Program Officer to create summaries of quarterly reports and impact reports, and also support the FDC and the staff team in the continuous improvement of the FDC process.
I also sit on the staff committee that awards Travel and Participation Grants to Wikimedia contributors.
If you have a question about Wikimedia Foundation Grants, please Email me.
Contact me
All of these Email addresses will reach me:
- My E-mail: wolliff
wikimedia.org - E-mail for the Grants Admin team: grantsadminwikimedia.org
- E-mail for the Project and Event grants team: grantswikimedia.org
- E-mail for the FDC staff team: fdcsupportwikimedia.org
Another good way to reach me is my Userpage on Meta.