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Stories of Social Change

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The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio Receives Grant from Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women Initiative

06.09.2021

National Investment in New Enduring Progress Initiative  COLUMBUS, OH – The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is the recipient of a grant from Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative. Launched in partnership with Black women-led organizations, the One Million Black Women initiative is the largest commitment of its kind in size and scope to drive investment in housing, healthcare, access to capital, education, job creation…

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Remembering Judy Garel

05.06.2021

Judy Garel was a powerful force for change whose expansive legacy will continue to impact our community in countless ways. At The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, we are honored that she is one of our 15 Founders and, thus, will always be part of that legacy. Twenty years ago, The Women’s Fund of Central…

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Black Girls Matter

04.24.2021

On Tuesday, Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl, was killed by a Columbus police officer. In our society, gender and race powerfully affect experience and opportunity. Sitting at the intersection of both gender and racial discrimination, Black women and girls face unconscionable barriers to safety and success. Research shows us that people tend to view…

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Announcing our 2021 Grants Slate

02.10.2021

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is pleased to announce our 2021 grants slate with a total of $251,900 going to 21 grant partners. During the last 12 months, the economic fallout caused by the pandemic has exacerbated gender and racial inequities and has laid bare the systemic barriers that have always held women, especially…

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The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio Launches Enduring Progress Initiative

01.26.2021

Zora’s House will receive The Women’s Fund’s largest investment ever Columbus, OHIO – Marking its 20th anniversary, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is launching Enduring Progress, a groundbreaking initiative that will target the woefully inadequate funding devoted to breaking down systemic barriers and creating meaningful social change. The Enduring Progress Initiative will initially prioritize…

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Black Women and Wealth

01.04.2021

From Mollard Consulting: The gender and racial wealth gap affects all women’s potential for economic empowerment and leadership, but especially women of color. We’re proud to feature Sophia Fifner, Board Member of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, and her personal perspective on findings from The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio’s gender and racial wealth gap report.

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7 Things We Learned This Year

12.30.2020

1. Women deserve more. Hundreds of thousands of women have been forced out of their jobs because of the unpaid labor they must provide to subsidize our country’s economy.  The pandemic has caused a “she-cession” that threatens to erase at least a generation’s worth of progress for women in the workplace. We must invest more…

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A Note to Our Community

11.07.2020

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio acknowledges and celebrates Kamala Harris, the first woman, Black woman, and South Asian woman to become vice president of the United States. We celebrate the record numbers of Black Women, Latinx women, Native women,  and LGBTQIA people who not only ran for office in 2020, but made history by…

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The Big Table Conversation Toolkit

10.06.2020

The Big Table is a day of community building designed to bolster connection in these challenging times through conversation, assistance, and action. Our conversations may look different this year – some on Zoom, some six feet apart – but the connections we build can still create social change. At The Women’s Fund, we apply a…

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Welcome new Board Members!

09.30.2020

We are excited to introduce our new Board Members, Letha Pugh and Rebecca Wiggins! Letha and Rebecca bring unmatched passion, expertise, and perspective to our Board and we are looking forward to creating social change with them in the years to come. Continue reading to learn more about each of them and join us in…

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2020 Summer Intern Spotlight

09.09.2020

Get to know our 2020 Summer Interns Noor Alshafie Noor is a senior at The Ohio State University studying International Studies and Public Management, Leadership, and Policy from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Tell us about your internship experience with The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. My internship experience this summer at The…

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The 19th Amendment: A jumping-off point

08.17.2020

By Nia Law, WFCO Intern, Senior at Columbus Academy, Student Activist On August 18th, 2020, the ratification of the 19th Amendment will reach its centennial. In the context of the cultural reckoning many Americans have faced in the past few months, I spoke with five community members of differing identities, ages, and backgrounds to gain…

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