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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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Announcing our 2020 Immediate Impact Grant Partners

08.14.2020

INVESTING IN EQUITY The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is proud to announce that we have made immediate impact grants to 19 organizations and initiatives on the frontlines of COVID-19 serving women and girls in central Ohio. In a true grassroots effort, we mobilized the community to show up and invest in the women and…

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Holding the line and pushing for progress

05.04.2020

A Letter from Kelley Griesmer, President & CEO Dear Changemakers, As we move into another month of the COVID-19 crisis, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is here for you as a resource, advocate, and partner. Increasingly, reports show that the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis impose a greater adverse effect on women and girls,…

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Applying a gender and racial lens to funding COVID-19 response

04.28.2020

This blog post first appeared in Philanthropy Ohio’s blog on April 27, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the way of life for most people. As many of us adjust to the new demands of life, women, are confronting the greatest impacts and setbacks. History has repeatedly shown us gender and race powerfully influence experience during a crisis….

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2020 Grants: More funding than ever invested in programs serving women of color

12.18.2019

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio announced today its largest annual grants investment to date with a total of $335,500 going to 28 grant partners in 2020. Programs awarded funding are creating social change for women and girls through economic empowerment and leadership development opportunities in central Ohio. Since 2002, The Women’s Fund has made…

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Women in STEM

11.21.2019

Only 1 in 4 individuals working in the computer and mathematical workforce are female. Additionally, only 1 in 6 people working in architecture and engineering occupations are women. As the numbers prove, there is still underrepresentation of women in the science, technology, engineering, and math workforce.   To make information focused on STEM education and…

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Keyholder 2019: Help us light the way.

05.28.2019

“In some ways, there was no other choice than to become an activist, and I won’t go home until the work is done.” – Brittany Packnett Last night at Keyholder, Aly Raisman, Brittany Packnett, and Piper Perabo compelled us to step into our power from right where we are. By sharing how they live their purpose through activism, they fueled our…

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April 2 – Equal Pay Day: CALLS TO ACTION

04.02.2019

APRIL 2, 2019 IS EQUAL PAY DAY AND MARKS HOW FAR INTO THE YEAR WOMEN WOULD HAVE TO WORK TO EARN AS MUCH AS MEN IN 2018. Nationally, women, as a whole, earn $0.80 for every dollar earned by men. For women of color, this day comes far later into the year, according to the…

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Grant Partners 2018

12.27.2018

  The Women’s Fund is a transformational grantmaker with a fierce commitment to creating influence and impact for the sake of economic empowerment and leadership for women and girls. As such, we are continually innovating and improving our grantmaking process to have the furthest reach. We know that social change takes time and that it’s…

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