Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

We advance gender and racial equity for women by addressing systemic barriers to economic mobility.

The Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation leads our community in ensuring the economic self-sufficiency of women in our region and ignites a shared desire to improve it. The Women's Fund believes and research shows that when you empower women the entire community thrives. Our mission is to advance gender and racial equity for women by addressing systemic barriers to upward mobility.

09/08/2026

What does it look like when leadership is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves access to quality care, support, and the opportunity to live a healthy, fulfilling life?

How do we use our influence to make sure essential services reach the people and communities who need them most?

And how can civic leaders help create systems where women, families, and individuals can access the care they deserve?

We’re honored to feature Kate Schroder, President of Interact for Health as our featured speaker. Through her work, Kate is helping expand access to quality healthcare and essential services for people across our community—with a particular focus on meeting the needs of women.

Kate will share her leadership journey, the challenges that come with creating meaningful change, and the lessons she’s learned about building stronger, healthier communities.

Together, we’ll explore what it means to lead with purpose, advocate for access, and use your seat at the table to help make quality care more accessible to everyone.

Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Greater Cincinnati Foundation

NOTE: The registration for this event is CLOSED- we are at capacity! Check our events calendar to sign up for our next Cincinnati session on November 14 or the NKY session on October 9.

🔗 Reserve your seat today — https://bit.ly/WomensFundEventsPage

09/02/2026

Great leadership doesn’t stop when you take your seat at the table, but it starts there.

Serving on a board means more than showing up and casting a vote. It means asking the right questions, understanding your responsibilities, navigating difficult decisions, and making choices that reflect the trust your community has placed in you.

That’s where ethics comes in.

At our next Appointed Civic Leadership Academy session, we’ll take a closer look at the ethical side of board service with Professor Julie Olberding from Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Together, we’ll explore the real-world questions board members face and what it means to lead thoughtfully, responsibly, and with integrity.

Consider this the next step in your civic leadership journey: moving from wanting to make a difference to understanding how to make that difference well.

September 12, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation

NOTE: The registration for this event is CLOSED- we are at capacity! Check our events calendar to sign up for our next Cincinnati session on November 14 or the NKY session on October 9.

Reserve your seat today: https://womensfund.gcfdn.org/womensfund/events/

08/27/2026

Your community. Your voice. Your opportunity to lead.

Join us on Saturday, September 12, 2026, for the next session of the Appointed Civic Leadership Academy!

Civic engagement happens in more places than we may realize, including the decisions that shape our neighborhoods, communities, and local economy.

This session will feature an inspiring lineup of keynote speakers:

- Ryan James for Cincinnati City Council, Cincinnati City Council Member
- Kreg Keesee, President & CEO, Freestore Foodbank
- H. James Williams, Ph.D. , President, Mount St. Joseph University

Why attend?

Connect with leaders making a real impact across our region.

Learn how civic boards and commissions work — and how to pursue an appointment.

Walk away with practical, actionable steps to get involved and lead in your community.

DETAILS

Date: September 12, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Greater Cincinnati Foundation OKI Room (4th Floor)

If you care about the future of our region, this is a room you’ll want to be in.

Let’s learn, connect, and lead together.

🔗 Register now — https://bit.ly/ACLA-Sept-12

08/26/2026

Standing Together for Women!

Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we’re celebrating what happens when organizations come together to support women in every part of their journey.

From economic security and financial independence to employment, safety, and opportunity, the work we do may look different, but it is connected. When women have the resources, relationships, and opportunities they need to thrive, our entire community is stronger.

That’s why collaboration matters. We don’t have to do the same work to share a common vision: a community where every woman has the opportunity to build a secure, economically mobile future.

We’re proud to stand alongside organizations like the YWCA Greater Cincinnati, Dress for Success Cincinnati, and Women Helping Women all of us intentionally working towards that future we want for women.

We’re building something great for women. Who else will join us?

Photo credit: Tasha Pinelo, Director of Media Relations, Game Day

08/25/2026

Ready to lead, serve, and make an impact?

Registration is open for the next session of the APPOINTED CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, our free, open to the public, and award-winning civic leadership program.

This high-impact experience equips and inspires community members to step into civic leadership and create meaningful change across our region.

Whether you’re already serving your community or just beginning your civic leadership journey, you’ll leave informed, inspired, and ready to lead.

September 12, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation (Sawyer Point Building OKI Room 4th Floor)

Come learn. Get connected. Be inspired. Step into civic leadership and help shape the future of our region!

📝 Registration link: https://bit.ly/ACLA-September-12

08/21/2026

Thank You, Foster & Motley!

We are incredibly grateful to recognize Foster & Motley as one of our valued Pulse Sponsors.

Your generous support helped make our event a tremendous success and, more importantly, helps move forward the work of our Pulse 2.0 Dashboard—bringing greater awareness, understanding, and action around the experiences of women and girls across Greater Cincinnati.

Thank you for standing with us, supporting our vision, and helping create meaningful change in our community. We are so grateful for your partnership! 💜

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08/20/2026

Thank you 1919 Women & Wealth!

The success of our event, The Story of Us: Pulse & Progress would not have been possible without the incredible support of our sponsors, and today we’re proud to recognize one of our Pulse Sponsors, 1919 Investment Counsel.

Thank you for investing in the vision behind our Pulse 2.0 Dashboard and for supporting our work to create a stronger future for women and girls throughout the Greater Cincinnati region.

Your partnership makes a difference, and we are deeply grateful to have you as part of this important work.

Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us make an impact! 💜

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08/19/2026

Thank you Katz Teller!

A successful event is made possible by a community that believes in the mission—and we are so thankful for Katz Teller, one of our incredible Founder Sponsors.

Your support strengthens our Pulse 2.0 Dashboard and our commitment to understanding and improving the lives of women and girls throughout the Greater Cincinnati region.

Thank you for investing in this work and for helping us build a community where women and girls can thrive. We are grateful to have you with us on this journey!

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08/18/2026

A Heartfelt Thank You to BT Rise

We’re still celebrating the incredible success of our event, and we couldn’t let the excitement pass without taking a moment to recognize the generous support that helped make it all possible.

As a Founder Sponsor, BT Rise has played an important role in supporting our Pulse 2.0 Dashboard and our ongoing work to advance opportunities and outcomes for women and girls throughout the Greater Cincinnati region.

Your investment helps us turn data into insight, insight into action, and action into meaningful change. We are incredibly grateful to have you alongside us in this work.

Thank you, BT Rise, for believing in the vision, championing women and girls, and helping make Pulse 2.0 possible. We are so grateful for your partnership! 💜

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08/17/2026

We asked you to show up. You showed up — in a tornado warning!

The turnout for The Story of Us: Pulse & Progress on August 11 was nothing short of incredible, and we are still riding the high from it. Cincinnati, you never cease to amaze us.

The conversation was led by our extraordinary moderator Mary Stagaman and brought to life by three of the most compelling voices in our region:

• Rickell Howard Smith, President & CEO, YWCA Greater Cincinnati

• Kiana R. Trabue, MPH, President, HealthPath Foundation of Ohio

• Dr. Dean Woodring, President & CEO, 4C for Children

Their insights, stories, and passion for this work had the room buzzing well into the evening.

Before the conversation even began, we were led by our Applied Research Director Dr. Travis Speice, in building a mini dashboard together — live in the room — giving guests a firsthand look at how data is collected, interpreted, and put to work. Spoiler: it was pretty cool.

And it was all in service of something bigger. Pulse 2.0 is our forthcoming free, interactive data dashboard that will track economic security, wages, childcare, and more for women and girls across Greater Cincinnati — putting real, actionable data into the hands of advocates, policymakers, employers, and community members across our eight-county region. For free. For everyone. Launching January 2027.

The food from our incredible Findlay Kitchen women-owned vendors was delicious, the live portrait art created by Karen Boyhen was unforgettable, and the generosity in that room was humbling.

To every single person who walked through those doors in that weather — you are our story. Thank you for being part of it.

SPONSORS: Greater Cincinnati Foundation, BT Rise, Katz Teller, Leslie B. McNeill, Kathy Merchant, 1919 Investment Counsel, Diane and John Altmix, Foster & Motley, AllMac & Associates, Freestore Foodbank, Maureen Howard, Maribeth and Marty Rahe, Chelsea Baker and Dan Rosenthal, The Center for Closing the Health Gap, Rachel Kirley, Sally Lloyd, Ann M. Schwister and Juan C. Santamarina, Kyle Wynk-Sivashankar

🔗 Still want to give? We are continuing to fundraise through the end of this year! Link: https://gcfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2831&sorg_id=1004

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720 E Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, OH
45202

Telephone

+1(513) 768-611

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