Ohio Workers Can No Longer Wait For Comprehensive Solutions To Benefits Cliffs

Cincinnati, OH (August 14, 2024) – Now is the time for Ohio to address benefits cliffs according to the newly-formed Economic Mobility Alliance Ohio (EMAO) as workers earning less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or $51,640 per year for a family of three – continue to…

Appointed Civic Leadership Academy Wins Canary Award

CINCINNATI (July 13, 2024) –  The Women’s Fund Appointed Civic Leadership Academy (ACLA) was selected to receive the prestigious 2024 Canary Award at the Ohio Women’s Leadership Summit. This recognition celebrates the academy’s exceptional contributions to civic leadership and its commitment to empowering women in our community. Rajani Menon, Civic…

The Women’s Fund Announces 2024-25 Grantees

For its 2024-25 grant cycle, the Women’s Fund designated its funding to support organizational transformation to benefit gender and racial equity in our region and within organizations that work on key issue areas within the economic self-sufficiency and mobility space. The Women’s Fund is proud to support five organizations in…

Local non-partisan initiative seeks to close the gender gap in government representation

Women comprise over 50% of our region but only occupy 30% of government-appointed board seats. Appointed Civic Leadership Academy, an initiative run by the Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, is on a mission to change that.  Rajani Menon, Civic Inclusion Manager for the Women’s Fund, and Meghan Cummings,…