Kathy DeLaura, Chair, Partners in Change, LLC
Laura Carr, L.A. Carr Communications
Liz Carter, Society of St, Vincent de Paul
Jackie Davis, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lisa FitzGibbon, Alpine Insight LLC
Jodi Geiser, Ernst & Young, LLP
Trina Jackson, Xavier University
Jill Jansen, Procter & Gamble (Chair of Advocacy Committee)
Wijdan Jreisat, Attorney, Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Roni Luckenbill, Girls Scouts of Western Ohio
Sally Neidhard, Landor Associates
Molly Prues, VistaLynk Solutions (Chair of Development Committee)
Beth Rader, Deloitte – Retired, Community Volunteer
Zeinab Schwen, Strategic Regulatory Consulting
Janice Urbanik, Partners for a Competitive Workforce (Chair of Research Committee)
Founder: Les McNeill
Staff
Contact our staff members at 513-241-2880 or click their name to email
Vanessa Freytag, Executive Director
Meghan Cummings, Development Officer
Barb Linder, Coordinator
Volunteers and staff from The Women’s Fund are available to speak on a wide range of topics for corporate and nonprofit events.
Topics include: Women’s Philanthropy, Women’s Leadership, Women and the Economy, Marketing to Women, Women Owned Businesses, Girls’ Leadership, Girls’ Development.
An honorarium to support the work of The Women’s Fund is requested.

We guarantee your gift to The Women’s Fund will be multiplied. When you fund The Women’s Fund, you are ensuring we can lead and convene the community in a way that will make a sustained and systemic change.
With the research you fund, we help nonprofits strengthen their case to leverage more money from foundations. With the investments you make, we award grants that allow nonprofits to pilot innovative programs and scale them to achieve more impact.
Your gift is extremely important to us because it will help us learn more about moving women out of poverty and will create a shared vision for women’s self-sufficiency. Click here to make an online donation.
Your sustaining gift (a recurring gift monthly, quarterly or yearly) will provide year-round support for our work. It's fast and simple to set up.
If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Cummings.
If The Women’s Fund reflects your charitable passion, why not consider making a planned gift to support us after your lifetime? Creating a future gift plan allows you to maintain your charitable interests forever.
Future gifts (known as deferred or planned giving) take many forms from simple to complex. Whether your gift comes from your will, retirement plan assets, life insurance, or other source, GCF and The Women’s Fund can help establish a fund that benefits women’s economic self-sufficiency and becomes your personal legacy of giving.
GCF’s
Foundation Society recognizes donors who have remembered GCF in their wills, estate plans or have included GCF in a planned gift. The Women’s Fund also has a special society for donors who ensure The Women’s Fund will be able to carry out our important self-sufficiency work long into the future.
The Women’s Fund is delighted to have many supporters in the community. Below are some of the businesses that have selected The Women’s Fund as their community partner – please take a moment to learn more about their business!
Remax
Robin Wood Boue is a dedicated Remax professional who has a passion for helping women and girls in our community. A portion of the fees from her real estate sales are donated to The Women’s Fund.
Blue Chip Cookies Direct
It is sweet to make change happen!
Blue Chip Cookies Direct is a local gourmet cookie company that bakes and delivers the most delicious cookies in our region and across the United States. Owner Donna Drury has partnered with The Women’s Fund to support women and girls. For every dozen ordered online, Blue Chip Cookies Direct will make a donation to The Women’s Fund.
Visit bluechipcookiesdirect.com to order today!
Leadership Café
Certified Executive Coach Pam Lowe has a
new executive coaching program designed for busy professionals who want to learn best practices in executive coaching - leadership tips and tools you can start using the same day. A portion of the proceeds are donated to The Women’s Fund. Learn more at
trekexecutivecoaching.com.
Other corporate supporters:
- Dale Donovan and Donovan Tire
- PNC Bank
- The Limited
If you would like to become a business supporter for The Women’s Fund, contact
Meghan Cummings.