Today we celebrated this year's Circles graduates! These leaders have successfully completed their term, each making their own mark in moving our mission forward and creating a bold impact in our communities. Thank you all for your leadership and partnership! 😘💖✨

Now Hiring--Policy Director! 📣 In this role, you’ll oversee research, advocacy and public policy work and be responsible for building relationships to make public policy more accessible.✨ 👉Ready to use your skills to lead dynamic change? Apply now: OmahaWomensFund.org/Were-Hiring-Policy-Director/

She's challenged the political establishment, stood up to extremists and faced down her critics--that's the kind of unstoppable energy we all need right now. See Stacey Abrams on Nov 11 in Omaha. 🎟: LeadTheChangeFund.org/events/ This event is in partnership with our Lead the Change Fund.

“It’s a pretty delicate supply chain, so trying to figure out what it would look like to get additional infant formula to food banks to support families in the event of a widespread disruption to WIC is incredibly challenging."

Our annual magazine, Today's Omaha Woman, is out now! Cover art was illustrated by our Creative Director Jen Pavkov. Read more about Jen, her process and the cover art ➡️ www.omahawomensfund.org/todays-omaha... Article by Melanie Clark Featured photo by Rebecca Gratz Headshot photo by Ariel Panowicz

Our executive director was honored TWICE this past week for her contributions to our community. 🤩💖🏆Jo Giles was a nonprofit award recipient of The Bloc’s 50 over 50 Nebraska Awards on Saturday, and today she was an Excellence in Public Service Finalist at the Omaha World-Herald’s Inspire Awards.

We’re excited to host a series of civic engagement conversations with the first on November 11! THE Stacey Abrams will talk about democracy and elections. 📣💫🗳️ 🎟️ at LeadTheChangeFund.org/events Lead the Change Fund works in strategic partnership with the Women’s Fund of Omaha.

In Nebraska, access to firearms for abusers has deadly consequences. Of the 43 people that died of domestic violence from July 2022 to July 2024, half of those deaths involved a gun. Prevention is not only possible but necessary to ensure that every Nebraskan is free from gender-based violence.

In our latest research report, youth told us that judgmental attitudes from parents, teachers or providers can silence honest conversations about sexual health. Let’s change that. Find resources to start the conversation at GetAccessGranted.com/Resources

One exciting state-level win to celebrate this National Work & Family Month: 100,000+ Nebraskans now have the right to take paid sick time! www.abetterbalance.org/exciting-new...

We are getting 🤏 to selling out our Lead the Change event with Ashley Judd. This year will be special as we celebrate our 35th anniversary and we don’t want you to miss it. 🎟 Get your tickets today at www.OmahaWomensFund.org/Lead-The-Change

Over a 40-year career, Latinas lose $1+ million to the wage gap. That's money stolen from our families & our future. https://action.momsrising.org/sign/LEPD2025/ #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras #MomSky

🏆 2017 TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year ❤️‍🩹 2019 United Nations Global Advocate of the Year 🌟 Golden Globe and Emmy Nominated-Actress 📰 New York Times Bestselling Author 🎟 Get your tickets to see Ashley Judd in Omaha on October 23: OmahaWomensFund.org/Lead-The-Change

Young people shared their experiences, barriers and hopes for the future of sexual and reproductive health through a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project. Their insights offer a powerful call to do better. Read the full report: OmahaWomensFund.org/our-work/sexual-literacy/#YPAR-Brief

We recently hosted a Replenish training in Kearney for folks who are working to end gender-based violence in communities across our state. Ready to invest in your leadership in a new and sustaining way? Message us to book your own Replenish session in 2026!

Cheers to our Circles Leadership team (some pictured here). These are some of the most dynamic leaders in our community. We're so grateful for their dedication to gender equity, hope for progress and ability to hold space for it all. 📸 by Rebecca Gratz

From her dynamic onscreen roles to her work as a real life humanitarian, Ashley Judd continues to advocate for survivors of gender-based violence and works globally for women’s rights. 🎟️Join Ashley and the Women’s Fund on Oct. 23. OmahaWomensFund.org/Lead-The-Change #WCW #LeadTheChange

There’s so much progress and history to celebrate at the Women's Fund. From our beginning in 1990 to where we are today, spaces and places our founders only dreamed we could go. Not everything can be seen in photos, but our work continues. Photos by Rebecca Gratz.

We recognize and honor the gender equity progress that has been made since 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment while holding space for the challenges that are still in front of us as we work toward full equality for ALL women. We keep moving forward, together. ✨ #WomensEqualityDay