Become a Member
When you join The Women’s Fund you become part of a community helping local women and girls reach their full potential.
Our membership model makes us unique. A diverse group of almost 600 members have come together, pooling their financial resources to make grants that improve the lives of women and girls in our community. Our members actively participate in the grantmaking process by learning about prospective grantees and ultimately voting to select the programs that will receive funding.
All members experience these benefits:
- Connection to a group of women who share your passion for creating an equitable and inclusive future for local women and girls.
- Opportunity for hands-on collaboration and active involvement alongside community leaders who help guide our critical work.
- Events throughout the year that advance your understanding of pressing issues in our communities and connection to experts, leaders, and movements to help you take action.
- Being a part of an engaging community that influences local programs and policy in positive ways through collective giving and impact.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
- Sustaining Member: $1,200
- Supporting Member: $600
- Associate Member: $100
- Full-time Student Member: $25
- Complimentary Membership (see below)
The Women's Fund has been listening, through membership surveys and direct conversations, and wants to ensure we are fair, inclusive, and expansive in our thinking about membership access for The Women's Fund. If you do not have the financial resources at this time to join or renew your membership, we invite you to request a complimentary membership. Every woman's voice matters, and it's critical to ensure local women who are closest to the issues we work on can help lead this work and vote on funding decisions.
We allocate membership fees as follows: 65% to grantmaking, 25% to build the Women's Fund endowment, and 10% to support programs and outreach.
Member Profile
Cheraton Love
2015
I am thankful to be involved in the great conversations and initiatives of the Women’s Fund. I encourage other women in our community to join us and find your passion by volunteering for one of the Fund's committees, initiatives, or events. The community benefits from your perspective!
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Elizabeth Dam-Regier
2018
After being in Winston-Salem for a few years, I was looking for an opportunity to reinvest in the community that I had grown to love. I admire that The Women's Fund prioritizes women and girls while working to understand and address the inequities they face through an intersectional lens.
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Gwenn Steward Clements
2007
I was asked by a dear friend to join the Fund and become a member of The ACEY Group, a group of women I admired, respected, and who had similar interests. Since then, I have served in roles such as grants committee member and chair, board vice-chair, and now I am chair of the Fund’s board. I am fully committed to helping girls and women in our community achieve their full potential.
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Nancy Young
2007
I was initially impressed that the Women’s Fund was founded by and for women. After joining the grants committee, I was even more impressed with the vetting of applications and the Fund’s willingness to make changes over time. It’s been such a pleasure to get to know the volunteers and staff and to experience such passion for helping women and girls in our community.
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Shaheen B. Towles
2014
When I first moved to Winston-Salem, I wanted to get involved in an organization that addresses the needs of women and girls. I became a member, joined the grants review committee, and now I serve on the board and membership committee. I strongly believe in the Fund’s mission and look forward to continuing to help make meaningful change for women and girls in our community!
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