Circles

Shared Vision

Circles has a shared vision with the Women’s Fund, a community where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Circles Mission Statement

Circles is a diverse network of leaders who support the mission of the Women’s Fund. Through Circles, members cultivate authentic relationships and leverage a community that supports and empowers each other.

Circles Inclusion Statement

Women’s Fund Circles is intentional about creating a community that builds bold and affirming spaces to create authentic relationships and develop leadership for individuals that face gender-based oppression (this includes cis and trans women as well as nonbinary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of women.)

Circles members can expect:

• Leadership opportunities
• Project work that advances the mission of the Women’s Fund and your own personal passions
• Relationships that will last well beyond the three years of active membership
• To serve as an ambassador for women, girls and anyone facing gender-based oppression in the community through work with the Women’s Fund

Circles members serve a three-year term with applications opening in July. Each class is greater than 15 but not larger than 55 members. The attendance requirement for membership is to attend 75% of the monthly meetings, committee meetings as needed, participation in a group project, and attendance in least two Women’s Fund events a year. In addition we require a yearly $100 donation to the Women’s Fund, some scholarships are available.

Membership

Circles members are selected for three-year terms based on community involvement, contributions in their workplace and their vision for all women in Omaha.