Women of Cincy is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to creating more empathetic communities.
We are creators, storytellers, and community activators.
We are people of all identities who believe that when we uplift women, we uplift everyone.
We are founded on respect, diversity, and purposeful disruption.
We put empathy to work.
We get s*** done.
We interview awesome people and share their stories.
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We create space for interactions that challenge us.
We mentor college students by including them in essential roles in our work.
We’re powered by a family of diverse and driven volunteers.
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Women of Cincy is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to creating more connected, empathetic, inclusive communities by centering the diverse voices that make up the fabric of our city.
We enact this mission through three pillars: storytelling, community building, and mentorship.
1. Storytelling:
We believe telling stories changes things. Our stories consist of long-form Q&As, Community Mix pieces, and in-depth special series on topics including entrepreneurship, housing insecurity, and more. All of our stories are centered around the Cincinnati region.
2. Community building:
Empathy is a muscle and we say you’ve gotta flex it. We amplify local leaders, organizations, and initiatives that strengthen communities, and we connect like-minded people who can leverage one another’s strengths to work toward a common goal. We also build community within our team, with more than 100 volunteers and residents who are more like family than acquaintances.
3. Mentorship:
Young people must be a part of the conversation and the action. Our residency program is aimed toward college students with interests in journalism, communications, graphic design, and multimedia. We believe in investing in young people by giving them an active role in creating work that exemplifies integrity, quality, and social good.
How do we make decisions?
We've always held fast to the idea that when you change hearts, you change behaviors and when you change behaviors, you change systems. To create that impact, you need focus. We're guided by four values that we believe help us create the most impact.
1. Promoting inclusive communities
Encourage the growth and creation of inclusive communities that value diversity, collaboration, and collective action to create an equitable city.
2. Amplifying social equity
Amplify stories, public policies, and organizations actively committed to creating a more just society. We are dedicated to community-driven storytelling highlighting strength despite inequities as well as insights into creative ways we can enact systems-level change – starting at the local level.
3. Building community muscle
The beauty of a muscle is its ability to flex. We believe in shaping a community that can respond to local needs – together. We’re building that community through hyper-local storytelling, our mentorship program, a tightknit Women of Cincy family, and reinforcing engagement and pride in our city through our brand.
4. Expanding pathways for women
It can be hard for a person to envision themself in a role if they’ve never seen someone who looks like them in that role. We’re here to share the stories of folks who’ve gone down that road before them – all of the messiness, the trials, and successes – in hopes that it inspires even one person to take that next leap forward, into whatever it is they want to do. We’re also working to establish a network of opportunity that will open new doors for our residents and as many Cincinnatians as possible.