Who We Are
Women to Women is a permanent grant-making endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro dedicated to empowering women and children to create healthy families and vibrant communities in Guilford County. Each year, we award high-impact grants to programs, organizations, and projects that create a positive and measurable impact on women, their families, and their futures. Since 2010, we have granted over $1,900,000 to more than 60 programs, transforming the lives of women and girls and improving the well-being of our entire community.
Women Are Powerful
Our belief: when women succeed, we all succeed.
Women to Women gives its members and donors the opportunity to play a prominent role in creating positive and measurable long-term change in the greater Greensboro area. We work together to promote and fund programs to remove the social, economic, and educational barriers.
Women are caring
Our belief: thoughtful allocations lead to real results.
Our members are filled with the compassion and kindness to recognize where needs exist. They share a generous spirit with which they provide the financial resources necessary to help, and the visionary leadership to make the effort sustained and successful. Our allocations process ensures that there are demonstrable results achieved by programs receiving funds. The advisory council is deeply involved in research and site visits to the programs. We ensure that the money we’re granting is going to the best use, and we require data to ensure the success of the program.
Women are the answer
Our belief: pooling resources creates a bigger impact.
By having our members and donors pool their resources to maximize impact, Women to Women can make significant financial grants to charitable organizations in Greensboro. Together we can provide a better tomorrow for women right here in our own community. In the past 11 years, the initiative has achieved over $4.5 million dollars in the endowment and funded more than 50 programs focused on the issues faced by women.
Our History
2007: W2W is founded through the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro by four women who wanted to support women and children in Guilford County- Louise Brady, Lisa Bullock, Ann Lineweaver and Linda Sloan
2009: The first W2W Advisory Council meeting is held
2010: The first Celebration Luncheon is attended by 700 guests. Lisa Ling is the keynote speaker. W2W awards its first grant in the amount of $25,000
2012: W2W fund reaches the $3 million milestone. Erin Brockovich speaks at the Celebration Luncheon
2013 –W2W funds a break-out study – The Status of Women in Guilford County
2014 –W2W was awarded YWCA of Greensboro’s “Funder of the Year.” Jane Pauley speaks at the Celebration Luncheon
2015 – W2W awards its first multi-year grant in the amount of $210,000.00
2019 – W2W luncheon raises a record $100,000! Barbara Pierce Bush is the speaker making a compelling argument that even one individual can make a profound impact
2023/2024 Leadership Team
President - Tracy Clark
Secretary - Laura Harkey
Grants Chairs - Laura Arena, Theresa Byrd, Ryan Mahler
Give Like A Woman Gala Chair - Ashley Nassar Weeks
Membership Chair - Jaclyn King
Education and Advocacy Chair - Allison Lindenberg