Supporter Spotlight: Jennifer Rice
WOMEN’S WAY wouldn’t be where it is today without the support of our staff, board members, committee members, donors, Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) members, partnering organizations, grantees, and more. In our series “Supporter Spotlight,” we are highlighting individuals who have made a substantial impact within our organization through service, involvement, and commitment that has helped shape WOMEN’S WAY into the leading non-profit organization committed to advancing gender and racial equity in the Greater Philadelphia region.
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with longtime supporter and Gender Wealth Institute Advisory Committee Member, Jennifer Rice. In the interview, Jennifer shares how she initially became involved with WOMEN’S WAY, her vision for the future of the organization, and why she believes so strongly in leveraging philanthropy to advance gender equity.
What first brought you to WOMEN’S WAY?
The WOMEN’S WAY Annual Celebration was my first introduction to WOMEN’S WAY. I attended and just loved it. I came away so inspired by the people and the stories. It’s always been an event that has a tremendous amount of energy around it. For many years, I was always a supporter of the Annual Celebration. I would invite friends or colleagues to join me for the dinner. I also have three daughters, so as my kids got older, it morphed into me bringing them and their friends and sometimes their friends, and their friends’ mothers…
