The Matriots 2025 Speaker Series, is a four-part series designed to engage our audience around the unique barriers people face when considering either a run for public office or supporting a candidate for public office. Many of these challenges are prompted by the factors including gender and race, family role, income level, education, or lived experience. At each event, our speakers and panelists will shed a light on each barrier and offer skill-building opportunities and first steps towards overcoming these challenges.
Each session in our Speaker Series will feature a expert panel with knowledge around the subject matter and navigating the space through either being an elected official or a supporting community member. Experts will share their unique perspectives and ideas, with time allotted for audience questions and general networking.
The themes for the four-part 2025 Matriots Speaker Series are:
- Finance: Better understand and leverage the power of your dollars.
- Leadership: Utilize your inherent strengths and skills to lead others in ares which support your beliefs.
- Hidden Barriers: Acknowledge hidden barriers to participation and create systems to reduce.
- Embracing (Y)Our Power: Identify expectations that society places on individuals and develop skills to overcome.
If you would like information on becoming a speaker event sponsor, please email Sara Brintnall at sara@matriotsohio.com. An overview of our sponsorship package can be found here.
Event #2: When Women Lead, June 10th, 2025, Cincinnati (Link to register coming soon)
Presenting Sponsor:
Anyone can lead — and action can be contagious.
Join The Matriots Education Fund, Represent Women, and the Hamilton County Commission on Women and Girls for the 2025 When Women Lead event in Cincinnati, Ohio. Featuring a powerful panel discussion, attendees will better understand how inherent skills and strengths can be used for activation.
This event is free and open to all!
More information to come.
Event #1: Her Money Talks, March 11th, 2025, Columbus
Presenting Sponsor:
Resources:
- Women’s Fund of Central Ohio 2025 Report: Making Women Wealthy (and Free)
- Center for American Women and Politics: Even Including Small-Dollar Amounts, Men are Outgiving Women; Women Candidates Receive Smaller Average Donations
- Center for American Women and Politics: Gender Disparities in Congressional Fundraising
- Center for American Women and Politics: The State View: A Deep Dive into 10 States
- Center for American Women and Politics: Donor Gaps Demographics Analysis
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Are Women Donors the Key to Unlocking More Giving?
- Wright-Patt Credit Union, Inc. Education Center: A quick access point to free financial calculators, worksheets, on-demand classes to watch over a myriad of different financial topics, and a way to register for free classes in person and online.
