Share Your Key
The moments, decisions and people that opened something.
You don’t build alone.
The Keymakers Community Circle
A place for women entrepreneurs and the people who support them to ask questions, share experience and help one another find new pathways. Open to every paid Keymakers member.
Become a MemberInside the Circle
Join conversations, ask the Circle for insight, discover useful resources and connect with other members.
Paid members can read, post and reply. Key Carriers see curated previews.
Ask the Circle
Practical questions, first response within two business days.
Open Doors
Opportunities and introductions from members and Partners, coordinated by WVF.
Conversations
Interactive forums built around your questions, Strategy Sessions, the library.
Questions shape what comes next
When members raise questions in the Circle, WVF listens for patterns — to choose forum topics, decide which resources to write, and see where an introduction could help.
Experience creates opportunity.
Key Guides
Key Guide is a service role for paid members. It is never purchased. WVF staff review each application against written criteria.
Learn More About Key Guides →
Apply to Be a Key Guide
Share your experience. Make a bigger impact. Experienced Keymakers or Connectors can express interest in this service role; it is not something you purchase. Submitting this form is interest only; appointment happens after staff review.
Prefer email? keymaker@wvf-ny.org
Interest received
Member Conversations
A place for useful questions and honest exchanges when the Circle opens.
Every event publishes a registration deadline, capacity and attendance formats—in person, online or both. When physical space is limited and the format permits, WVF offers remote participation.
Women’s Venture Fund may reserve a block of places for a particular event when appropriate. All other places are offered first come, first served among eligible members. No badge receives priority registration unless that benefit is expressly part of its membership, as with Key Shapers’ early access to discounted Gathering registration.
Interactive forums
Keymakers conversations are built around members’ questions, not presentations. Experts respond to the priority questions members raise, and most of the time goes to discussion. WVF identifies the questions and approves every expert; Partners may help identify people with relevant expertise.
Coming to the Circle
Conversations will begin when member access opens.
These are opening prompts, not live discussions. Paid members will be able to respond once the Circle opens.
- Who opened a door for you, and what did that change?
- What connection or resource would help you take your next step?
- What have you learned that could help another woman move forward?
How the Circle works
- Key Carriers (free)Curated previews and selected preview events.
- Paid members (Keyholder and above)Discussion board, library, Business Showcase, conversations by badge.
- Key Guides and ConnectorsApproved service roles for paid members — never purchased.
The Keymakers Business Showcase is where members find one another—a searchable directory of members’ businesses, expertise and connections. Paid members choose whether to appear and what their profile shows. Personal contact details are not displayed by default.
Enter the Community
Circle access is not open yet
Become a Member
Contact WVF (opens the WVF contact form in a new tab)
Preview link for WVF testers on this host only. Not shown on the public site.
The resource library
Recordings of past conversations and practical briefs that respond to member questions.
- Member questions
- Economic developments
- Business growth
- Leadership
- Emerging opportunities
- Growth mindset
Be part of a community that opens doors
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Choose the badge that fits how you want to show up. Every paid membership includes the Community Circle.
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