2021 GIA Conference Early Registration Rate
Early registration is open for the 2021 GIA Conference: Plurality, Power, and Belonging in San Juan. Register before August 31, 2021 11:59pm EDT to benefit from our special discounted rate.
This year’s hybrid conference will be held Sunday, November 7 through Wednesday, November 10, featuring dual-tracks, 35 sessions, as well as inspiring keynote presentations and performances. GIA members will receive the first opportunity to register and a first look at the conference offerings before they are announced to the public. All GIA members are eligible for discounted conference registration. Register now for the 2021 GIA Conference.
This year’s hybrid conference will be held Sunday, November 7 through Wednesday, November 10, featuring dual-tracks, 35 sessions, as well as inspiring keynote presentations and performances. GIA members will receive the first opportunity to register and a first look at the conference offerings before they are announced to the public. All GIA members are eligible for discounted conference registration. Register now for the 2021 GIA Conference.
New From the President’s Blog: “Being Pro-BIPOC is Being Pro-Humanity: Part Two”
Continuing his dialogue with “Backlash: A Sharp Right Turn by a Philanthropy Member Organization,” a piece by Phil Buchanan, president of Center for Effective Philanthropy, Eddie Torres, GIA President & CEO, offers additional reflection on “Being Pro-BIPOC is Being Pro-Humanity: Part Two,” his most recent President’s Blog post. Read his latest here.
Next Week! “Surviving a Pandemic: From emergency response to best practice” webinar
Over a year after the pandemic took a harsh toll on our communities, we have seen funders exercise trust and solidarity in their emergency responses by making monumental shifts in their practices. This is a great opportunity to explore and transform emergency practice into best practice as we reimagine the possibilities of supporting communities. Don’t miss our webinar next week on July 28 in which Eddie Torres (Grantmakers in the Arts); Dr. Mary T. Basset (Harvard School of Public Health); Gary Steuer (Bonfils-Stanton Foundation); and Tempestt Hazel (The Field Foundation); will discuss how they are reimagining funding for their grantees. Details and registration here.
From the GIA Reader
In “Reimagining Public Funding to Reflect America’s Most Diverse City,” part of the Fall 2020/Winter 2021 issue of the GIA Reader (Vol. 31, No. 3), Necole S. Irvin and Deidre Thomas reflect on how Houston’s grant program reconstruction, spearheaded by them, “two Black women united in their dedication to revamping the existing system through summoning political will and engaging stakeholders from across the community.” Read here.
“More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd and the avalanche of donations toward racial-equity initiatives that followed, the actual gift amounts and their destinations remain largely unknown, complicating efforts to gauge the effectiveness of the donations and their recipients,” reads an article published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy…
Tattered Cover and Philanthropy Colorado hosted a panel with five of Colorado's foundation executives, including GIA Board of Directors alumni Gary Steuer, for a discussion about the state of philanthropy and the increased priority of equity and opportunity in their organizations’ grantmaking partnerships…
In a recent editorial, Widewalls discusses how the art world has reacted to the ongoing civil unrest in the United States, following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020…
