2025 Webinar Series
GIA’s webinars are designed for both emerging and experienced grantmakers with information and discussions that inform their day-to-day practices. These programs are free to members and available at a minimal charge to nonmembers. Past webinars have addressed topics including arts education, evaluations, support for individual artists, racial equity in arts philanthropy, and research relevant to the arts grantmaking field.
[PASSED] Fair Funding Access: How Funders Are Measuring What Matters
Tuesday, August 12, 2pm ET/11am PT
- Eddie Torres and Nadia Elokdah, Grantmakers in the Arts
- Suzanne Callahan, Callahan Consulting for the Arts
- Maurine Knighton, Doris Duke Foundation
- Past grantmaker participants of Fair Funding Access, including Ti Wilhelm, Opportunity Fund and Eleanor Savage, Jerome Foundation
[PASSED] Local Power, Lasting Impact: Mobilizing Community Foundations Through Arts and Culture
Tuesday, July 22, 2pm ET/11am PT
- Dr. Leonard Brock, CFLeads
- Sharon DeMark, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- Yuki Numata Resnick, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
[PASSED] Navigating Today's Funder Challenges: A Live, Expert Discussion
Tuesday, June 3, 2pm ET/11am PT
- Jennifer M. Boll — Legal Strategy
- Michael Braithwaite — Narrative Change, Organizational Culture
- Matthew Charles Davis — Public Relations and Crisis Communications
- sarah westlake — Storytelling, Communications, Messaging
[PASSED] Beyond a Labor of Love: A Call to Action for Pay Equity and Transparency
Tuesday, April 29, 2pm ET/11am PT
- Joanna Furnans, Chicago Dancemakers Forum
- Sharbreon Plummer, Ph.D., ThreeWalls
- Kristin Abhalter Smith, Roman Susan
- Cat Tager, 3Arts
[PASSED] Rooted In Resistance: Cultural Self Determination in Border Communities
Tuesday, April 1, 2pm ET/11am PT
- Casandra Hernández Faham, Senior Program Associate, Mellon Foundation
- Anna Needham, Tribal Relations Manager, Arizona Commission on the Arts
- Nicole Yanes, Director of Institutional Philanthropy, NDN Collective
[PASSED] The Arts and Changing Political Landscapes
Tuesday, February 25, 2pm EST/11am PST
- Liz Deichmann, PhD, Research and Evaluation Consultant
- Vanessa Cooksey, President & CEO, Regional Arts Commission (RAC)
This program was developed and is presented in partnership with Mallory Rukhsana Nezam (Justice + Joy).
[PASSED] GIA's Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture
Tuesday, February 11, 2pm EST/11am PST
- Steven Lawrence, Independent Consultant
- Mohja Rhoads, Research Director, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- Nakyung Rhee, Research Manager, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies