Conference Information & Registration

NOTE: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE CALL THE GIA OFFICE AT (206) 624-2312

Conference Eligibility

Conference attendance is only open to GIA members, as well as staff and trustees of organizations that are eligible for GIA membership. These include private, community, corporate, and family foundations; public sector grantmakers; regranting organizations whose primary purpose is arts grantmaking; and individual donors who give through eligible organizations. Membership is not required for conference attendance.

If you have questions about eligibility, please call GIA: (206) 624-2312.

Conference Location


The Fairmont San Francisco
950 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108

The Fairmont Hotel is completely sold out on some nights during the conference. These are hotels that GIA recommends you contact:

Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
999 California Street (directly across the street from the conference hotel)
Reservations: (888) 424-6835 or (415) 392-3434

The Stanford Court Renaissance
905 California Street (directly across the street from the conference hotel)
Reservations: (415) 989-3500

The Orchard Hotel
665 Bush Street (three blocks from the conference hotel)
Reservations: (888) 717-2881 or (415) 362-8878

Hotel Auberge
863 Bush Street (three blocks from the conference hotel)
Reservation: (800) 365-3004 or (415) 928-6000

Larkspur Hotel Union Square
524 Sutter Street (four blocks from the conference hotel)
Reservation: (866) 823-4669 or (415) 421-2865

Hotel Rex
562 Sutter Street (four blocks from the conference hotel)
Reservation: (800) 433-4434 or (415) 433-3695

Registration Rates

Early Registration Rates (Payment received BY August 31, 2011)

  GIA Members, first individual from organization$535  
  GIA Members, additional individuals from organization$450  
  Non-Members$675  
  Single Day Rate$300  

Regular Registration Rates (Payment received ON or AFTER September 1, 2011)

  GIA Members$585  
  Non-Members$725  
  Single Day Rate$300  
  All Preconferences, GIA Members & Non-members$175  

Guest Fee

Guest fees are $100. The guest fee permits an individual accompanying a conference registrant to attend these social events:


Please note that all other conference events are not open to guests.

Cancellation Policy

Click here to log into your registration profile if you wish to cancel or make changes to your registration.

Refunds for cancellations will be processed as follows:

A Brief Word on Fundraising Ethics

To preserve the capacity for open discussion, all attendees must refrain from fundraising or solicitation. Organizations that solicit funds are expected to be represented only by individuals whose roles involve programming and/or policy, and not by fundraising or development staff.