Membership

Membership

Active membership is defined as participation in GAIN activities within the 12 months prior to and including the annual conference. There is no fee associated with being a member.

Benefits

Benefits of membership in GAIN include:

  • Monthly newsletters with information about upcoming events and opportunities

  • An invitation to the annual conference

  • Connection to a network of diverse professional women, non-binary, and trans people from various institutions, functional areas, and professional levels

  • Annual award opportunities to celebrate and honor the successes and contributions of our members

  • Professional development opportunities, including our annual conference, training series, webinars, and committees

Eligibility 

Membership is open to individuals who:

  1. are affiliated with higher education in the Pacific Northwest region

  2. are a women, non-binary, and/or trans person, or ally

  3. attend the Annual Conference or another GAIN sponsored event

  4. are signed up for the GAIN listserv

Active membership is defined as participation in GAIN activities within the 12 months prior to and including the annual conference.

Representation 

GAIN strives to maintain a diverse membership that includes:

  1. Many institution types: community colleges, technical colleges, public, private, large, small, professional schools and more

  2. All functional areas within an institution

  3. Representation from all geographic regions and community types across the Pacific Northwest region.

  4. Representation from all social identities including but not limited to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, etc.

Get involved! 

I'm a member -- Now what? GAIN provides many different ways to get involved, either throughout the year, leading up to the conference, or at the annual conference. Check out how to get the most out of your GAIN membership at gainhighered.org/get-involved