About GCIR

 

Founded in 1990, GCIR provides resources that foundations need to address the challenges facing newcomers and their host communities and to strengthen society as a whole. Its mission is to influence the philanthropic field to advance the contributions and address the needs of the country's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations.

 

 

 

 

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Darren Sandow Recipient of 2013 Robert W. Scrivner Award!

Congratulations to Darren Sandow, executive director of the Hagedorn Foundation and co-chair of GCIR's board of directors, on being selected for the 2013 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking. Darren received the award on Tuesday, April 9th at the Council of Foundations Annual Conference in Chicago. Among his many achievements, Darren has spearheaded cutting-edge work to help diminish tensions between established residents and newly arrived immigrants on Long Island, New York. Check out Darren's insightful blog post, Risk + Trust = Progress.

 

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