Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees - GCIR

Overview

2010 marked an exciting year for GCIR as we celebrated our 20th anniversary, held our national biennial convening in New York, and finalized our long-range strategic plan. Our efforts kept more than 500 funders informed of fast-moving policy developments and evolving community issues; highlighted the ongoing need to strengthen the immigrant integration infrastructure; and facilitated regional funder coordination and strategic partnerships to leverage the influence and impact of philanthropic leadership and investment. Indeed, our California Immigrant Integration Initiative helped raise and allocate nearly $10 million to increase the participation of immigrants and other undercounted populations in the 2010 Census in the Golden State.

As part of our 20th anniversary commemoration, we documented our history, impact, and the important role philanthropy plays in advancing immigrant rights and integration. We used the anniversary as an opportunity to call philanthropic attention to policy issues affecting immigrants and refugees, including the dramatic increase in state and local anti-immigrant laws and ordinances across the country and how they undermine social and economic integration.

We invite you to read our 2010 Annual Report to learn more about GCIR's dynamic 2010 activities.
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Strategic Planning

GCIR’s 2011-2013 strategic plan builds on our strengths in the area of research, communications, programming, and technical assistance—as well as a large body of work on immigrant integration. The strategic plan reflects the wide-ranging needs and interests of funders and responds to pressing issues facing immigrant and refugee communities in these volatile times.

Oranizational Priorities for 2010

As GCIR looks ahead to our work in 2011, partnering with our members, other funders, regional associations of grantmakers, and colleague affinity groups will remain critical to our success—and to the ongoing integration of immigrants and refugees into social, economic, and civic life of their new communities. In the context of a challenging policy and economic environment, we will continue to ensure that our members—and the grantmaking community as a whole—have the knowledge, materials, and resources they need to build a strong case for supporting a wide range of immigrant- and refugee-related issues and programs within their foundations.

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