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... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... city running as well…” It is within this context that GCIR is calling upon philanthropy to resource a response to ... 42 and the implementation of a new set of barriers, GCIR is committed to operating from a mindset of abundance ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... in some ways than the failed immigration bill covered by GCIR earlier this year , with the ACLU already announcing its ... a choice which sometimes ends in deadly consequences . GCIR rejects prioritization of the supposed political ... need for philanthropy to double down on deep, long-term funding that supports the power-building and narrative ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... to address intersectionality in our work. Over 70% of our funding supports BIPOC, immigrant, or women-led organizations ... believe in mobilizing additional resources by aligning our funding through partnerships that have leveraged an ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org California Dignity for Families Fund Announces ... has raised $8.6 million towards an initial $20 million funding goal to complement the $25 million committed by the ... immigrants and their families who were affected by the 2017 wildfires. Nationally, since 2012, the organization has ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... a letter to the incoming administration with their top recommendations to improve and expand DACA. Read the letter ... Biden and Secretary-Designate Mayorkas with DACA Recommendations ...
December 21, 2020
Commentary
... get rejected. Yet another new policy, introduced in 2017, encourages government officials to completely ... rule, the ceiling on refugee admissions, Pentagon funding being siphoned to the border wall and, yes, the ... where its mouth is, budgeting more than twice as much funding for fraud detection and prevention in fiscal 2020 ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy , the experience aimed ... and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of Programs, Ivy O. Suriyopas stated, ... in favor of providing grassroots leaders the sustainable funding to do what they know is needed. For more highlights ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... (DACA), rescinding the Muslim Ban, and ending government funding of a border wall. Yet, recent actions taken by the ... continue to have. Muslim & African Bans Background In 2017, the Trump administration issued a series of executive ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
June 18, 2020
News Article
... calling on Congress and the administration to use all the tools at their disposal to immediately end MPP, Title 42, and ... Campaign are advancing all of these strategies. Here at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... and Grantmakers Concerned with Imigrants and Refugees (GCIR). This delegation traveled to McAllen, Texas, and ... , a program officer at the Andrus Family Fund . He joined GCIR's Vice President of Programs Ivy O. Suriyopas and ... emphasized how important investing in organizing and funding organizing is, also place-based organizing, and also ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
... a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very first Amplify ... why narrative work should be prioritized in philanthropic funding, and more. You can listen to the full interview by ... narrative around immigration, please contact Skylight . GCIR · Amplify Podcast: Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates of ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... can make a difference. The patchwork of rapid response funding deployed to Afghan-serving organizations has not been ... their size and structure – through general, multi-year funding that provides essential flexibility and stability. ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... advocacy, and policy work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for those most ... drivers’ licenses and participation in local elections, GCIR will be uplifting the priorities of grassroots immigrant ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that shares my ... remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... or by partnering with other organizations. With CDFF funding, humanitarian nonprofits are able to integrate legal ... offering legal training workshops at those organizations. Funding Holistic Case Management The holistic case management ... According to Karlyn, “organizations need long-term funding and resources to build out a structured program with ...
February 27, 2023
Response Fund
GCIR_Social_01-16x9.png Over the last 200 years, the United ... in shaping migration flows throughout Latin America. As GCIR's latest timeline details , the U.S. has a long history ... Argentina, and Uruguay).” Meyer recently joined GCIR’s Vice President of Programs Ivy O. Suriyopas , who ...
October 7, 2024
Podcast
... contribute to the complexity of the population. GCIR’s national convening presents an opportunity for ... can support these communities. I am looking forward to GCIR’s site visit, “Building AAPI Immigrant Power in ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature