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... even when things get dim and dark. And I never forget where it started. I was 17 years old and a friend invited me ... and field leaders across the country. As we look toward GCIR’s biennial convening in May 2022, I am excited to have ... Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local Programs ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... delegation, Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), guided a group of six of us in and out of the long ... at being in the People’s House for the first time, where power could lead to transformation or repression, I ...
May 11, 2023
Blog Post
... build power across communities, issues, and movements. At GCIR, we also believe that investing in these kinds of ... we have led several election scenario planning programs and conversations, including two webinars this past ... Detroit. We are also developing a post-election strategy webinar and will share details about that program soon. In ...
September 26, 2024
President's Message
... Solidarity and Joint Investment in BAMEMSA Communities . GCIR—and GCIR members like Heising-Simons Foundation, ... and SolidarityIs. Later this week, GCIR Vice President of Programs Ivy Suriyopas will participate in a panel titled ... Investing in Impacted Communities Twenty Years Post-9/11 , where she, Representative Jayapal, and others will discuss ...
September 13, 2021
President's Message
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Vote Sign 2020 has been a year unlike any ... us and bolster our resilience. It is no surprise that we are all struggling, personally, professionally, and often both. Yet, in the face of it all, the GCIR community has rallied and risen to the challenge. ...
October 13, 2020
President's Message
... partnership, the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative (“The Collaborative”). The impetus ... various immigrant and refugee communities. There are more than 600,000 foreign-born individuals in Michigan, ...
September 6, 2019
Press Release