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... underhanded (attempting to exclude non-citizens from the census ) and classist ( public charge wealth test ), to the ... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... , direct support of groups including grantees of the California Dignity for Families Fund , or Hispanics in ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... Thank you for your participation in yesterday’s census launch press event that unfortunately, was cancelled ... is to provide some guidance with respect to We Count LA census campaign efforts. First and foremost, we want to ... Stay strong. Stephania + the We Count LA Campaign Team California Community Foundation and We Count LA's Guidance to ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
... well as the national network's funding collaborative sites, areas of work, and advantages of membership. There are 2020 updates on fundraising numbers, site numbers, and outcomes. Delivering on the Dream At a Glance 2020 ...
September, 2020
Infographic
GCIR is thrilled to release today our new report capturing learnings from the California Dignity for Families Fund, “ Providing Refuge & ... integration into receiving communities. Through the California Dignity for Families Fund , philanthropic partners ...
October, 2023
Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of California Dignity for Families Fund Private Fund Will ... Newsom build on the success of their partnership in 2020, when they provided a combined $150 million in emergency ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... for asylum seekers, including unaccompanied children; and reducing our longstanding commitment to refugee protection ... These policies are having a far-reaching impact in California, where one in four Californians is an immigrant; ... to defend and protect the rights of immigrants in California. Collectively, we have deployed more than $40 ...
January 12, 2018
Statement
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) holds a commitment to the inherent value of every human ... of immigrant communities and legal service providers, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a ...
February, 2020
Report
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as ... 2nd webinar GCIR co-hosted with the Four Freedoms Fund. California Dignity for Families Fund This past month we ... New Theory of Change When I stepped into this role in late 2020, I focused on leading an inclusive process to develop ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org California Dignity for Families Fund Announces $2.8M ... million in response to anti-immigrant federal policies. In 2020, GCIR launched the California Immigrant Resilience Fund, ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... to come. Joel Morales at 2022 Convening 350x304px.jpg GCIR’s lineup of plenary sessions, workshops, and ... solidarity with immigrants and refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... a single yearly grantmaking cycle. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted to ... I think it’s important to recognize that the GCIR conference immediately preceded the election. Something ... you're feeling like nothing will change. Attending the GCIR conference did just that for me by reinforcing my ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... CA - Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from ... Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund. The Fund, launched on April 15, 2020 in partnership with California philanthropy, seeks to ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... conditions and issues impacting immigrants and refugees. California Dignity for Families Fund Learning Series This ... the interplay between imperialism and forced migration. GCIR’s 2022 National Convening In May, our biennial ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In January 2019 , I ... the opposition’s in ambition and scope. I also announced GCIR’s plan to develop an affirmative vision to drive ... will celebrate our 30 th anniversary next year at our 2020 National Convening on March 11-13 in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
A pledge from California philanthropic organizations: The COVID–19 public ... policy, research, and academic leaders from across California, we stand together to urge the prioritization of ... together for an inclusive and equitable future. View PDF for a full list of signatories. Standing Together for a ...
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
GCIR invites you to join a movement of philanthropic leaders. Being a GCIR member demonstrates a dedication to building an ... on the needs of newcomers. To learn more about becoming a GCIR member and the benefits of membership, download the ...
Organization Materials
Description Following up on GCIR’s 2020 report on secondary trauma among grantees, we are ...
March 18, 2021
Group Meeting
... targets, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. GCIR joins our philanthropic partners in condemning the ... wrongly targeted and with each other. As we outlined in GCIR’s January 2025 Funder Recommendations , there are many ... policy resource shortly. Stay tuned! We also encourage GCIR members and philanthropic partners to prepare or review ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
... for all. In this rapidly changing policy landscape, GCIR will hold a community call to facilitate joint ... and collective action. This meeting will be open to GCIR members and non-members alike who want to stay up to ... prepared to learn and share details about their work. GCIR is considering the possibility of holding more community ...
May 29, 2025
Webinar
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Vote Sign 2020 has been a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. The ... and floods. Rampant voter suppression and an endangered census. Deepening economic, racial, and social inequities. ...
October 13, 2020
President's Message