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GCIR is thrilled to release today our new report capturing ... the visibility of those historically excluded from funding and strengthening the infrastructure for responding ... effect transformative change in support of immigrant and refugee communities continues. We hope the learnings ...
October, 2023
Report
... IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org California Dignity for Families Fund Announces ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is announcing the California Dignity for Families ... has raised $8.6 million towards an initial $20 million funding goal to complement the $25 million committed by the ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... of those individuals living in Southeast Michigan. Join GCIR and our colleagues, Council of Michigan Foundations ... funders with a baseline understanding of immigrant and refugee issues and insights into how they can support these ... our 2024 national convening in Detroit (October 28-30). co-host ...
September 12, 2024
Webinar
... ). Beginning in 2020, our nation largely shut down our refugee and asylum systems - the avenues through which ... 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 ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Dignity ...
May 14, 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 ... common goals most organizations prioritizing immigrant and refugee justice claim to have. The Arab American community ... for a more measurable approach and to see clear results, funding true impact rather than fulfilling a grant cycle will ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... call to action: a call to embrace the best of pandemic funding and forward-thinking, long overdue equity-centered ... and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), Stand Together analyzes findings from nationwide ... in the early days of the pandemic. The report ends with recommendations in three categories: Philanthropic role and ...
October, 2021
Report
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as ... from philanthropic investment, including trans migrants, refugee leaders, and disability justice advocates, among ... can learn more about the Fund from the June 2nd webinar GCIR co-hosted with the Four Freedoms Fund. California ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... that paves the way for future victories. Join GCIR and our partners from the Four Freedoms Fund, the Latino ... COMMITMENT Thank you for your interest in this program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made ... Melkisethian on Flickr , is licensed under CC by 2.0 Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice ...
May 23, 2023
Webinar
... CA - Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from ... Immigrant Resilience Fund. The Fund, launched on April 15, 2020 in partnership with California philanthropy, seeks ... these local partners already have long waiting lists. “GCIR is deeply grateful for the leadership and generosity of ...
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 ... The foremost gathering in philanthropy on immigrant and refugee issues, the convening brings together the sector’s ... that have been historically excluded from the immigration funding space, including disability justice advocates, trans ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... targets, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. GCIR joins our philanthropic partners in condemning the ... each other. As we outlined in GCIR’s January 2025 Funder Recommendations , there are many immediate interventions and ... updated funder recommendations (including specific funding opportunities) and a new policy resource shortly. ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
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 ... we have embarked on a comprehensive endeavor to examine funding trends; analyze global, national, and state ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... initial, rapid response, we have currently designated $15,000 for Muslim artists and activists. Please apply if this ... We remain committed to responsive, community-informed funding as we continue to confront this evolving situation. ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: press@gcir.org Upwardly Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic Power for Immigrant and Refugee Women of Color Collaboration will be supported by ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
Description Following up on GCIR’s 2020 report on secondary trauma among grantees, we ... is open to grantmakers currently providing dedicated funding to grantees to tend to their secondary trauma or ...
March 18, 2021
Group Meeting
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice ... the session recording and PowerPoint. Materials: Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice ...
June, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding Like You Want to Win: Philanthropy & Movement ... recording and transcription of the meeting. Materials: Funding Like You Want to Win: Philanthropy & Movement ...
April, 2024
Program Materials