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April, 2025
Data Tool
... and to act now. Protecting immigrant communities – and by extension the fate of our multiracial democracy – will ... that are increasing their annual payouts or mobilizing resources through internal or shared rapid response funds, we ... at the federal level, we are expanding our local and state strategy , leaning into opportunities and defending ...
April 3, 2025
President's Message
... Refugee Women of Color Collaboration will be supported by a grant from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates ... while GCIR will mobilize its network of 140+ local, state, and national funders to invest in this population. ... color, and shifting philanthropic strategy to invest more resources in immigrant and refugee women leadership. ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... is an immigrant; one out of every two children in our state has at least one immigrant parent; and the vast ... geographic reach, but certain regions clearly need more resources given the size of their immigrant population, ... contributions are essential in maintaining a strong economic, civic, and cultural fabric. Despite an increasingly ...
January 12, 2018
Statement
... rural communities and are interested in the intersection of rural issues with migrant justice and belonging, we invite ... departures from rural counties outweighed new arrivals by 700,000 people. Yet many communities that have seen a ... of Practice, contact Cairo Mendes, Senior Director of State and Local Programs, or visit the Resourcing Rural ...
December 12, 2024
Group Meeting
... Refugees (GCIR) holds a commitment to the inherent value of every human being and a vision of the United States that ... hope and opportunity for all. In this affirmative vision, immigration legal services are a vital component of a larger ... range of immigration legal service providers across the state. Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for ...
February, 2020
Report
... average lifespan of Black and Latinx people in the U.S. by two years. Structural racism compounded by the pandemic proved deadly. In response, foundations, state and local governments, and community nonprofits worked ... with the most marginalized, and to continue to direct resources to immigrant infrastructure. The final ...
October, 2021
Report
... the country that welcomes the most refugees annually. The state is home to nearly 700,000 people who are foreign-born, ... run-up to elections and readily and strategically allocate resources in response to post-election ... To register for this webinar, click here . Photo by FG Trade on iStock , is licensed under standard ...
September 12, 2024
Webinar
Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening plenary, "Moving Money and Power: Investing in Immigrant Leadership."
May, 2022
Program Materials
... challenges and injustices can be built. In the face of persistent resistance to meaningful immigration reform at the federal level, and both wins and losses at the state and local levels, philanthropy must pay careful ... Fund CO-SPONsor 4 Logos.jpg REGISTRATION Register by 5pm PT on Monday, May 22nd. TRANSPARENCY COMMITMENT ...
May 23, 2023
Webinar
... who are ineligible for COVID-19 federal relief and most state safety-net programs. The Fund was set up as part of a ... . “Our Foundation believes that those of us with the resources have the obligation to step up and help those who ... to get them to the undocumented Californians hit hardest by this unprecedented crisis. # # # GCIR galvanizes ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice Infrastructure" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
June, 2023
Program Materials
... for GCIR's meeting "Resourcing Rural Belonging Community of Practice Meeting," including the session transcript and ... here. Materials: Resourcing Rural Belonging Community of Practice Meeting ...
April, 2025
Group Materials
... infographic summarizes the mission, vision, and impact of Delivering on the Dream (DOTD), as well as the national network's funding collaborative sites, areas of work, and advantages of membership. There are 2020 ...
September, 2020
Infographic
... ensure that frontline organizations had access to the resources they needed to meet the complex and evolving needs ... across California. The Fund has been driven forward by bold action in the midst of uncertainty and has employed ... and emerging needs of newly arriving migrants and the state of the nonprofit organizations that provide vital ...
October, 2023
Report
... Area Funders' Regional meeting. DESCRIPTION The goal of regional meetings throughout the state is to gather information from immigration funders about their priorities, needs and ...
February, 2020
Group Materials
Program Materials
... and economic crisis and the murders of Black Americans by police, have laid bare the deep inequities across our state. We need bold steps to ensure a future based on ... basic needs for all Californians will require increasing resources. Ultimately, how we spend public resources and what ...
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
... in philanthropy. Contigo's mission is to honor the lives of those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016 – nearly all of whom were LGBTQ+, Black, and Latinx – by ensuring that their identities, experiences, families, and ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... presented under the Obama administration for hundreds of thousands of young people to qualify for Deferred Action ... partnership model that leverages national matching funds, state and local funders engage in coordinated grantmaking to ... over 700 grantees working in multiple areas, including immigration legal services, education and outreach, and ...
January, 2023
Report