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... the transition, I leaned into what I knew: people and purpose first, build power with others next. In the early ... leaders with the aim of mobilizing more resources for immigrant and refugee communities I share these reflections because we must ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic Power for Immigrant and Refugee Women of Color Collaboration will be supported by ... employment—is teaming up with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... willful ahistoricism, white supremacy, and virulent anti-immigrant sentiment, I remain hopeful for and inspired by a ... movement leaders to shift the narrative on immigrant and refugee justice and boldly advance a pro-immigrant and ... Inauguration Day, “We are striving to forge a union with purpose,/ to compose a country committed to all cultures,/ ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message
... in Texas, which has some of the toughest state-level anti-immigrant laws in the country. At the same time, we wanted to ... from philanthropic investment, including trans migrants, refugee leaders, and disability justice advocates, among ... organizations to receive grants. Expanded the Fund’s purpose to include support for Afghan and Haitian migrants ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... investment of $25 million for services to unaccompanied youth and children in support of the safety and well-being of ... the Covid-19 pandemic through the private California Immigrant Resilience Fund and the state-funded Disaster ... initiative. “California’s diversity makes us a more vibrant and resilient state, and we are a better ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The Value of Learning in Grantmaking to Migrant Communities" here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting, and relevant links.
August, 2024
Program Materials
... and strategy, the ways learning processes can hold us accountable to the communities we serve, and how funders ... of how we got here and how systems operate can help us make the change we want to see. Sharing up-to-date ... Thus, there is an unlearning that needs to take place so that the evaluative methods we carry out may result ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
... across the state. In August, GCIR expanded the Fund’s purpose to include support for families and individuals from ... Assistance also supports unaccompanied children and youth after they are released from federal care and reunited ... members include Dulce Garcia ( Border Angels / San Diego Immigrant Rights Coalition ), Mitzie Perez ( California ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... as we face impending challenges for immigrants and the immigrant justice movement. As we continue to mobilize ... enormous power and privilege to stand with immigrant and refugee communities, one of the primary targets of the ... communities. And – as we know – an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Immigrant justice movement ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
... I was reminded that these efforts should also include youth leadership, which is essential to securing wins for ... the workshop “Using c3 and c4 Strategies to Advance Pro-immigrant Policies”, we looked at how 501c4 strategies can ... participants to destinations across Houston to learn about immigrant justice work happening in the city. One site visit ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
GCIR invites you to join a movement of philanthropic leaders. Being a GCIR member demonstrates a dedication to building an inclusive and equitable society and helps ensure a robust community of funders focused on the needs of newcomers.
Organization Materials
Centering learning in our work allows us to refresh and recalibrate grantmaking approaches to ... a learning orientation have on grantmaking in support of immigrant and refugee communities? And how can learning shape grantmaking ...
July 15, 2024
Webinar
... many of the common goals most organizations prioritizing immigrant and refugee justice claim to have. The Arab American community ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post