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By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In ... DACA implementation, the DOTD network now comprises 20 sites in 15 states working to expand legal services, outreach ... to new challenges that arise, and provide the support and resources you have come to rely upon. While we will have less ...
July 31, 2018
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
... the belief that affecting transformative change in support of immigrants, migrants, and refugees includes combating the ... growing disinformation from government and media outlets state censorship of free speech (and growing intimidation ... present and ensure a better future . We are heartened by the diverse set of stakeholders who are advocating for ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... funders, and experts whose perspectives are informed by varied experiences and roles within the social justice ... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ... of migrants - the impact of which is felt at the local, state, and national levels - and that GCIR must develop ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... about immigrants has been designed to evoke a constant state of fear, failure, and chaos. Pundits, media outlets, ... work to support and invest in. Funders can: Move resources to build the narrative power necessary to change ... of how the immigration system operates and exacerbated by disinformation campaigns. Research helps identify what ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... ANNOUNCES IVY SURIYOPAS WILL BE ITS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Long-time advocate for immigrant justice brings ... representation, and advocating for policy changes informed by the lived experiences of her clients. Previously, she was ... partners in the field, and other PSOs to mobilize funder resources on the most pressing issues facing immigrants, ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... GCIR doubled-down this year on developing programming, resources, and partnerships that reflect our dedication to ... heard inspiring stories from directly-impacted leaders. By gathering at such a consequential moment, we hope the ... Michigan, and across the United States. As we expanded the state and local strategy we launched in 2023, our state and ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
... so many others, my history has been profoundly impacted by migration, a fact that no doubt led me here. I was born in ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ... who I engage in the process. My aim is not to mitigate the impacts of positionality on the work, but rather to ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... of Resettlement in Philadelphia , a new documentary by filmmaker, organizer, and gender and racial justice ... that we operate in a fundamentally unjust global economic and political system that relies on the exploitation ... transnational and global work to strategies at the local, state, and national levels in the U.S. We know that many of ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... 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
... for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) since February of 2021, beginning as a Program Generalist and working my way ... in the country, empowers the Arab American community by strengthening strategic giving in the community while ... that operate across borders and are not controlled by the state. My organization regularly makes grants that leave the ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... facing immigrants in Texas, which has some of the toughest state-level anti-immigrant laws in the country. At the same ... are undertaking to advance immigrant justice in the state. By all accounts, we were successful in doing just that: ... on the Black Migrant Power Fund , a new fund driving resources to groups serving Black migrant communities. You ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to ... in philanthropy, helping invest in solutions realizing economic mobility for immigrants and refugees at World ... Not only was I anxious that my new role could be affected by potential shifts in these policies, but my life could be ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... GCIR’s internal and external work. Comprised in 2023 of five staff members from different areas of the ... GCIR’s political education working group began by developing a learning agenda to deepen the team’s ... the year, the working group curated articles and resources that were shared with GCIR staff and board members ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
By Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil learning webinar.png For many ... at the Kresge Foundation; Kyle Rinne-Meyers , Director of Learning at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO); ... and migrant justice and then turn those learnings into resources for the sector through their education materials , ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
... of movement leaders with the aim of mobilizing more resources for immigrant and refugee communities I share these ... creating these conditions for success and transformation by, among other things: Engaging in an expansive and ... 2021 programming theme of power building; leverage local, state, and national opportunities to rebuild systems of ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... funders responded to the relentless attacks on immigrants by ramping up investments and converting existing project ... interested in transnational migration, the intersection of economic justice and immigrant justice, and fostering ... funders in Texas, Michigan, and California to strengthen state and local networks, and we will bring together the ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
... in Partnership with Public Investment Proposed Today by Gov. Newsom PETALUMA, CA - In partnership with ... The Fund will work alongside and reinforce the state investment to support needs at the border and in ... helping to receive, disburse, and manage these critical resources to get them to heavily impacted border regions and ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
In the wake of last night’s presidential debate, with its divergent and ... with public and private partners – to provide the resources needed to address the movement of people in a ... November election and beyond, we must live those values by dedicating our time, effort, and resources to realizing ...
September 11, 2024
Statement