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As we face a new federal administration, GCIR is sharing recommendations for philanthropy to help protect and support the immigrant justice movement. View this page to download our full funder recommendations.
January, 2025
Funding Recommendations
Our work at GCIR is grounded in the belief that affecting transformative ... or in case of law enforcement abuse. To that end, GCIR, alongside other philanthropic organizations, will host ... power is about building agency and self-determination. GCIR has made narrative work one of its central strategies ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... has transpired in our country since I took the helm of GCIR on November 23, 2020. We have weathered weeks of ... and daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, I come to GCIR with a deeply personal understanding that belonging is ... I believe we must, and we will. To do so, I believe that GCIR will need to build forward its critical role in the U.S. ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message
... work to support and invest in. Funders can: Move resources to build the narrative power necessary to change ... inclusive, and other pro-immigrant policies abound. GCIR’s 2024 Policy Agenda details some of those ... in which: Immigrant and refugee communities will have the resources and capital to self-determine. The leadership and ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
GCIR is thrilled to be hosting our 2024 National Convening in ... visits, and local artists, we are proud to be debuting GCIR's next timeline in our Im/Migration timeline series at ... Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Migration . GCIR’s latest timeline features the history of BAMEMSA ...
October, 2024
Infographic
... problems we're trying to solve? I moderated a recent GCIR webinar asking this exact question, hearing from ... migrant justice movement is of course a key offering of GCIR through our programming and technical assistance. Here ... and migrant justice and then turn those learnings into resources for the sector through their education materials , ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
Born of our recent strategy development process, GCIR’s new theory of change reflects our evolution as a ... and militarism inflict harm upon—and withhold power and resources from—people and communities who seek to stay, to ... Informed by this analysis, we will: Mobilize resources by modeling and encouraging philanthropic practices ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
As we approach 2025, we at GCIR know that working together will be our greatest asset as ... uplift the strategies being deployed by frontline groups, GCIR hosted a series of scenario planning webinars this past ... the week before the election. Over the past months, the GCIR team has been putting our post-election plans into ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "The Value of Learning in Grantmaking to ...
August, 2024
Program Materials
... I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an amazing organizational transition ... of movement leaders with the aim of mobilizing more resources for immigrant and refugee communities I share these ... and our movements will require spaciousness, capacity, and resources to leverage opportunities, position themselves well ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... moved over time? To get at the root of these questions, GCIR is releasing a new timeline: U.S. Intervention and ... policies and practices accordingly. In line with GCIR’s Theory of Change , this timeline demonstrates how ... Migration in the Americas is the second installment of GCIR’s Im/Migration timeline project . We invite you to ...
September, 2024
Data Tool
... Sara Feldman, Angelica Laguna, and Ivy O. Suriyopas GCIR logo.png This past year, GCIR embarked upon an exciting new initiative and formed an ... the year, the working group curated articles and resources that were shared with GCIR staff and board members ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, ... policy and decision-making at all levels. I arrived at GCIR in December 2022, weeks before the launch of our new ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... also found significant value in applying a global lens to GCIR’s work, and saw this as a ripe opportunity to strengthen GCIR’s commitment to addressing the global forces that ... worker justice, and racial justice. For these reasons, GCIR is exploring what it means to do our work as a ...
June 29, 2023
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 ... the organization and gained more exposure to the lack of resources and the systemic barriers experienced by ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... and pride as I conclude my 22-year tenure at the helm of GCIR. Even though this transition has been long in planning, ... without your love and support. May you always know that GCIR’s successes belong to you, too. To my dear GCIR colleagues, past and present: I am deeply grateful for ...
December 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
... 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 ... into receiving communities across the state. In August, GCIR expanded the Fund’s purpose to include support for ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 Contact: press@gcir.org GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND ... justice brings more than 15 years of experience to GCIR PETALUMA, CA – Ivy Suriyopas has been appointed as the ... partners in the field, and other PSOs to mobilize funder resources on the most pressing issues facing immigrants, ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... And how can learning shape grantmaking strategy? Join GCIR in a conversation with learning professionals in ... commitment Thank you for your interest in this program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made ... presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, GCIR will make available the list of webinar participants to ...
July 15, 2024
Webinar