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... we hope philanthropy will explore support for cross-border and in-country development , including transnational ... understand our current picture of modern migration. ERA 1: 1791 – 1903 : U.S. EXPANSION AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ... with the stated objective of rolling back Communism. Cross-border solidarity response to the fallout from these policies ...
September, 2024
Data Tool
In her second quarterly message, President Marissa Tirona discusses how GCIR is rooting our work as a philanthropy mobilizing organization in a global analysis, and explores how this ties into dismantling white supremacist systems worldwide.
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... we considered factors such as its geographic location as a border city, demographic makeup that includes a diverse ... in the state are Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese; in fact, 91% of all Arabic speakers in the country are based in ... and pestilence.” Detroit also has a rich history as a border city , and it is the largest city along the ...
October, 2024
Infographic
... from Germany and Poland who landed at Ellis Island. My border-traversing DNA was likely a key factor in my decision ... principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. Collaborative. If we are to ... learning framework and include metrics on what can help us define success, I am cautious not to let numbers have the ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
This four-page timeline summarizes immigrant and refugee policy developments and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020.
March, 2020
Infographic
This two-page infographic covers major policy developments for immigrants and refugees between 1990 and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners.
January, 2016
Infographic
... work to support and invest in. Funders can: Move resources to build the narrative power necessary to change ... state-level efforts to extend access to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to those without ... in which: Immigrant and refugee communities will have the resources and capital to self-determine. The leadership and ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... In the session “Advocating for Immigrants at the Border”, speakers delivered a clear message that racism, ... exacerbate an already dangerous situation at the border. They emphasized that, now more than ever, we must ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... 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
... and have been facing rampant racism and Islamophobia. The fact that the conference took a strong stance right at the ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... generative, and collaborative. It was important to us that we did not create this new framework in a vacuum, so ... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ... systemic challenges. As such: We will mobilize resources and create spaces for learning by modeling and ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... and scapegoating our communities without any basis in fact. People want to work and thrive, no matter where they ... with public and private partners – to provide the resources needed to address the movement of people in a ... family, and the lives of vulnerable populations, including children . America best demonstrates our values when we ...
September 11, 2024
Statement
... and strategy, the ways learning processes can hold us accountable to the communities we serve, and how funders ... and migrant justice and then turn those learnings into resources for the sector through their education materials , ... those needs, rather than trying to figure it out after the fact.” In turn, what we learn over time should come to ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to be happy. However, when I moved to America, ... the organization and gained more exposure to the lack of resources and the systemic barriers experienced by ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Fund Will Support Migrant Families and Unaccompanied Children in Partnership with Public Investment Proposed Today ... initiative. “California’s diversity makes us a more vibrant and resilient state, and we are a better ... helping to receive, disburse, and manage these critical resources to get them to heavily impacted border regions and ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... GCIR doubled-down this year on developing programming, resources, and partnerships that reflect our dedication to ... of community cultivated at our convening will help fortify us for the challenges, but also opportunities, that lie ... in the field. In May, we traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partners at Hispanics in Philanthropy to ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
... 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 ... partners, and the Luminare Group , which helped us design and facilitate a strategy development process that ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... the opportunity to lead this area of work. For those of us now wrapping up the first one-year term of the working ... the year, the working group curated articles and resources that were shared with GCIR staff and board members ... goes far beyond individual prejudice. Our learning led us to see that racial capitalism intentionally extracts the ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... Hearts and Minds .” We also invite funders to join us in our own political education about forced displacement, ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message