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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
... part of this evolution, we will be growing our work at the state and local levels considerably in the coming years, ... they need to build long-term power. As evidenced by these examples, we have chosen a diverse group of states ... and refugees 3) Seed and cultivate funder networks to move resources and shift philanthropic practice Our state and ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... 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
On January 20 th – a day meant to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – our nation will swear in a ... In his first term, the president-elect kept his word on immigration: he said he was going to separate families, and ... and to act now. Protecting immigrant communities – and by extension the fate of our multiracial democracy – will ...
January, 2025
Funding Recommendations
... Convening in Detroit, Michigan. Along with our rich lineup of programming, site visits, and local artists, we are proud ... roughly five miles from downtown Detroit and surrounded by Detroit on most sides, became the first city to elect an ... injustices these communities face stemming from the United State’s post-9/11 response. They have experienced violence, ...
October, 2024
Infographic
... than others? How are the policies and practices of the U.S. connected to the reasons people in the region ... countries of origin. Migration TL Haiti Cuba graphic.png By interacting with this timeline, we hope philanthropy will ... development , including transnational organizing, economic and social investments, and resourcing diaspora ...
September, 2024
Data Tool
... welcoming and hostile, reflecting conflicting visions of who we are and want to be as a society. And for the past ... our members and funding partners, has mounted a wide range of efforts to advance immigrant justice and belonging and ...
March, 2020
Infographic
... 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
... and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners. Specifically, the two ... and Refugees: Milestones and highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to address the ...
January, 2016
Infographic
... and militarism inflict harm upon—and withhold power and resources from—people and communities who seek to stay, to ... of migrants - the impact of which is felt at the local, state, and national levels. Philanthropy can change, and the ... GCIR Theory of Change Graphic 1500x844px.jpg Informed by this analysis, we will: Mobilize resources by modeling and ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... 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
... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ... resources, and communications. We also announced our new state and local framework in early 2023 , which serves to ... support, whether though direct investments or by amplifying and advancing the work of advocates. To meet ...
October, 2024
GCIR Annual Report
... 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