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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.
Visit this page to download GCIR's new policy state of play report that lays out key developments in immigration policy during the first 100 days of the new administration along with opportunities to support the organizations and networks carrying out essential work at the local, state, and national levels.
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's meeting "Transnational Strategy Community of Practice Q4 Meeting" here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting, and relevant links.
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding Like You Want to Win: Philanthropy & Movement Investments" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
Join GCIR and FCYO for a discussion with leaders from the immigrant youth moment during this critical time.
Join this discussion to learn more about how immigrants in states like Georgia are shaping their own future and the role philanthropy can play.
We have curated a set of resources to assist funders in preparation for a potential targeting of nonprofits and foundations. This list is not exhaustive and will be a dynamic space where we will continue to add resources as we identify them. We also encourage you to share these resources with your grantees.
Join GCIR for a discussion with the Alliance for Justice and leading immigrant justice organizations to understand how philanthropy can fund in the 501(c)4 space while also learning about active opportunities.
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "Building Welcoming Communities for Tomorrow " here, including recording and powerpoint presentation.
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding a Movement: Investing in Immigrant Justice Infrastructure" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
The first quarterly President Message from Marissa Tirona, GCIR President.
Join the Four Freedoms Fund and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees for a discussion with leaders from these movements and the release of a report with recommendations for philanthropy.
As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these roots run deep. As a Puerto Rican brought up in the United States, I was raised with an awareness of our nation’s history of colonialism and at times violent intervention in Latin America and beyond. I saw how the U.S. government had fought to ensure that the political and economic arrangements in Latin American countries suited its own interests, while then abdicating responsibility for the resulting destabilization.
I often find myself going back to Davis’ words, especially on days when progress feels so excruciatingly slow and hopelessness begins to set in. Lately this has come in the form of news headlines of another school shooting and continued disappointment with elected officials for not delivering on their promises. Yet Angela Davis’ quote not only reminds me that the fight toward a liberated world takes time, but also that, even on the most difficult days, you must be as bold and far reaching as possible. After all, there is a role for everyone, including those of us in philanthropy, in the long-term fight for equity and justice. Given the considerable influence and power of philanthropy – a $90 billion sector – funders are well-positioned to play a key role in its radical transformation.
As a native-born U.S. citizen working in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social justice issues that demand our attention. Navigating the immigration system alongside my wife who immigrated from Albania to pursue her dreams of a better future opened my eyes to the complex and often challenging immigrant experience in America.
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America."
Today we are releasing a policy state of play report that lays out key developments in immigration policy during the first 100 days of the new administration along with opportunities to support the organization and networks carrying out essential work at the local, state, and national levels.
Cairo Mendes, GCIR's Director of State & Local Programs, reflects on the listening tour that has informed our new state & local strategy.
Find all program-related materials for the "Black Immigrant Leadership: Sustaining and Building Movements for Justice" webinar here.
GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Lian Cheun, Executive Director of Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) in Long Beach, California, an organization working for gender, racial, and economic justice through community and power building efforts led by Southeast Asian young women.