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... thriller called “The Cobra Event” by Richard Preston, about a terrorist who releases a deadly virus in the United ... in Africa, and so he knew all sorts of scary things about how quickly lethal infectious diseases could spread. ... Americans and tens of millions more people worldwide. What was so alarming about these two works of fiction is how ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
... Thank you for your participation in yesterday’s census launch press event that unfortunately, was cancelled ... this unprecedented situation will get resolved. SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW? We promise that everyone’s scopes of ... them to fill out the census questionnaire. Details about the paid media program and how to participate can be ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
... November, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an ... evolved, or put away. Even when you think you know what challenges and opportunities lie ahead, uncovered ... founder retirement, the merger, or the program ending. What is often ignored or downplayed is how to lead people ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... heritage, and demonstrating collective impact. What I enjoy most about my role is working on granting unrestricted funds to ... beyond a single yearly grantmaking cycle. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... Powerful Journey to the US-Mexico Border," a blog post about the trip authored by HIP. GCIR · Changing Perspectives ... learning trip changed Lincoln's perspectives on narratives about the U.S.-Mexico Border GCIR · How the learning trip ... International Bridge. I think that's a perfect example of what's at stake and also the barriers in place - and the ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
... we serve, and how funders can start learning now. What do we mean by learning anyway? aew learning blog ... might furthermore embark upon their own internal learning about the issues they seek to address. The major challenges ... with migration. So, what do funders need to know about learning? First, think of learning and strategy as ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
... took participants to destinations across Houston to learn about immigrant justice work happening in the city. One site ... deeply: "I had to unlearn to learn again." That's what life feels like for marginalized people. But together we ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... create spaces to exchange ideas and first-hand accounts of what people on the move are experiencing,” shared Andrea ... everyone heard from LUPE (La Unión del Pueblo Entero) about their comprehensive services for migrants and ... providing grassroots leaders the sustainable funding to do what they know is needed. For more highlights and takeaways ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... over the long-term . Through recent GCIR programming about building resilience in Texas , strengthening the ... grounded in truth-telling, seeing that for which it is, what it can be, what it will be.” While the challenges that lie before us ...
April 3, 2025
President's Message
... and those living in close quarters. They are concerned about community health, and they are also concerned about the potential for working families to face economic ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... become the leaders for this moment...It doesn't matter what we assumed 2020 would look like, we now live in the ... do ourselves proud. By caring. Sharing. And fighting for what is just and generous, always.” Each day, we are ... As Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka reported , “What this crisis has also exposed in the past week is the way ...
March 16, 2020
Statement
... and floods. Rampant voter suppression and an endangered census. Deepening economic, racial, and social inequities. ...
October 13, 2020
President's Message
... associated with donor-advised funds—to learn more about the Hate Is Not Charitable Campaign and sign on; read about the anti-immigrant movement and the private money ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... resources. Ultimately, how we spend public resources and what and who we prioritize is a statement of our morals and ...
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
... from the Muslim ban to family separation and from the census citizenship question to public charge, the ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... unfolding developments, and this expansion recognizes that what is happening at the southern border is deeply related to ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
As we approach 2025, we at GCIR know that working together will be our greatest asset as we face impending challenges for immigrants and the immigrant justice movement. As we continue to mobilize funders into action, philanthropy must utilize its enormous power and privilege to stand with immigrant and refugee communities, one of the primary targets of the incoming administration.
December 19, 2024
Statement
... serving Black migrant communities. You can learn more about the Fund from the June 2nd webinar GCIR co-hosted with ... learnings from these early “plantings,” we are excited about new projects we are sowing, including our partnership ... cooperatives. If you are interested in learning more about this project – or other work that we are sowing and ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... underhanded (attempting to exclude non-citizens from the census ) and classist ( public charge wealth test ), to the ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... support from a broader cross section of philanthropy. What you can do As the state with the largest foreign-born ...
January 12, 2018
Statement