... to author their own experience, and narrative power is about building agency and self-determination. GCIR has made ... invite funders to join us in our own political education about forced displacement, as we seek to understand better ... webinar early next year for funders who want to learn more about the global systems shaping forced migration. These ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
Upwardly Global—a leading workforce development organization focused on connecting immigrants and refugees to skill-aligned employment—is teaming up with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s philanthropy-mobilizing organization focused on advancing immigrant and refugee justice—to address and dismantle systemic barriers that immigrant women of color face to economic security. The partnership is made possible due to a grant from Pivotal Ventures, and directly aligns with their goal of advancing social progress for women and families in the United States.
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... support for many aspects of that agenda. As American Immigration Council ’s Jorge Loweree observed when asked about the failed bipartisan immigration deal, “Advocating ... could even be proposed. The prevailing narrative about immigrants has been designed to evoke a constant state ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... journey with you, and we are eager to hear from you about what you think of our new theory of change. What resonates with you? What are you curious about? What role might you play in helping us achieve the ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... the organization’s and our key partners’ best thinking about how to address the problem at hand; namely, that racial ... learning on absolutely everything. This principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for maximum impact. ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... She joins Efrain Escobedo , Vice President, Education and Immigration, at the California Community Foundation , who ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
... took participants to destinations across Houston to learn about immigrant justice work happening in the city. One site ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... 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
... 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 ... at the " Challenging the 'National Security' Frame in Immigration Policy " session, I learned it can take years to ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... the end of each quarter. Several key insights emerged about how imperialism, anti-Blackness, racial capitalism, and ... is deeply rooted in our societal structures, including our immigration system, and how this has an insidious impact that ... opening and deeply troubling. We have had conversations about how best to mobilize philanthropy to support community ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... de Onis and Pamela Yates on What Philanthropy Should Know About Narrative Power , May 2024 Blog: Florida’s Child ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
... the past two decades. We are currently reading articles about the connections between Black liberation and immigrant ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... for Families Fund, also launched today. To learn more about the Fund, visit www.gcir.org/CADignityFund . Led by ... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. GCIR ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... November, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... to what they learn.” With the ever-changing dynamics of immigration in the U.S. and globally, the ability of funders ... 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
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
November 2, 2020
Press Release
The first quarterly President Message from Marissa Tirona, GCIR President.
January 29, 2021
President's Message
... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
