Search GCIR
... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , ... Shawn Morehead , Vice President for Grants at The New York Community Trust ; Robby Rodriguez , Program Officer ... two years as co-chair. Founded in 1990, GCIR works with member foundations and the broader philanthropic community to ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which reflects our evolution as a national ... It was important to us that we did not create this new framework in a vacuum, so we convened a dynamic group of ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... year in the fight for immigrant and refugee justice. GCIR, movement leaders, and our partners in philanthropy have ... issues, communities, and leaders - in 2024 we launched new communities of practice with the aim of cultivating a ... U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas , September 2024 Timeline Podcast: How History Should Inform ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... working with funders in two additional states to launch new collaboratives by year's end. California Immigrant ... members to sign onto to its joint letter asking that the new citizenship question be removed. We also signed onto ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ... will likely surpass previous records (57,000 arrivals in 2014 and 76,000 in 2019). The number of families with ... their stabilization, and supports Americans in welcoming new members to their communities. As the current ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as someone who is still relatively new to this role, it has been both gratifying and humbling to ... we hosted a session on the Black Migrant Power Fund , a new fund driving resources to groups serving Black migrant ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... they faced leaving their home countries and settling in a new one. Some stories were heartbreaking, while others ... from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. Emerging Leader ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 Contact: press@gcir.org GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ANNOUNCES IVY SURIYOPAS WILL BE ITS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Long-time advocate for ... organization (PSO). The organization works with its 130 member institutions, the 1,200 individual grantmakers in its ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... increasing the capacity of the organization to starting a new program that could benefit the community to advocacy work ... a single yearly grantmaking cycle. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted to ... when I would research possible grantee organizations in a new area, my options would be limited since we can only grant ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: press@gcir.org Upwardly Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic Power for Immigrant and ... from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company NEW YORK: Upwardly Global— a leading workforce ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... homes they can afford, and enough food on the table. At GCIR, we support the right of individuals fleeing violence ... on iStock , is licensed under standard license . GCIR Statement: Honoring the Rights and Dignity of All at a ...
September 11, 2024
Statement
... and pride as I conclude my 22-year tenure at the helm of GCIR. Even though this transition has been long in planning, ... support for immigrant justice. To Marissa, GCIR’s new fearless leader: Our tenures overlapped only a few weeks, ... and fought valiantly. As our country moves towards a new dawn, may you shift from the stance of resistance and ...
December 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
... Sara Feldman, Angelica Laguna, and Ivy O. Suriyopas GCIR logo.png This past year, GCIR embarked upon an exciting new initiative and formed an internal working group to engage ... and forces relevant to GCIR’s work. Working from our new theory of change , the group delved into complex topics ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the organization’s commitment to proactive ... at GCIR in December 2022, weeks before the launch of our new theory of change . The timing was fortuitous: right away ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... has transpired in our country since I took the helm of GCIR on November 23, 2020. We have weathered weeks of ... and daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, I come to GCIR with a deeply personal understanding that belonging is ... hour? Will we meet our obligations and pass along a new and better world for our children?” Like President ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message
As we approach 2025, we at GCIR know that working together will be our greatest asset as ... will continue to coordinate and strategize through our new communities of practice with funders who are interested ... in rural communities. In the first quarter of the new year, we will convene funders in Texas, Michigan, and ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
... I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an amazing organizational transition ... to my growth, and cheering me on. I felt prepared for this new adventure. And yet, executive transitions are ... opportunities lie ahead, uncovered challenges surface and new issues emerge. Most organizational change efforts fail ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... was top of the agenda. Not only was I anxious that my new role could be affected by potential shifts in these ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built a ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia , a new documentary by filmmaker, organizer, and gender and ... the ways in which they organized in Philadelphia to build new communities and lives together. Told through powerful ... also found significant value in applying a global lens to GCIR’s work, and saw this as a ripe opportunity to ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message