... These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the ... including through the design (and constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage ... for all. Staff Feature: Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, Programs Learning Manager ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... ANNOUNCES IVY SURIYOPAS WILL BE ITS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Long-time advocate for immigrant justice brings more ... Suriyopas has been appointed as the new Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and ... of trafficking survivors. As GCIR’s Vice President of Programs, Suriyopas will play a critical strategic leadership ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... the problem that GCIR seeks to address. Articulate the ways in which GCIR wants to show up in the world. Identify ... at our convening in Houston last May and through our programs and communications in the latter half of 2022. And ... reflected in our theory of change, we seek to address the ways in which global systems of oppression inflict harm upon ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... the work of 501c3 organizations, and we explored ways to educate and mobilize people on issues that directly ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
My name is Brittany Shaheen (she/her/hers), and I have served at the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) since February of 2021, beginning as a Program Generalist and working my way to my current position as a Program Officer. CAAP, a national institution of ACCESS and the only Arab American Community Foundation in the country, empowers the Arab American community by strengthening strategic giving in the community while shaping perceptions, highlighting heritage, and demonstrating collective impact. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted to attend. I was honored to be the recipient of the Emerging Leader Scholarship, and I learned so much as a result.
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
... In recent years, we have borne witness to the myriad ways in which systems of racial capitalism, militarism, and ... to addressing root causes. We have hosted a handful of programs on narrative in the past year, including last ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... important relationship between learning and strategy, the ways learning processes can hold us accountable to the ... and social justice spaces, aims to do just work in just ways. Strategic learning is a powerful tool that allows us to ... please feel free to get in touch with Anduriña Espinoza, Programs Learning Manager, or reach out to GCIR using our ...
September 9, 2024
Blog Post
... poverty to traveling to several countries before I turned ten, while also being fortunate enough to play with school ... presidential election, and immigration policy was top of the agenda. Not only was I anxious that my new role ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
In her first President's Message of 2024, GCIR President Marissa Tirona shares how philanthropy can support pro-immigrant work in a challenging political and cultural context.
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... DACA implementation, the DOTD network now comprises 20 sites in 15 states working to expand legal services, outreach ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
November 2, 2020
Press Release
... displaced by U.S. imperialism and militarism and the ways in which they organized in Philadelphia to build new ... importance of community organizing and of the countless ways in which global systems of oppression displace people ... between Black liberation and immigrant justice and the ways in which each is fundamentally tied up in the other . ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
... Im/Migration Timeline project , we delved into the many ways U.S. policies and practices have intersected with ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
This past year, GCIR embarked upon an exciting new initiative and formed an internal working group to engage in intersectional and cross-movement analyses and develop an organization-wide action plan to ensure equitable and inclusive policies and practices in GCIR’s internal and external work.
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
In the wake of last night’s presidential debate, with its divergent and often troubling messages about the future of our country, it is essential that we double down on our commitment to honoring the rights and dignity of all individuals, regardless of their country of origin.
September 11, 2024
Statement
In her second quarterly message of 2022, GCIR president Marissa Tirona shares some of the highlights of GCIR’s recent work, including GCIR’s national convening in Houston in May, grantmaking and learning through the California Dignity for Families Fund, developing a theory of change though the strategic planning process, and partnering with Upwardly Global to advance the economic power of immigrant and refugee women of color.
June 21, 2022
President's Message
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected three new members to its board of directors, as well as re-elected three current board members.
January 27, 2020
Press Release
... and the Path Ahead, ” joining movement-led post-election programs, and meeting with movement partners to listen to ...
December 19, 2024
Statement
In her fourth quarterly message of 2021, GCIR president Marissa Tirona reflects on her first year at the helm of GCIR and looks forward to what the coming year will bring for GCIR, for movement leaders and organizations, and for our shared work.
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... ambassadors, you have advanced GCIR’s mission in myriad ways. May your staunch commitment and advocacy continue to ...
December 15, 2020
Philanthropic News
