... influence life outcomes (often in clearly discriminatory ways for communities of color and immigrants), put me on a ... Staff Feature: Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 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
... Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local Programs ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... headwinds, I remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
By Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, GCIR's Programs Learning Manager women workers_resized_350x233.jpg ...
April 10, 2025
Blog Post
... agriculture industry. I believe that at least six out of ten farmworkers in California are from Indigenous ... to address a variety of needs. At MICOP we have over 20 programs, including community organizing, policy and ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... has been through so much, she shows her love in so many ways, including through food. I have a vivid memory of ... the city. We surveyed 750 city residents, and seven out of ten of them said they wanted the city to support more youth ... for youth, racial justice, and climate resiliency programs in Long Beach. The measure was approved by over 60% ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... I’m committed to centering my community, knowing the ways trans folks are forgotten again and again across all ... despite all the challenges, have beautiful and powerful ways of resisting, building power, creating community, being ... in our being able to survive and thrive, including all the ways in which our communities are resilient and joyful. Power ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... work at least full time, care for their children, and on top of that they manage to find the time to come together and ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
We’re here with issue #4 of the California Dignity for Families Fund (CDFF) Newsletter Series: Learning for Immigrant Justice. This month we’ll be spotlighting how to support BIPOC leadership of nonprofit organizations.
April 4, 2023
Response Fund
By Cairo Mendes , GCIR's Director of State and Local Programs CMM_250.jpg Earlier this year, we shared with you ... in working with grantees to develop a comprehensive ten-year plan to improve conditions for immigrant communities ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
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
... up for migrant communities in decisive and significant ways. Step up to advance welcoming policies . Step up to ...
April 3, 2025
President's Message
... to preserve our multiracial democracy “One of the ways that I have actually seen work for building power is ... to be able to run disciplined, rigorous organizing programs that actually develop somebody’s leadership. ... people who are consistently engaging in so many different ways in their community, and they need resources, they need ...
March 27, 2025
GCIR Blog Series
... Im/Migration Timeline project , we delved into the many ways U.S. policies and practices have intersected with ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
The recent political stunts of relocating migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Washington D.C., and New York City distract us from the urgent needs of the 2.4 million people who arrived and were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border this year. We invite you to look past the media sensationalism of these stories and learn with us as we focus on the rights, wellbeing, and dignity of migrants and share insights from the work being done at the border to support them.
November 7, 2022
Response Fund
