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... the nonprofit sector has been pulled into a discussion about COVID-19, as leaders urgently strategize about how to ... with your fundraising plans and will ultimately impact if you can fully deliver on your mission in this moment? ... Andrea Hermann, director of development at Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund , is immediately concerned ...
March 11, 2020
Blog Post
... many immigrant families faced explicit barriers to or deferred from participating in programs such as Medicaid, ... of Hispanic adults in families with noncitizens and about half (49 percent) of those in families where all ... medical care programs for the uninsured (21 percent); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... only home many of them have ever known. The repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program exacts an enormous human toll, not only on DACAmented immigrants and their families but on ...
September 14, 2017
Statement
... cross-movement analyses and develop an organization-wide action plan to ensure equitable and inclusive policies and ... the end of each quarter. Several key insights emerged about how imperialism, anti-Blackness, racial capitalism, and ... the root causes of migration, such as white supremacy, not just the symptoms. We are grateful to have had this ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... and draconian immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim ... to immigrant communities. Read our analysis below to learn about the work ahead of us and how philanthropy can help our ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... unconscionable attempt to terminate the availability of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), ruling that the ... to breathe a sigh of relief. Nonetheless, our fight does not end with the decision by the Supreme Court; our fight ...
June 18, 2020
Press Release
... in the country. Read on as Kris shares his thoughts about building power for trans communities of color, ... Around that time, I also joined Youth United for Community Action, an organization focused on social and environmental ... that fund immigrant rights but not any trans or LGBT work. If foundations understand that some communities are impacted ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... Hewlett Foundation is involved, as well. The group’s action plan, developed along with advocacy groups active on ... of the Carnegie Corporation’s U.S. Democracy program, “If [the collaborative] hadn’t spent five years planning and ... out the count’—it would be almost impossible to think about how to get this ship back on course, given the ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi, or about 4.6 percent of the entire American working ... Moreover, nearly one-third of all recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and more than ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... they call home. Unfortunately, for nearly 700,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients, their right to ... than it’s been in the ten years since DACA was created . If the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals deems DACA ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... and accurate count of every Californian. Our Call to Action: A complete and accurate Census amid a global pandemic ... the Census. Connect with your regional association to ask about local efforts and how you can get involved. Reach out ... for the safety and future of our communities. And if you haven’t already, don’t forget to fill out your own ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
October 15, 2020
News Article
... organizer. I’m grateful that I learned early on about frameworks like those from Marshall Ganz, Young ... People For , Midwest Academy , New Organizing Institute (now called re:Power) , and others. These institutions ... together with political education and clear calls to action, are essential to building an active base of ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... areas. Let’s start with who you are. Please tell us about yourself, your organization, and the communities you ... workers of color through organizing, education, and direct action. We promote worker justice using an intersectional ... quote (1)_520x150.png What do you need philanthropy to do? If I could really put it out there and say something to ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... lost their lives during that tragedy. And, as we strive not to forget those who died on that day, we must also, in ... and sanctioned that Islamophobia. Much has been written about how U.S. domestic and foreign policies were transformed ... Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), a special registry targeting Muslim men and boys, which ...
September 13, 2021
President's Message
... that make possible – forced migration. And – if we were not living in a time when history is devalued, ... to author their own experience, and narrative power is about building agency and self-determination. GCIR has made ... alone, but to be in community and engage in collective action. Regardless of how you might respond, we ask that you ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... groups, President Trump suggested that he could also take action against organizations that support immigrants and ... we are seeing on law firms, universities, diversity initiatives, and others - a clear attempt to dismantle civil ... to reach out to us if you’d like to learn more about how we can help. >> click here to view our list of ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
... budgets, where it does require additional money, we should not balk at increasing funds to grantees at this critical ... months of work before the end of the grant term? And if not, are we going to increase the grant to cover salary ... has exposed our industry’s failure to think holistically about our grantees’ financial needs as functioning ...
March 16, 2020
Philanthropic News
... and integrity. A record number of people cast their votes, not just for the next president of the United States but also ... the end but the beginning of a long road toward justice. When President Biden takes office in January, he will inherit ... big and invest deeply, substantially, and consistently, now and for the long haul. It also requires us to center ...
November 10, 2020
Statement