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... 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 Cairo Mendes , GCIR's Director of State and Local Programs CMM_250.jpg ... Earlier this year, we shared with you GCIR’s new state and local framework , a development that reflects ... localities. Our Midwest virtual meeting is coming up in September, and we are planning a site visit in East Texas ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
All of us at GCIR grieve for the lives lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, and stand in support of their families and ... in the GCIR network: While you may not be able to act in New Zealand, you can certainly show your solidarity here at ...
March 15, 2019
Statement
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
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President The Trump administration has launched its most ... change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on October 15, barring delays due ... of U.S.-born citizens would fail to meet the harsh new public charge standards. For many people—my family ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... threat to our nation and to our immigrant communities, GCIR remains steadfast in our commitment to advancing justice ... they have also spent much of the last year preparing for a new wave of hostility from our nation’s highest office. ... photovs on iStock , is licensed under standard license. GCIR Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election ...
November 6, 2024
Statement
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... applaud the strong statements issued by our member foundations and our colleague ... Select Additional Statements "...this ugliness finds new life only when it is given license to grow. ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... series—designed by Ola Osaze, Fund Advisory Committee member and former director of Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project ... voices and advocates with the aim of giving funders new tools and renewed enthusiasm to guide their immigrant- ...
March 24, 2022
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
... targets, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. GCIR joins our philanthropic partners in condemning the ... wrongly targeted and with each other. As we outlined in GCIR’s January 2025 Funder Recommendations , there are many ... (including specific funding opportunities) and a new policy resource shortly. Stay tuned! We also ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, was unlawful . Today, 25 days after the ... also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible under the terms of the ... for most of those who have aged into the program since September 2017—experienced an “ immediate change in their ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... 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
... While media reports may portray this as a new crisis in the making, human suffering has been occurring ... the Biden administration hastily introduced yet another new restriction on asylum that is expected to go into effect ... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... the level of support, care, and contribution these new residents have always brought. The California Immigrant ... issues facing immigrant families and organizations.” GCIR will bring its more than 30 years of experience as the ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
April 15, 2020
Press Release
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