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... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... and bring about equity and justice for all. — Team GCIR Foundation Statements Member Statements "....the veil ... Elise Haas Fund : Pamela David, Executive Director; and Stephanie Rapp, Senior Program Officer Select Additional ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... year in the fight for immigrant and refugee justice. GCIR, movement leaders, and our partners in philanthropy have ... immigrant communities. In the face of these challenges, GCIR doubled-down this year on developing programming, ... for coordination and collaboration. In February, GCIR led a funder delegation to Foundations on the Hill ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
... threat to our nation and to our immigrant communities, GCIR remains steadfast in our commitment to advancing justice ... photovs on iStock , is licensed under standard license. GCIR Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election ...
November 6, 2024
Statement
... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... the interplay between imperialism and forced migration. GCIR’s 2022 National Convening In May, our biennial ... to the War in Ukraine As the war in Ukraine continues, the GCIR team has been monitoring how the field is mobilizing to ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
All of us at GCIR grieve for the lives lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, ... supremacy have no place in our world. To funders in the GCIR network: While you may not be able to act in New ... Dunedin, New Zealand. Mark McGuire / Creative Commons GCIR Stands Against Islamophobia and Hate ...
March 15, 2019
Statement
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... hostile times. Sincerely, Daranee Petsod President GCIR President's Q3 Update, 2018 ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , ... Blue Shield of California Foundation . In addition, the GCIR membership re-elected Shawn Morehead , Vice President ... policies. For more information, visit www.gcir.org . CONTACT: Dianna Truong, Director of ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In January 2019 , I ... the opposition’s in ambition and scope. I also announced GCIR’s plan to develop an affirmative vision to drive ... and engage a wide range of stakeholders, including GCIR members, immigrant rights and service organizations, as ...
June 5, 2019
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 ... policy resource shortly. Stay tuned! We also encourage GCIR members and philanthropic partners to prepare or review ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
... in some ways than the failed immigration bill covered by GCIR earlier this year , with the ACLU already announcing its ... a choice which sometimes ends in deadly consequences . GCIR rejects prioritization of the supposed political ... via Getty Images under Rights-managed license GCIR Statement on Biden's Executive Order on Asylum ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... to come. Joel Morales at 2022 Convening 350x304px.jpg GCIR’s lineup of plenary sessions, workshops, and ... solidarity with immigrants and refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... city running as well…” It is within this context that GCIR is calling upon philanthropy to resource a response to ... 42 and the implementation of a new set of barriers, GCIR is committed to operating from a mindset of abundance ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which ... design team worked together to: Define the problem that GCIR seeks to address. Articulate the ways in which GCIR wants to show up in the world. Identify the external ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... a single yearly grantmaking cycle. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted to ... I think it’s important to recognize that the GCIR conference immediately preceded the election. Something ... you're feeling like nothing will change. Attending the GCIR conference did just that for me by reinforcing my ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
By Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil, GCIR's Programs Learning Manager women workers_resized_350x233.jpg GCIR’s recent webinar " Building Worker Power for Migrant ... , is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 . [1] https://www.epi.org/publication/domestic-workers-chartbook-2022 Organizing ...
April 10, 2025
Blog Post
... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... issues facing immigrant families and organizations.” GCIR will bring its more than 30 years of experience as the ... hit hardest by this unprecedented crisis. # # # GCIR galvanizes philanthropy to advance immigrant justice and ...
April 15, 2020
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