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Overview This 12-page report reviews GCIR's efforts to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropy ... of color to advance shared goals. We also began developing a case for long-term philanthropic commitment to funding ... Daranee Petsod Inform In 2019, GCIR continued to organize programs to keep philanthropy apprised of policies aimed at ...
March, 2020
GCIR Annual Report
... of policy debates. The United States Supreme Court issued a deadlocked decision in United States v. Texas, which halted ... large. In this volatile immigration policy landscape, GCIR provided the thought leadership, technical assistance, educational programs, and resources that helped funders understand ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
Dear Colleagues: 2021 was a year of significant transitions for the country and for GCIR. It ushered in a new federal administration and, along ... and power on behalf of immigrant communities. Through our programs, resources, grantmaking, and communications, we ...
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... partners, and stakeholders—informed of our work on a more regular basis. This midway point in the year, ... update. I am especially proud of our work this last quarter while I was away. Our talented team didn’t miss a ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
Dear Colleagues: 2020 was a year unlike any other in living memory. The fourth ... Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. A global pandemic. A surge in hate crimes against Asian ... democracy. In the face of these extraordinary challenges, GCIR leaned into our mission, vision, and values , taking ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
Dear Colleagues: 2022 was a year of continued growth and evolution for GCIR. We continued to expand our staff capacity—including adding new members to our talented programs team— and we leaned into our roles of convenor, ...
March, 2024
GCIR Annual Report
... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , ... Officer at Ford Foundation . Shawn Morehead was elected to a two-year term as co-chair of the board. She joins Efrain ... anti-immigrant policies. For more information, visit www.gcir.org . CONTACT: Dianna Truong, Director ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ... to the asylum process. The Fund was set up as part of a public-private partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, ... launched today. To learn more about the Fund, visit www.gcir.org/CADignityFund . Led by GCIR, in collaboration ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 Contact: press@gcir.org GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ... and Refugees (GCIR), effective May 12, 2021. Suriyopas is a strategic and collaborative leader with more than 15 years ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
2017 dealt a relentless series of policy blows to virtually every ... Arrivals (DACA) and many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs. Cumulatively, these policy changes have devastated ... to workplaces and houses of worship. In response, GCIR mounted an extraordinary effort to inform, connect, and ...
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
... él), and I am an openly gay, proud Latinx person with a rare autoimmune disease. Since late 2021 I have served as ... Florida. Earlier this year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the ... commitment to proactive learning throughout our work. In a nutshell, I aim to support the team in building evaluative ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
Last month GCIR rolled out our new theory of change, which reflects our evolution as a national philanthropic mobilizing organization that creates ... selected geographies for this first phase of the work. As a national organization, we galvanize philanthropy to advance ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
description We're thrilled to share that GCIR's Biennial National Convening will take place ... $1,400 for non-members. For more information on becoming a GCIR member , please contact Caleb Beaudoin: caleb@gcir.org . For more information on convening sponsorship and ...
October 28, 2024
National Convening
Introduction By all measures, 2018 was a tough year for GCIR and for every organization working on immigration. The ... the face of our nation, dismantle our historical role as a beacon of hope and land of refuge, and undermine our ...
September, 2019
GCIR Annual Report
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which ... at our convening in Houston last May and through our programs and communications in the latter half of 2022. And ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
Throughout GCIR’s 30-year history, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. and across the globe have faced a volatile policy environment that has been alternately ... conflicting visions of who we are and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our ...
March, 2020
Infographic
Dear Colleagues: I am not much of a gardener; I can’t keep a plant alive for much longer than a few months, and my ... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners. Specifically, the two pages ... in the U.S.--and across the globe--and contributed to a volatile policy environment that has alternatively been ... conflicting visions of who we are and want to be as a society. GCIR 25th Anniversary Timeline ...
January, 2016
Infographic