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March, 2019
Program Materials
... Initiative Retreat on September 11th. The retreat created a space to deepen connection, gain new perspective and an ... opportunities for funders to engage in future planning. GCIR's President, Daranee Petsod, shared an update on ... feedback to share, please email Director of California Programs, Huong Nguyen-Yap . In lieu of a quarter 4 ...
September, 2019
Program Materials
... issues are rising to the top for the field and improve programs for collective learning and overall impact of CIII members. REGIONAL MEETING GOALS Provide federal and ... Director, Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA) Materials: CIII Bay Area Regional Funders' Meeting ...
February, 2020
Group Materials
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
... on the Google doc linked below. Please email stephanie@gcir.org with any questions. CIII: Legal Service Working Group April 2020 Materials ...
April, 2020
Group Materials
... 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
... struggling with how best to meet their mandate to provide a safe learning environment for all students. This ... emotionally, and academically. A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this ... Students, Families, and Communities: Actions for PreK-12 Schools and Higher Education ...
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
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
... " here, including the recording. Materials: DOTD 2021 Quarter II Meeting ...
May, 2021
Group Materials
Remarks delivered by GCIR's president, Daranee Petsod, at Courage, Vision, ... for the foreseeable future, we cannot afford to remain in a defensive posture. We need to articulate an affirmative ... have the responsibility—and the opportunity—to embrace a long-term, affirmative approach, one that seeks to ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Program Materials
... refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of the hundreds of policy attacks ... but also great opportunities for philanthropy. Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
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
... based on past or potential use of government benefit programs. This brief draws on unique data from California ... in the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey (WBNS), a nationally representative, internet-based survey conducted in December 2019. We complemented survey findings with follow-up ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief
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
... and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCIR is leaning into our core values to guide how we mobilize ... action must not only address urgent needs but reflect a vision that all Americans, no matter where they were born, ... or Kevin Douglas . GCIR COVID-19 Funding Recommendations 4.7.2020 ...
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
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
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
... Immigrant Integration Initiative video conference. The quarter two California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) statewide meeting was an opportunity to hear updates on ... of the immigrant movement in California. We also held a funder discussion on what could happen in the medium-term ...
April, 2020
Group Materials
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