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... to the asylum process. The Fund was set up as part of a public-private partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, ... addition to the Central American populations that dominate news coverage, migrants include diverse and vulnerable ... cash assistance to undocumented immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic through the private California Immigrant ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... new and harsher laws that would have made it harder for individuals and families fleeing persecution, war, and ... of the actual results, is just plain easier than demanding a fairer and more just process for people who are not U.S. ... significant traction on both sides of the aisle signals a fundamental shift in how this country may - or may not - ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... investments. The Fund, launched in May as part of a public-private partnership with the State of California, ... experiencing severe economic hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. GCIR also co-founded and managed the UndocuFund ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
Nomzana Headshot - 750x1000px.jpg When you are a Black child in Africa, often the narrative is that our ... refugees at World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund . In 2020, as I was accepting my offer for this role, ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
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 ... movement’s efforts to center racial justice , and pushed for inclusion of immigration in philanthropic discussions on ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
Dear Colleagues: 2021 was a year of significant transitions for the country and for ... to seek safety at our borders. Meanwhile, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, white nationalist backlash from state ...
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
2017 dealt a relentless series of policy blows to virtually every ... and hospitals to workplaces and houses of worship. In response, GCIR mounted an extraordinary effort to inform, ...
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
... and expert analysis, working with funders to develop rapid-response funding strategies, and providing multiple vehicles ... of color to advance shared goals. We also began developing a case for long-term philanthropic commitment to funding ... the end of 2019, DOTD included funding collaboratives in 19 states, engaging over 160 local, state, and national ...
March, 2020
GCIR Annual Report
Introduction By all measures, 2018 was a tough year for GCIR and for every organization working on ... of refuge, and undermine our pluralistic democracy. In response, GCIR mounted an all-out effort to galvanize ...
September, 2019
GCIR Annual Report
... 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 members and ...
March, 2020
Infographic
Dear Colleagues: 2022 was a year of continued growth and evolution for GCIR. We continued to expand our staff ... and thriving. At GCIR, we talk about doing our work in a networked way, and we could not have accomplished all that ...
March, 2024
GCIR Annual Report
... Specifically, the two pages feature: Philanthropic Response to Immigrants and Refugees: Milestones and ... in the U.S.--and across the globe--and contributed to a volatile policy environment that has alternatively been ...
January, 2016
Infographic
... weathered weeks of unfounded claims of election fraud, a violent insurrection in D.C., an unprecedented second ... death toll of family, friends, and neighbors succumbing to Covid-19. We have also witnessed the election of the first black ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message
... of policy debates. The United States Supreme Court issued a deadlocked decision in United States v. Texas, which halted the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the creation of Deferred ... outcome that plunged many immigrants and refugees into a state of profound fear and uncertainty, with threats of ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... our new theory of change, which reflects our evolution as a national philanthropic mobilizing organization that creates ... honing in on eight strategically selected geographies for this first phase of the work. As a national organization, ... context informed our decision to include Nevada, where 19% of the population is foreign born. Nevada continues to ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... partners, and stakeholders—informed of our work on a more regular basis. This midway point in the year, ... miss a beat, mobilizing an effective and aggressive response to policy crises; keeping pace with the thirst for ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... – forced migration. And – if we were not living in a time when history is devalued, discounted, and distorted ... conditions. It is our collective responsibility to fight for a different present and ensure a better future . We are ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... are inherently hard, especially ones that follow a founder. As the organization changes, there are oftentimes ... In our grantmaking , like in the CA Dignity for Families Fund , practicing trust-based philanthropy; leveraging the ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... political education working group began by developing a learning agenda to deepen the team’s understanding of ... migration. Political education working group members serve a one-year term before cycling off and allowing other staff members the opportunity to lead this area of work. For those of us now wrapping up the first one-year term of ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... él), and I am an openly gay, proud Latinx person with a rare autoimmune disease. Since late 2021 I have served as the Foundation Manager for Contigo Fund based in Central Florida. Earlier this year I was ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post