... thriller called “The Cobra Event” by Richard Preston, about a terrorist who releases a deadly virus in the United ... in Africa, and so he knew all sorts of scary things about how quickly lethal infectious diseases could spread. ... of millions more people worldwide. What was so alarming about these two works of fiction is how totally plausible ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
... up to support our undocumented friends and neighbors whose immigration status puts them in danger of hunger, ... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... at curtailing both authorized and unauthorized immigration; weakening protections for asylum seekers, ... Californians live in families whose members have different immigration statuses. Escalating anti-immigrant vitriol and ... We need to understand the implications of changing federal immigration policies on each of our areas of giving. And, we ...
January 12, 2018
Statement
Upwardly Global—a leading workforce development organization focused on connecting immigrants and refugees to skill-aligned employment—is teaming up with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s philanthropy-mobilizing organization focused on advancing immigrant and refugee justice—to address and dismantle systemic barriers that immigrant women of color face to economic security. The partnership is made possible due to a grant from Pivotal Ventures, and directly aligns with their goal of advancing social progress for women and families in the United States.
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... associated with donor-advised funds—to learn more about the Hate Is Not Charitable Campaign and sign on; read about the anti-immigrant movement and the private money ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... took participants to destinations across Houston to learn about immigrant justice work happening in the city. One site ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... serving Black migrant communities. You can learn more about the Fund from the June 2nd webinar GCIR co-hosted with ... learnings from these early “plantings,” we are excited about new projects we are sowing, including our partnership ... cooperatives. If you are interested in learning more about this project – or other work that we are sowing and ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... for Families Fund, also launched today. To learn more about the Fund, visit www.gcir.org/CADignityFund . Led by ... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. GCIR ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... November, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about getting ready for this opportunity. GCIR had hired an ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... and those living in close quarters. They are concerned about community health, and they are also concerned about the potential for working families to face economic ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... of the new public charge rule dwarfs that of any other immigration policy under this administration thus far. The ... for which they are eligible. Fearing the potential immigration consequences, many have preemptively disenrolled ... since the very first executive actions, recognizing that immigration issues are integral to all funding priorities. ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
The first quarterly President Message from Marissa Tirona, GCIR President.
January 29, 2021
President's Message
... that have been historically excluded from the immigration funding space, including disability justice ... Status (TPS) for 18 months. According to the American Immigration Council, of the 344,000 Ukrainian immigrants in ... approximately 34,000 do not have an otherwise defined immigration status. These 34,000 Ukrainian immigrants, ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
A pledge from California philanthropic organizations:
The COVID–19 public health and economic crisis and the murders of Black Americans by police, have laid bare the deep inequities across our state. We need bold steps to ensure a future based on economic inclusion, racial equity, and compassionate humanity.
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
... of migrants. Under the previous administration, U.S. immigration policy was characterized by a series of ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... them to fill out the census questionnaire. Details about the paid media program and how to participate can be ... groups received accounts with Thru-Text and information about how to hold a “distributed text bank”. ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
2020 has been a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. The fourth consecutive year of escalating policy attacks on immigrants and many other marginalized communities.
October 13, 2020
President's Message