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By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In January 2019 , I ... 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
... 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 ... board, including two years as co-chair. Founded in 1990, GCIR works with member foundations and the broader ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as ... 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 ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... lack of support are alarming and should serve as a call-to-action in philanthropy, because the Black population is only ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built ... Associate Director for Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, WES Mariam Assefa Fund ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Over 70 foundations have signed a joint statement on immigration in the wake of President Trump’s ... order banning immigration from seven Muslim countries. The statement, published by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) focuses on the fact that America was built by ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News
... 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 ... took participants to destinations across Houston to learn about immigrant justice work happening in the city. One site ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is considering what they do – and how they do it – in order to evaluate whether their actions result in the consequences they intend for them.
July 11, 2019
Blog Post
... who said, “there is no time to waste.” View the full statement at the link below. Statement from the Women’s Refugee Commission ...
November 12, 2020
Statement
Statement by Former U.S. Census Bureau Directors April 14, ... John Thompson (2013-2017) Statement by Former U.S. Census Bureau Directors ...
April 14, 2020
Blog Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: press@gcir.org Upwardly Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic Power for Immigrant and ... culture to ensure corporate diversity/equity/inclusion initiatives are inclusive of and advance immigrant women of ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... The Trump Administration announced the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), thereby rescinding work ... Statements from Philanthropy DACA Resources A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
... 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
... Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to ...
April 13, 2020
Press Release
... Civil Liberties Union and others have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to end the expulsions. Members of ... improve management of the border. In a bold move, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit his post in protest of what he ... Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... only home many of them have ever known. The repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program exacts an ... success. Through the Delivering on the Dream initiative, GCIR engaged more than 100 foundations nationally and in 15 ...
September 14, 2017
Statement
... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... to be a “specialty occupation ” ? Doesn’t sound so special after all. “This is not just about due ... first 100 days, plus several dozen other initiatives. They include — as Pierce anticipates — ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... 50 leaders from philanthropy released a joint public statement that criticizes Trump’s executive orders for ... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) , which had begun a discussion with its members after the election about taking a public stance against Trump’s immigration ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... on September 23, 2020. The undersigned funders join GCIR in taking a stand against hate and support this call to action to philanthropy. Their signatures appear in ... of legitimate debate on immigration and “serious about addressing systematic and institutional racism.” The ...
September 23, 2020
Statement