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April 15, 2020
Press Release
... 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
... Associate Director for Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, WES Mariam Assefa Fund ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... from philanthropy GCIR's resource page on DACA A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
September 9, 2017
Statement
... to best meet evolving needs. The Foundation will pay special attention to populations in Napa County that may be ... 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
... Statements from Philanthropy DACA Resources A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
... scopes of work – especially as it relates to special events and canvassing – will get resolved. We ... 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
... 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
... the Census. Connect with your regional association to ask about local efforts and how you can get involved. Reach out ... efforts and remain connected on all things Census. Learn about how the philanthropic community is taking action and ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
... 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
... an online community gathering when we will share details about the Supreme Court decision and how it will impact ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... of Hispanic adults in families with noncitizens and about half (49 percent) of those in families where all ... the difficult decisions immigrant families were making about applying for public benefits in the context of ... medical care programs for the uninsured (21 percent); the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... and would expand the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the ... asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer than the two-year ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... the nonprofit sector has been pulled into a discussion about COVID-19, as leaders urgently strategize about how to slow the outbreak and help those directly ... or medical leave. “We have been in talks for a while now about starting a national hardship fund to give direct ...
March 11, 2020
Blog Post
... the end of each quarter. Several key insights emerged about how imperialism, anti-Blackness, racial capitalism, and ... opening and deeply troubling. We have had conversations about how best to mobilize philanthropy to support community ... of perpetuating extractive practices. We thought together about how to build solidarity beyond allyship and transform ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
Amidst travel restrictions and other government responses to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of March 17, 2020, temporarily suspended refugee resettlement departures—the actual travel of a refugee from their initial country of asylum to the country where they will be resettled. In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus if they continued to travel as reasons behind their decision.
April 21, 2020
News Article
... Project (MICOP) . Read on as Arcenio shares his thoughts about building power for Indigenous immigrants, the ... strengthen the work of Indigenous migrants. Please tell us about yourself and your organization. Can you describe the ... starting in the 1980s. They shared stories with me about life in California, so I had some idea of the future ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... Law School. Read on as Katherine shares her thoughts about building power for immigrants with disabilities, ... the work of immigrants with disabilities. Please tell us about yourself and your organization. Katherine Perez ... age because my younger sister is autistic and went through special education and confronted a lot of discrimination. I ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... in the country. Read on as Kris shares his thoughts about building power for trans communities of color, ... and strengthen the work of trans-led movements. Tell us about what brings you to this work and what motivates you to ... our communities are resilient and joyful. Power is also about being able to define for ourselves who we are, to fight ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series