It took a bit of time, but foundation leaders—some of them, anyway—are now speaking out against the Trump administration’s executive orders banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries.
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... charge,’ and highlight how a campaign, “ Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future ,” is uniting a ... Jonathan Blazer , Senior Program Officer, Four Freedoms Fund Speakers Olivia Golden , Executive Director, Center ... Factsheets & Analysis Nearly 20 Million Children Live in Immigrant Families that Could Be Affected by Evolving ...
April 19, 2018
... health care, public education, and other services in California. It was then that I began to grasp the realities ... of being undocumented, and the power and promise of the immigrant rights movement. Those early seeds of consciousness ... from and partnering with incredible leaders in the immigrant rights movement, leaders who have moved in concert ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... in the United States since 2014 through the Special Immigrant Visa program, and an estimated 18,000 Afghan allies ... seekers , including the Welcome with Dignity campaign. Fund advocacy and related efforts for a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders , such as the We Are Home campaign and Ready to Stay . Provide general support ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
Welcome to Amplify, where we feature interviews with immigrant justice field leaders to showcase their work and ... and Kaxh Mur'al, two people who were driven from their home countries to seek security in the United States – and ... a national, statewide, or local organization fighting for immigrant rights or working to counter the toxic narrative ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... have also created our own opportunities, most notably our immigrant integration framework and toolkit that drove ... ago, we began thinking about updating and building on immigrant integration. Then came November 2016, and we have ... continue to be a given, but we play into the hands of anti-immigrant forces if we don’t also invest in long-term ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Program Materials
... and Alexie Torres-Fleming with Access Strategies Fund — issued the following statement : “We applaud the ...
June 28, 2019
Statement
Join us for the quarterly meeting of GCIR’s Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) network, which has included 27 state and local funding collaboratives in 21 states supporting 700+ grantees, investing needed resources to protect and defend the rights of immigrants and refugees. Composed of local sites linked by a national network, collaborative members are diverse in geographic focus, priorities, and strategies.
December 5, 2022
Group Meeting
Join us for the final quarterly meeting of GCIR’s Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) network, which has included 27 state and local funding collaboratives in 21 states supporting 700+ grantees since its inception and invests resources to protect and defend the rights of immigrants and refugees. Composed of local sites linked by a national network, collaborative members are diverse in geographic focus, priorities, and strategies.
June 15, 2023
Group Meeting
This presentation covers intersectional community-based projects on refugees, the evolving perspectives on refugee integration, and what funders can do.
June, 2016
Presentation
While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities, this timeline shows how powerfully communities in Texas have resisted. From Indigenous nations fighting to preserve their culture to BIPOC communities organizing to end the criminalization of Black and Brown lives, people have sought to protect their freedom to move, stay, work, and thrive.
May, 2022
Infographic
... and welcome to the CDFF Newsletter Series: Learning for Immigrant Justice! The recent political stunts of relocating ... of non-profit organizations that were funded by the California Dignity for Families Fund (CDFF), a collective action fund that supports the ...
November 7, 2022
Response Fund
... Zealand, you can certainly show your solidarity here at home and counter hate in all its forms to ensure that our ... communities and Islamophobia. Look to the RISE Together Fund and the Pillars Fund as thought partners. Together, let us strive for a ...
March 15, 2019
Statement
... BIPOC Leadership Hello! We’re here with issue #4 of the California Dignity for Families Fund (CDFF) Newsletter Series: Learning for Immigrant Justice. This month we’ll be spotlighting how to ...
April 4, 2023
Response Fund
How are immigrant-serving worker centers (often called “day ... foundation-funded Building Community Partnerships to Serve Immigrant Workers initiative. Then learn about on-the-ground ...
September 6, 2018
Group Meeting
... Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), Black, and LGBTQ immigrant community. In January 2020, ICE acknowledged ... us for a webinar program co-hosted by the Four Freedoms Fund and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. ... must galvanize our philanthropic community to advance an immigrant inclusive vision for our country. With so much at ...
April 23, 2020
Webinar
... to interested funders in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well national funders with the ability to ... Chakraborty, Senior Director of Programs, Four Freedoms Fund Ben Coyle, Senior Director of Institutional ... Negar Tayyar, Co-Founder/Director, Global Whole Being Fund Registration Visit our registration page to register for ...
April 15, 2021
Partner Program
... a truly equitable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the immigrant justice movement must be sustainable, which means ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... the legacy of Queer and Trans elders and pioneers, LGBTQ immigrant and refugee leaders continue to lead the fight for ... have advocated for increased funding to support LGBTQ immigrant communities, particularly to address lack of access ... Judy Yu, Senior Program Officer, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund CO-Sponsor Forefront - Electronic logo - RGB.jpg Main ...
October 5, 2022
Webinar
... the fundamental right to move freely. As described by the Immigrant Movement Visioning Process , the freedom to move ... – to establish roots and belong in a place they call home. Unfortunately, for nearly 700,000 DACA (Deferred ... fix can provide a fundamental and permanent solution. Immigrant justice movement leaders are using every available ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
