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Join GCIR and our colleagues, Council of Michigan Foundations, for a conversation that will provide funders with a baseline understanding of immigrant and refugee issues and insights into how they can support these communities beyond civic engagement efforts in the run-up to elections and readily and strategically allocate resources in response to post-election developments.
In partnership with Northern California Grantmakers we invite you to explore how California can remain a pro-immigrant state while the shifts in federal policies and funding retraction dismantle the protections for immigrants across the nation.
Why have so many people in the Americas made the perilous migration journey to the United States, especially in recent years? Why have migration patterns in the Western Hemisphere shifted over the years, and why are migrants from some countries treated differently than others? How are the policies and practices of the U.S. connected to the reasons people in the region have moved over time? To get at the root of these questions, GCIR is releasing a new timeline: U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas, which delves into this history to allow for a nuanced analysis and deeper understanding of the migration flows and patterns we see today.
Open Society Foundations and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees commissioned this report as part of a larger effort to make resources, knowledge, and infrastructure developed during the pandemic known to grantmakers responding to future economic disruptions. Stand Together describes Covid-19 direct relief funds for undocumented immigrants and records promising practices for crisis grantmaking in immigrant communities.
This initiative was established in 2017 in order to achieve two goals: to ensure that hard-to-count populations in California are accurately counted, and to build a stronger movement infrastructure across the state.
The economy, natural disasters, big breaking news, election cycles, etc. all make catching potential donors’ attention and investments more difficult. In the course of a normal year, these dynamics are commonplace and even anticipatable. We know how to reschedule campaigns, we’re getting better at planning for the boom and bust of electoral cycle funding and have learned to lean into more resilient sources of independent revenue like sustainer giving to get us through the ups and downs.
In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Arcenio Lopez, Executive Director of Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP). Read on as Arcenio shares his thoughts about building power for Indigenous immigrants, the importance of forging alliances with other Indigenous communities, and how philanthropy can support and strengthen the work of Indigenous migrants.
Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Building AAPI Immigrant Power in Houston."
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Immigrant Media and the Fourth Estate: A Democratic Imperative" here, including the session transcription of the meeting, and relevant links.
Find all program related materials from our QI LSWG Meeting here, including recording.
Thank you for everyone who attended the Bay Area Funders' Regional meeting.