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... profoundly impacted by migration, a fact that no doubt led me here. I was born in Costa Rica to a Costa Rican father ... Studies for my master’s degree. My studies then led me to research departments within international ... recently the United Nations, where I learned the power of data, evidence, knowledge, and storytelling for informing ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... Wisconsin, Louisiana, and South Carolina. To guide these efforts, we have developed a GCIR state and local framework, ... national elections as a battleground state, and immigrant-led organizing efforts have had a significant impact on ... for immigrants and refugees 3) Seed and cultivate funder networks to move resources and shift philanthropic ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... to delve deeply into key issues, uplift power-building efforts, strategize on ways to amplify the work of ... organizing work being done to effect systemic change. Meet funder peers from across the country, see critical work ...
October 28, 2024
National Convening
... immigrant justice movement. From DACA to public charge to efforts to expand legal services capacity, we kept funders ... advocacy, and organizing, as well as groundbreaking efforts by immigrant, BIPOC, and LGBTQI leaders. Time and ... communities , elevated the immigrant justice movement’s efforts to center racial justice , and pushed for inclusion ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
Overview This 12-page report reviews GCIR's efforts to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropy in ... our California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) funder table and national Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) ... in the context of the hostile policy environment; and peer-led sessions on topics such as effective funding strategies ...
March, 2020
GCIR Annual Report
... Understanding these experiences on a personal level led me to my first role in philanthropy, helping invest in ... to the U.S. system. Committing to the WES team and their efforts to invest in immigrant and refugee communities felt ... fund. We apply participatory approaches as a trust-based funder, ensuring that we are not only shifting capital to ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... is not a maybe but a must. I was reminded that these efforts should also include youth leadership, which is ... continue to build power and invest in those doing the work led by and for immigrants and refugees. The conference ... participated in was the “Toxic Tour” of the East End, led by the local organization T.E.J.A.S . I learned how ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... GCIR 2018 Annual Report to learn more about GCIR's efforts to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropy, ...
September, 2019
GCIR Annual Report
Here at GCIR, 2021 marked the organization’s first year with our new president, Marissa Tirona, at the helm. With Marissa’s leadership and the strength of GCIR’s 30-year legacy, we built forward our critical role as a philanthropic mobilizing organization that moves money and power on behalf of immigrant communities. Read the full report to learn more about GCIR's work in 2021.
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
... and refugees between 1990 and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and ... and highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to address ...
January, 2016
Infographic
... members and funding partners, has mounted a wide range of efforts to advance immigrant justice and belonging and create ...
March, 2020
Infographic
Read the GCIR 2017 Annual Report to learn more about how GCIR staff, members, funders, and allies rose to 2017’s challenges.
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
... to work, to transform, and to thrive. Underlying our efforts to effect transformative change in support of ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
... that goes far beyond individual prejudice. Our learning led us to see that racial capitalism intentionally extracts ... were excited to hear about our political education efforts and were interested in possibly replicating something ...
November 9, 2023
Blog Post
... details some of those opportunities, including: Supporting efforts to grant access to driver’s licenses to state ... such as in Santa Ana, California. Supporting state-level efforts to extend access to Medicaid and the Children’s ... can continue to double down on long-term organizing efforts and advocacy campaigns happening at the local ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... more about the Fund, visit www.gcir.org/CADignityFund . Led by GCIR, in collaboration with Hyphen and Tides ... Newsom’s leadership and hope others will join these efforts.” “Addressing the humanitarian crisis at the ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
A review of the thought leadership, technical assistance, educational programs, and resources that GCIR provided in 2016 to support funders in understanding shifting conditions in the field and respond to emerging needs.
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... piece earlier this year, I urged funders to support efforts to build bridges, reduce tensions, and strengthen ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... cross-sector partners, and support timely and innovative efforts to advance equity, inclusion, and justice for ... of the Year for the key role we played in coordinating funder pushback to federal anti-immigrant policies. For more ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release