... the foreign-born; advanced aggressive and indiscriminate immigration enforcement; and terminated Deferred Action for Childhood ...
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
... participants in public demonstrations or in case of law enforcement abuse. To that end, GCIR, alongside other ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
Upwardly Global—a leading workforce development organization focused on connecting immigrants and refugees to skill-aligned employment—is teaming up with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s philanthropy-mobilizing organization focused on advancing immigrant and refugee justice—to address and dismantle systemic barriers that immigrant women of color face to economic security. The partnership is made possible due to a grant from Pivotal Ventures, and directly aligns with their goal of advancing social progress for women and families in the United States.
April 26, 2022
Press Release
This four-page timeline summarizes immigrant and refugee policy developments and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020.
March, 2020
Infographic
This two-page infographic covers major policy developments for immigrants and refugees between 1990 and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners.
January, 2016
Infographic
... murders of unarmed Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. A national reckoning with centuries of systemic ... to center racial justice , and pushed for inclusion of immigration in philanthropic discussions on racism. 2020 ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
... issues, including public charge, family separation, border enforcement, detention and deportation, primary and secondary trauma, ... a case for long-term philanthropic commitment to funding immigration as a defining and cross-cutting issue of our ...
March, 2020
GCIR Annual Report
... tough year for GCIR and for every organization working on immigration. The federal administration continued its ...
September, 2019
GCIR Annual Report
... we laid the groundwork for a project to examine immigration enforcement and detention in the context of criminalization of vulnerable ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... and rights violations looming large. In this volatile immigration policy landscape, GCIR provided the thought ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... support for many aspects of that agenda. As American Immigration Council ’s Jorge Loweree observed when asked about the failed bipartisan immigration deal, “Advocating for stricter immigration policy, regardless of the actual results, is just ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... prevent family separation, move away from the use of detention centers, and show solidarity with immigrants and ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
What do we hope to accomplish? What will success look like? What will it take to get there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the organization’s commitment to proactive learning throughout our work. In a nutshell, I aim to support the team in building evaluative capacity, including through the design (and constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage meaningfully in learning processes.
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... the results of America’s presidential election, and immigration policy was top of the agenda. Not only was I ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... on the past 20 years immigrant integration efforts and immigration policy development and the role that philanthropy ...
July, 2010
Video & Audio
... (NGOs) in providing a humane and effective alternative to detention and surveillance. Through humanitarian relief, ... to deploy nearly $80 million to build local capacity for immigration legal services, advocacy, and organizing. GCIR ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
This four-minute video features GCIR board members talking about the role the organization played in addressing the needs, uplifting the contributions, and supporting immigrants and refugees in reaching their full potential.
July, 2016
Video & Audio
... administration began by undoing many racist and draconian immigration policies from the Trump era, including fortifying ... of constant fear. The potential for significant federal immigration relief was at its highest in decades. Yet, 2021 ...
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
... stakeholders and decision-makers to resource a robust immigration and refugee rights power-building ecosystem. We ...
March, 2024
GCIR Annual Report