... 2016, many in philanthropy have allocated significant rapid-response funding to mitigate the impact of this ruthless ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Video & Audio
... and refugees 3) Seed and cultivate funder networks to move resources and shift philanthropic practice Our state and ...
February, 2023
Organization Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... toward important victories over the past several years. In 2017, we conducted a survey and held the first-ever youth ... of engagement builds youth consciousness of how public resources are allocated. It shows the city that our youth are ... essential information like how to stay safe and access resources in the face of Covid-19. In this way, young people ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... County Northern California Grantmakers The devastating 2017 North Bay fires made national headlines as they razed ...
May 8, 2018
Regional Briefing
... economic assistance due to legal status. Read the full brief at the link below. The Pandemic’s Financial Toll on ...
October, 2020
Issue Brief
The Census Bureau has proposed the addition of a Citizenship Status Question to the 2020 Census and indicated that data will be included in the transfer of census counts to states for the purposes of redistricting. During this webinar funders will learn how census data is used in congressional, state and local redistricting, and the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court case Evenwel v. Abbott; how efforts to draw out non-citizens or non-voters undermines one person, one vote, and the foundation of our democracy; and what needs to be done to ensure communities are represented.
August 15, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) announced a round of grants from its Civic Participation Emergency Grant Fund to help ensure Latinos are counted in the upcoming Census as the country responds to the rapidly-changing situation concerning COVID-19. The first round of grants went to eight grassroots, community-based organizations in six southern states.
April 1, 2020
Response Fund
... threat, whether they enforce safety measures, and what resources are directed at addressing issues such as health ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
... currently considering a fourth disaster relief package in response to COVID-19, which could include additional funding ...
April 3, 2020
Response Fund
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
August, 2023
Program Materials
Resource from Bolder Advocacy that details actions private foundations can take given a contested election.
November 10, 2020
Philanthropic News
DESCRIPTION Launched in 2012 in response to the opportunity presented under the Obama ... to qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), GCIR’s Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) network has ... legal services, education and outreach, and crisis response. Though DOTD in its current form will be sunsetting ...
January 18, 2023
Webinar
... helping to receive, disburse, and manage these critical resources to get them to heavily impacted border regions and ... with California philanthropy to deploy $327 million in response to anti-immigrant federal policies. In 2020, GCIR ... immigrants and their families who were affected by the 2017 wildfires. Nationally, since 2012, the organization has ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... of movement leaders with the aim of mobilizing more resources for immigrant and refugee communities I share these ... and our movements will require spaciousness, capacity, and resources to leverage opportunities, position themselves well ...
December 7, 2021
President's Message
... attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). While the decision was made on procedural grounds and ... effect will be felt throughout our communities, where DACA recipients are integral members, as friends and ... We uplift and honor their leadership. Attempts to rescind DACA, along with the barrage of other anti-immigrant policy ...
June 18, 2020
Statement
... who believe in sustained investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights ... immigrant and refugee-led and -serving organizations. With DACA in the balance, ongoing threats to democracy targeting ... and the continued use of migrants as political pawns, more resources must be moved to support these communities at the ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, "Transforming the Funding Landscape for the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including the recording, PowerPoint, and other materials.
December, 2022
Program Materials