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... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , ... Shawn Morehead , Vice President for Grants at The New York Community Trust ; Robby Rodriguez , Program Officer ... two years as co-chair. Founded in 1990, GCIR works with member foundations and the broader philanthropic community to ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
... with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR ) on issues at the intersection of tax credit access, ... , the Department of Homeland Security published an extreme new public charge rule, by which immigrants can be denied a ... found its actions to be in violation of the law. ... September 2019 Newsletter Interview: Kevin Douglas, Director ...
September 12, 2019
Blog Post
... and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners. Specifically, the two pages ... highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to address the needs, ... visions of who we are and want to be as a society. GCIR 25th Anniversary Timeline ...
January, 2016
Infographic
Throughout GCIR’s 30-year history, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. ... and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our members and funding partners, has ... and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020. GCIR 30th Anniversary Timeline ...
March, 2020
Infographic
... and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of ... but also great opportunities for philanthropy. Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... seekers were among those whose lives were upended as new policies cast suspicion on Muslims and the foreign-born; ... to workplaces and houses of worship. In response, GCIR mounted an extraordinary effort to inform, connect, and ... facing immigrant families and communities. Read the GCIR 2017 Annual Report: Rallying Philanthropy to Stand with ...
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
Description New immigration policies and enforcement efforts are directly ... of immigrants and refugees in our own communities. In this member briefing, we will hear from frontline organizations ... recent Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) annual conference, as well Philanthropy Northwest's ...
June 5, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... large. In this volatile immigration policy landscape, GCIR provided the thought leadership, technical assistance, ... Annual Report to learn more about our work that year. GCIR 2016 Annual Report ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... but it does lead migrants to take greater risks. The new administration’s focus on restrictive and punitive U.S. ... U.S. , Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center, September 25, 2012. Other Statement: Freedom Network USA ... Project: Resources Presentation PowerPoint Slides , GCIR, April 12, 2017 A special thanks to GCIR members and ...
April 12, 2017
Webinar
... for our second meeting of the year. Please email [email protected]gcir.org with any questions or with topics you would like to ... participants. CIII: Legal Service Working Group September 2020 ...
September 23, 2020
Group Meeting
All of us at GCIR grieve for the lives lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, and stand in support of their families and ... in the GCIR network: While you may not be able to act in New Zealand, you can certainly show your solidarity here at ...
March 15, 2019
Statement
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... working with funders in two additional states to launch new collaboratives by year's end. California Immigrant ... members to sign onto to its joint letter asking that the new citizenship question be removed. We also signed onto ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... As you know from her announcement earlier this week, GCIR President Daranee Petsod has chosen to step down from ... from traditional immigrant gateways such as California, New York, and Texas to newer immigrant destinations like ... ultimately leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding over a decade. The California Immigrant ...
November 20, 2019
Statement
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... applaud the strong statements issued by our member foundations and our colleague ... Select Additional Statements "...this ugliness finds new life only when it is given license to grow. ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
Overview This 12-page report reviews GCIR's efforts to inform, connect, and catalyze philanthropy ... and equitable future, and we look forward to releasing our new immigrant-focused grantmaking framework. 2020 will be a ... community was enhanced by a day-long, in-person meeting in September as well as a learning lab on the immigrant ...
March, 2020
GCIR Annual Report
... Day, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant and Refugees (GCIR) is pleased to release Philanthropic Strategies to ... can confront these challenges through bold and innovative new strategies that leverage resources, maximize impact, and ... populations. GCIR partners with a growing network of member foundations, as well as the greater philanthropic ...
June 20, 2018
Press Release
... and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCIR is leaning into our core values to guide how we mobilize ... and assert leadership and influence in the public sphere. GCIR stands ready to work with funders to ensure that your ... in implementing these recommendations, please contact GCIR’s COVID-19 leads, Aryah Somers Landsberger or Kevin ...
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President The Trump administration has launched its most ... change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on October 15, barring delays due ... of U.S.-born citizens would fail to meet the harsh new public charge standards. For many people—my family ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
About GCIR’s biennial national convening is the foremost ... voices and advocates with the aim of giving funders new tools and renewed enthusiasm to guide their immigrant- ... the South, and learn how philanthropy can advance a bold new vision for America. Location Atlanta, Georgia has emerged ...
March 11, 2020
National Convening