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... 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
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as someone who is still relatively new to this role, it has been both gratifying and humbling to ... we hosted a session on the Black Migrant Power Fund , a new fund driving resources to groups serving Black migrant ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... targets, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. GCIR joins our philanthropic partners in condemning the ... wrongly targeted and with each other. As we outlined in GCIR’s January 2025 Funder Recommendations , there are many ... (including specific funding opportunities) and a new policy resource shortly. Stay tuned! We also ...
April 24, 2025
Statement
... opportunity will ground funders across Northern New England on these important issues and identify what ... Endowment for Health Althea Gonzalez , Project Manager, GCIR Megan Reilly , New England Program Officer, The Clowes Fund [moderator] ...
October 4, 2017
Webinar
... the nation. In the wake of these changes, what will the New Year hold? Many administration pledges—a border wall, ... Registration Registration is now closed. Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, philanthropic ... Commons Monthly Immigration Policy Call: What Will the New Year Bring? ...
January 18, 2018
... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, was unlawful . Today, 25 days after the ... also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible under the terms of the ... for most of those who have aged into the program since September 2017—experienced an “ immediate change in their ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
GCIR invites you to join a movement of philanthropic leaders. Being a GCIR member demonstrates a dedication to building an inclusive and ...
Organization Materials
... 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 ... provider community increasingly burdened by fatigue. Join GCIR and leading organizations for a discussion on the key ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... immigrants into the criminal justice system. New York City – as a leader in justice reform and a ... Emerging changes in immigration detention policy under the new administration and opportunities for advocacy Initiatives ... Refugees Justice Reform Group Is Immigration Detention the New Incarceration Boom? ...
March 30, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
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
Remarks delivered by GCIR's president, Daranee Petsod, at Courage, Vision, ... This approach takes us part of the way. That’s why our new vision, inspired by the work of john powell and others, ... focuses on belonging. Belonging requires that we weave a new social fabric together. That we listen to, engage with, ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Program Materials
About May 10-12, 2022 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- ... In choosing Houston as the site of our 2022 convening, GCIR seeks to shine a spotlight on the challenges facing ...
May 10, 2022
National Convening
About October 28-30, 2024 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- and refugee-related grantmaking. GCIR’s 2024 convening will take place in the context of ...
October 28, 2024
National Convening
... for all. In this rapidly changing policy landscape, GCIR will hold a community call to facilitate joint ... and collective action. This meeting will be open to GCIR members and non-members alike who want to stay up to ... future, and we invite you to join us as we explore this new meeting format. transparency commitment Thank you for ...
May 29, 2025
Webinar
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... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... they faced leaving their home countries and settling in a new one. Some stories were heartbreaking, while others ... from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. Emerging Leader ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
... While media reports may portray this as a new crisis in the making, human suffering has been occurring ... the Biden administration hastily introduced yet another new restriction on asylum that is expected to go into effect ... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... the level of support, care, and contribution these new residents have always brought. The California Immigrant ... issues facing immigrant families and organizations.” GCIR will bring its more than 30 years of experience as the ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of Programs, GCIR [moderator] Resources Assumption Of Risk: Legal ... for this program is now closed. Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, philanthropic ... to Main Street: How Local Governments Are Responding to a New Era ...
March 15, 2018
This six-minute video features GCIR's founders, members, and allies reflecting on the past ... development and the role that philanthropy has played. GCIR 20th Anniversary Video ...
July, 2010
Video & Audio