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By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In light of the ... DACA implementation, the DOTD network now comprises 20 sites in 15 states working to expand legal services, outreach ... hostile times. Sincerely, Daranee Petsod President GCIR President's Q3 Update, 2018 ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... even when things get dim and dark. And I never forget where it started. I was 17 years old and a friend invited me ... and field leaders across the country. As we look toward GCIR’s biennial convening in May 2022, I am excited to have ... Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local Programs ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... in this space. Although I have held direct service roles where I aimed to have an impact person-by-person, I have ... advocacy, and policy work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for ... Staff Feature: Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National Programs ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, reflecting the ... organizations, most recently the United Nations, where I learned the power of data, evidence, knowledge, and ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... how “well” I spoke English. And questions such as “Where are you from?” followed by “Where are you really ... contribute to the complexity of the population. GCIR’s national convening presents an opportunity for ... Staff Feature: Ivy O. Suriyopas, Vice President of Programs ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... networks, mayors’ offices, and welcoming task forces are best positioned to help identify and direct resources to ... contact Kevin Douglas , GCIR's Senior Director of National Programs. Photo by kieferpix on iStock , is licensed ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In January 2019 , I ... the resulting human devastation, and the attacks that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. I called ... to be an inspiring and thought-provoking gathering where we will hear different perspectives, challenge our ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that shares my ... by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active solidarity. This year, I look ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which ... movement leaders, funders, and experts whose perspectives are informed by varied experiences and roles within the ... at our convening in Houston last May and through our programs and communications in the latter half of 2022. And ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... Foundations on the Hill conference, also known as FOTH, where donors and foundations have the opportunity to meet ... said Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... six months of 2022 have been a time when many of the seeds GCIR planted last year germinated and bloomed, and, as ... to highlight the extensive and powerful work advocates are undertaking to advance immigrant justice in the state. By ... You can learn more about the Fund from the June 2nd webinar GCIR co-hosted with the Four Freedoms Fund. ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... for Women's Human Rights : Shalini Eddens, Director of Programs “The hatred and bigotry...expressed...in ... but to send it slouching back into the shameful dark where it belongs.” The Heinz Endowments : Grant Oliphant, ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... reference date the Census Bureau uses to record who lived where for its once-a-decade count. Nonprofit organizers had a ... that public gatherings and other face-to-face activities are out, census organizers are scrambling, like many of us, ... hospital infrastructure, and we will have a generation of children who will be out of school for months […] Simply ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 Contact: press@gcir.org GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND ... ANNOUNCES IVY SURIYOPAS WILL BE ITS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Long-time advocate for immigrant justice brings more ... She comes to GCIR from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), where she currently serves as a program officer focused on ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... existential global and national threats daily, many of us are dealing with grief and trauma in our personal lives. ... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. According to the American Immigration Council, of ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... their identities, experiences, families, and communities are never forgotten. Navigating the field of philanthropy ... to come. Joel Morales at 2022 Convening 350x304px.jpg GCIR’s lineup of plenary sessions, workshops, and ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ... helping to ensure that all Californians thrive no matter where they were born. With this new fund, California ... the California Dignity for Families Fund and innovative programs like the L.A. Justice Fund, which ensures due ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... for COVID-19 federal relief and state safety-net programs. The Fund was set up as part of a public-private ... just, and equitable future for all Californians, no matter where they were born. “I want to thank our ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... included a number of sessions related to immigrant children and children of immigrants. These sessions presented unique ... of immigrants and immigrant students . These students are in almost every early childhood center, school district, ...
February 26, 2018
Commentary