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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 ... to new challenges that arise, and provide the support and resources you have come to rely upon. While we will have less ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... that has been with the caveat of further restrictions on other pathways. Against this backdrop, it is unsurprising ... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... and we explored ways to educate and mobilize people on issues that directly impact their communities. In the ... refugees. I returned from GCIR’s convening with tools, resources, and new friendships that will last a lifetime. ...
July 13, 2022
Blog Post
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which ... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ... work possible. We are excited and grateful to embark on this next part of our organizational journey with you, and ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... as a unifying force in defiance of racism and deploy resources needed to protect our democracy and bring about ... There are no simple solutions. But all of us can take on the task of speaking up and denouncing acts of hatred." ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... the United Philanthropy Forum’s 21st annual Foundations on the Hill conference, also known as FOTH, where donors and ... 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 ... as the convening site, we aimed to shine a spotlight on the challenges facing immigrants in Texas, which has some ... on the Black Migrant Power Fund , a new fund driving resources to groups serving Black migrant communities. You ...
June 21, 2022
President's Message
... to families in need. Please donate, share this fundraiser on social media, and direct friends, co-workers, and big funders you may know. COVID-19 Relief Fund for WA Undocumented Folks ...
April 17, 2020
Response Fund
... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... and providing the most relevant and timely analysis on the political, cultural, economic, and social conditions ... rapid response funds mobilizing humanitarian aid and other resources within Ukraine. Earlier this month, the European ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
... , and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) began working together last year to close these ... the effort is already having results. The first step came on November 9, 2015, in Los Angeles, when representatives ... Building Partnerships for Change: Engaging and Leveraging Resources for Immigrant Financial Integration ...
February 17, 2017
Commentary
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Dear Colleagues: In January 2019 , I reflected on the extreme anti-immigrant policies that have come out of ... the next decade. Since the announcement, I’m pleased to report that we have embarked on a comprehensive endeavor to ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced the launch of the California Immigrant ... even while thousands are combating the coronavirus crisis on the frontlines as essential workers in healthcare, food ... This unprecedented partnership aligns public and private resources to help immigrant Californians and their families ...
April 15, 2020
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org GCIR and Philanthropic Partners Announce Creation of ... fund, California philanthropy and Governor Newsom build on the success of their partnership in 2020, when they ... helping to receive, disburse, and manage these critical resources to get them to heavily impacted border regions and ...
May 14, 2021
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: press@gcir.org Upwardly Global, GCIR Partner To Advance Economic ... a leading workforce development organization focused on connecting immigrants and refugees to skill-aligned ... color, and shifting philanthropic strategy to invest more resources in immigrant and refugee women leadership. ...
April 26, 2022
Press Release
All of us at GCIR grieve for the lives lost in Christchurch, New Zealand, ... supremacy have no place in our world. To funders in the GCIR network: While you may not be able to act in New ... and shape your grantmaking. Educate your institution on Muslim communities and Islamophobia. Look to the RISE ...
March 15, 2019
Statement
... traumas and accumulating stresses have taken a toll on those most directly impacted, but they have also ... tackle the most pressing issues facing our communities. GCIR is committed to supporting an equitable and sustainable ... on the front lines. To learn more, read GCIR’s 2020 report on secondary traumatic stress and join us for a ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , ... Blue Shield of California Foundation . In addition, the GCIR membership re-elected Shawn Morehead , Vice President ... Justice Foundation , each completed seven years of service on the board, including two years as co-chair. Founded in ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
Welcome to GCIR's Amplify blog series, where we feature interviews with ... of the Western North Carolina Workers' Center . Read on as Magaly shares her insights on organizing workers in her ... our community and different organizations, services, and resources that exist in the area. Our work starts with ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series