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This brief provides an overview of the philanthropic response and documents best practices and lessons learned that can inform current and future efforts to address the needs of immigrants and refugees in California and across the nation.
May, 2017
Report
description GCIR invites funders who support transnational ... Strategy Community of Practice on Thursday, April 3rd. GCIR launched this group last year to provide a space for ... Anduriña Espinoza-Wasil , Programs Learning Manager, GCIR REGISTRATION Please register by 5pm PT on Wednesday, ...
April 3, 2025
Group Meeting
... declare bold new opportunities for immigrants. Join GCIR for a discussion with legal services experts from ... the ability to meet this moment. Optional pre-reading: GCIR’s California Legal Services Assessment. Speakers Aidin ...
February 10, 2021
Webinar
Resource from Bolder Advocacy that details actions private foundations can take given a contested election.
November 10, 2020
Philanthropic News
Across the country, 202,500 DACA recipients are working to protect the health and safety of Americans as the country confronts COVID-19. They are ensuring that children are still being educated; food is still being grown, packaged, cooked, shipped, and put on the shelves of grocery stores; patients are being cared for; and much more.
April 6, 2020
News Article
... Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of Programs, GCIR [moderator] Registration Registration for this ... limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) Resources Funds Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund , Greater ... , Center for Disaster Philanthropy Community-Based Resources & Recommendations Help with the Effects of ...
September 18, 2017
Webinar
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four Freedoms Fund to commission an ... i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement any plans that would be developed. ... partnerships across geographical lines, and have access to resources developed by national groups, particularly in areas ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
March 11, 2020
October 28, 2024
... Registration Registration for this event is now closed. Resources The Promise of Sanctuary Cities and the Need for ... Justice , Transforming the System A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this ...
May 2, 2017
Webinar
March 11, 2020
... Hou, President Y & H Soda Foundation Bob Uyeki, CEO Resources GCIR's Statement on DACA: Defending the Dream: DACA's ... in Support of DACA Other statements from philanthropy GCIR's resource page on DACA A special thanks to GCIR ...
September 9, 2017
Statement
... 20 million refugees. Across the globe, already limited resources—both public and private—are now stretched ... for this event is now closed. Calls are open to GCIR members, other grantmaking institutions, philanthropic ... (Participation is limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) World Refugee Day: Innovative ...
June 20, 2017
Webinar
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy , the experience aimed ... the impacts of unjust immigration policies, and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of ... action for philanthropy to listen, learn, and invest more resources in this region's migrant-serving organizations and ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... and for philanthropy. In honor of Black History Month, GCIR and ABFE co-organized this webinar to uplift the lived ... and legal service needs—coupled with a sizeable gap in resources for culturally fluent organizations—means ... emergency For more information, please contact GCIR’s Director of National Programs, Kevin Douglas . We ...
February, 2019
Program Materials
... of whether they have explicit public charge-response resources and capacity. From increased walk-ins and phone ... responses that drain field and philanthropic capacity and resources away from more affirmative uses. New messages and ... additional information or resources contact Kevin Douglas, GCIR Director of National Programs: kevin@gcir.org Photo : ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... rights and our multiracial democracy, building on GCIR's 100 day policy state-of-play report. SPEAKERS Kelly ... commitment Thank you for your interest in this program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made ... presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, GCIR will make available the list of webinar participants to ...
May 19, 2025
Webinar
In a disappointing but not unexpected ruling, a federal district court rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to protect approximately 600,000 undocumented individuals from deportation. Yet, there are various strategies philanthropy can deploy at this critical moment.
September 14, 2023
Statement
... has transpired in our country since I took the helm of GCIR on November 23, 2020. We have weathered weeks of ... and daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, I come to GCIR with a deeply personal understanding that belonging is ... I believe we must, and we will. To do so, I believe that GCIR will need to build forward its critical role in the U.S. ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message