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policy agenda 2025_400x266.jpg GCIR envisions a society in which everyone thrives no matter ... foundations across the country, we mobilize philanthropic resources to promote the protection, wellbeing, and inclusion ... refugees, we: Oppose policies that narrow legal pathways for entering the United States, including, but not limited ...
... Since late 2021 I have served as the Foundation Manager for Contigo Fund based in Central Florida. Earlier this ... year I was thrilled to receive a scholarship to attend GCIR’s 2022 convening in Houston in May as an emerging ... 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 ... and partners - GCIR’s new theory of change . For Twitter GCIR Theory of Change Graphic.jpg As reflected ... of oppression inflict harm upon and withhold power and resources from people who seek to stay, move freely, work, ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
... Shaheen (she/her/hers), and I have served at the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) since February of 2021, beginning as a ... a single yearly grantmaking cycle. When I heard about the GCIR 2024 conference, I immediately knew I wanted to ...
November 21, 2024
Blog Post
FOTH 2024 group 1.jpeg For the second year in a row, Grantmakers Concerned with ... issues of our time. The gathering was part of the United Philanthropy Forum’s 21st annual Foundations on the Hill ... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... leaders to showcase their work and provide a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very first Amplify ... , two protagonists in Borderland: The Line Within On how philanthropy can prioritize their investments in building ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... order that fundamentally undermines the right for individuals fleeing dangerous conditions to seek asylum ... in some ways than the failed immigration bill covered by GCIR earlier this year , with the ACLU already announcing its ... the border.” We recently partnered with Hispanics in Philanthropy to host a delegation of funders for a ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
GCIR is compiling national and California-focused resources for philanthropy on the 2020 Census. We will be regularly ...
GCIR is closely monitoring the impact of the 2020 election on ... GCIR's post-election statement . Below we are sharing resources to help support and capture philanthropy’s ... response to this moment’s opportunities and challenges for immigrant communities, including prospects for advancing ...
GCIR is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, with a focus on how it is impacting immigrants and how philanthropy is addressing that impact. We will be continually updating this page with relevant and useful resources, as well as webinars and other programs. We ...
... celebration comes amidst a painful moment of reckoning for our country with a legacy of anti-Black racism that ... equity for all communities. You must be logged into your GCIR website account to access the recordings below. GCIR ... Community in the U.S. , GCIR, March 2019 Juneteenth Resources 2020 ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal, Video & Audio
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) joins a growing chorus within philanthropy standing in ... read them and share them widely. At this defining moment for our nation, the philanthropic community must act boldly ... as a unifying force in defiance of racism and deploy resources needed to protect our democracy and bring about ...
August 10, 2017
Statement
... lives. Modern life does not readily present spaces for healing, grieving, and community building in the face of ... if that is the way we will survive?” To that end, GCIR is responding to these complex challenges by leaning ... rapid response funds mobilizing humanitarian aid and other resources within Ukraine. Earlier this month, the European ...
March 24, 2022
President's Message
About October 16-17, 2025 GCIR is organizing a site visit to Northwest Arkansas to complement the GSP 2025 Convening for funders and philanthropic-supporting organizations. ... September 5, 2025 . The registration fee will help GCIR to cover the costs of the site visit, including ...
October 16, 2025
Learning Tour
... hospitality, and domestic work, have been hard hit. For the undocumented, the loss of income will not be offset ... at a time when their communities need them most. Join GCIR to learn from leaders in the immigrant rights movement ... Matters Supporting Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "2024 Election Scenario Planning: Immigrant Justice SWOT for Philanthropy" here, including the session recording, ...
August, 2024
Program Materials
October 29, 2024
To help guide us through the COVID-19 crisis, The ILC Public Education Institute has compiled resources for immigrants, refugees, parents and educators. These ...
April, 2020
Resource Portal
COVID-19 advocacy resources for philanthropy. Content includes: Advocacy Resources What Members are Saying What Funders are Saying By ...
April, 2020
Resource Portal