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... While the last four years have been devastating for immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the ... be operating in an environment of competing priorities and with an advocate and service provider community increasingly ... conversations with movement leaders throughout the country about key priorities, strategies, and needs, GCIR is ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
About GCIR As the nation’s only immigrant-focused ... Amid continued challenges and significant opportunities for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, we are building ... future of our collective liberation. What We Do GCIR works with more than 140 member institutions, the 1,200 individual ...
... of another school shooting and continued disappointment with elected officials for not delivering on their promises. Yet Angela Davis’ ... a tomorrow that is more just—for generations to come. Staff Feature: Cairo Mendes, Director of State and Local ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Election Scenario Planning," including powerpoint and recording here. Materials: Election Scenario Planning ...
September, 2020
Program Materials
... to be in positions of power, to be compensated fairly for their labor, and to be valued for the expertise they ... various projects, some of which allowed me to connect with and learn from immigrant justice movement leaders across ... of these organizations cannot afford to hire full time staff to carry out the work. I saw firsthand the importance ...
September 21, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
The California Dignity for Families Fund helps migrant families and unaccompanied ... in Mexico in harsh and dangerous conditions. They, along with more recent migrants, are now arriving in the United ... Lopez / Unsplash License CA Dignity for Families Fund - About ...
... to get there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is ... constant iteration) of ways of working that make it easy for people to engage meaningfully in learning processes. Like ... in qualitative data and the lived experiences of our staff, board, and partners to get the story right. Reflexive. ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... As a native-born U.S. citizen working in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to ... communities and the seeming disinterest of so many in their mistreatment. Equally as important to me as the ... to resource the efforts necessary to reach these goals. Staff Feature: Kevin Douglas, Senior Director of National ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... a Chinese-Thai father and a Filipina mother, I struggled with stereotypes of Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), ... are you really from?” when my answer was unsatisfactory for my interrogator, started to trigger me. Ivy Headshot ... Staff Feature: Ivy O. Suriyopas, Vice President of Programs ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... the nonprofit sector has been pulled into a discussion about COVID-19, as leaders urgently strategize about how to ... reschedule campaigns, we’re getting better at planning for the boom and bust of electoral cycle funding and have ... pandemic and a looming recession are on a collision course with your fundraising plans and will ultimately impact if you ...
March 11, 2020
Blog Post
Description Join us for a three-hour scenario planning session for the upcoming November election. The agenda includes: 9:00-10:00 am PT: Context from ...
September 29, 2020
Webinar
... Early Childhood Funders Collaborative Funders' Committee for Civic Participation Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Neighborhood Funders Group's ... governorships, and many state legislature seats are up for election. The results of this year’s midterm elections will ...
November 27, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
May 11, 2022
May 10, 2022
... two years to support Census 2020. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) has been overseeing the ... a robust movement infrastructure to improve opportunities for historically marginalized Californians. Northern ... the Census. Connect with your regional association to ask about local efforts and how you can get involved. Reach out ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
GCIR's staff members represent diverse backgrounds, are experts on a ... have an office in the San Francisco Bay Area and remote staff in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington DC, and Washington State. Staff ...
... impact of the 2020 election on immigrants and refugees, with a focus on how philanthropy and leaders in the field are ... response to this moment’s opportunities and challenges for immigrant communities, including prospects for advancing ... other programs. We welcome your suggestions and details about how your institution is responding; please share any ...