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... of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Angie Junck , Director of the Human Rights ... Shawn Morehead , Vice President for Grants at The New York Community Trust ; Robby Rodriguez , Program Officer ...
January 27, 2020
Press Release
... large. In this volatile immigration policy landscape, GCIR provided the thought leadership, technical assistance, educational programs, and resources that helped funders understand shifting conditions ... Annual Report to learn more about our work that year. GCIR 2016 Annual Report ...
April, 2017
GCIR Annual Report
... but it does lead migrants to take greater risks. The new administration’s focus on restrictive and punitive U.S. ... Fund at NEO Philanthropy [moderator] Resources Reports & Factsheets Human Trafficking in the Trump ... Project: Resources Presentation PowerPoint Slides , GCIR, April 12, 2017 A special thanks to GCIR members and ...
April 12, 2017
Webinar
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
Dear Colleagues: In 2021, GCIR launched a process to develop a new strategy which reflects our evolution as a national ... 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
Throughout GCIR’s 30-year history, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. ... and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our members and funding partners, has mounted a wide range of ...
March, 2020
Infographic
... “It’s extraordinary how groups have pivoted to this new environment we’re in, and are still trying to get a ... will be out of school for months […] Simply put—the resources the 2020 Census will bring to communities will be ... for Civic Participation (FCCP). A working group of FCCP members, the Funders Census Initiative (FCI) is an important ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in ... but also great opportunities for philanthropy. Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the country about key priorities, strategies, and needs, GCIR is releasing today our recommendations for how ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... seekers were among those whose lives were upended as new policies cast suspicion on Muslims and the foreign-born; ... to workplaces and houses of worship. In response, GCIR mounted an extraordinary effort to inform, connect, and ... and Refugees to learn more about how GCIR staff, members, funders, and allies rose to 2017’s challenges. ...
March, 2018
GCIR Annual Report
... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to ... was top of the agenda. Not only was I anxious that my new role could be affected by potential shifts in these ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in ... provider community increasingly burdened by fatigue. Join GCIR and leading organizations for a discussion on the key ... the first 100 days of the Biden administration and beyond. GCIR’s recommendations for philanthropy will also be ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... and 2015, as well as the efforts over that time period by GCIR, our members, and partners. Specifically, the two pages feature: ... highlights from 25 years of the wide range of efforts by GCIR, our members, and funding partners to address the needs, ...
January, 2016
Infographic
... also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible under the terms of the ... in the military , and become more civically engaged members of their communities. Alongside their neighbors, more ... requirements —including being under age 31 as of June 15, 2012. Given that 825,000 immigrants have held DACA at ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCIR is leaning into our core values to guide how we mobilize ... is imperative that philanthropy prioritize these integral members of our communities, particularly mixed-status ... and assert leadership and influence in the public sphere. GCIR stands ready to work with funders to ensure that your ...
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... democracy. In the face of these extraordinary challenges, GCIR leaned into our mission, vision, and values , taking ... 22 years. As we look ahead, we are thrilled to have our new president Marissa Tirona at the helm. Under her visionary ... philanthropic practice; provide a political home for GCIR members, funders, and allies; co-create platforms for funders ...
July, 2021
GCIR Annual Report
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President The Trump administration has launched its most ... change: the revised “public charge” rule. When the new rule goes into effect on October 15, barring delays due ... both lawful noncitizens and their U.S.-citizen family members—from accessing vital services for which they are ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... a year of significant transitions for the country and for GCIR. It ushered in a new federal administration and, along ... as expelling Haitian migrants and failing to release immigrant detainees during the pandemic—continued ... on behalf of immigrant communities. Through our programs, resources, grantmaking, and communications, we addressed ...
April, 2022
GCIR Annual Report
... While media reports may portray this as a new crisis in the making, human suffering has been occurring ... 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