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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 Contact: press@gcir.org GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND ... justice brings more than 15 years of experience to GCIR PETALUMA, CA – Ivy Suriyopas has been appointed as the ... at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), effective May 12, 2021. Suriyopas is a strategic and ...
April 14, 2021
Press Release
A week ago, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees issued a powerful joint statement calling on funders to take a stand against President Trump’s executive orders on immigrants and refugees.
February 15, 2017
Philanthropic News
... dedicated to advancing justice and equity for all, we at GCIR are appalled at the insurrection, violence, and rioting ... quo and become further entrenched and divided? We at GCIR believe that the pathway forward is clear, and we also ... a nation and world society at peace with itself.” GCIR is committed to doing our part by moving money, building ...
January 8, 2021
Statement
... tackle the most pressing issues facing our communities. GCIR is committed to supporting an equitable and sustainable ... essential work on the front lines. To learn more, read GCIR’s 2020 report on secondary traumatic stress and ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... on the Biden administration to stop these mass removals. GCIR is taking action, too. Our California Dignity for ... immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read our ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
Our work at GCIR is grounded in the belief that affecting transformative ... or in case of law enforcement abuse. To that end, GCIR, alongside other philanthropic organizations, will host ... power is about building agency and self-determination. GCIR has made narrative work one of its central strategies ...
November 13, 2023
President's Message
... there? These are some of the questions I grapple with as GCIR’s Programs Learning Manager. My position is new, ... policy and decision-making at all levels. I arrived at GCIR in December 2022, weeks before the launch of our new ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... that oppress all immigrants and communities of color. GCIR stands in solidarity with our AAPI sisters and brothers. ... believe philanthropy has a vital role to play. This month, GCIR will host a webinar to amplify the work and voices of ...
April 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... 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 members and funders for their support in making this ...
September 9, 2017
Statement
... an important role in ensuring DACA’s success through GCIR’s Delivering on the Dream initiative. More than ... navigate the implications of the federal court decision. GCIR stands with Dreamers and all immigrant communities, who ...
July 21, 2021
Statement
... Campaign are advancing all of these strategies. Here at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... years of pooled American Community Survey microdata—the 2016 1-year, 2017 1-year, 2018 1-year ACS, accessed via the ... in this are 2018 revisions to the SOC. Where possible, all 2016 and 2017 ACS data were updated from the 2010 SOC into ...
April 6, 2020
News Article
In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Kris Hayashi , ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... CA - Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from ... these local partners already have long waiting lists. “GCIR is deeply grateful for the leadership and generosity of ... Resilience Fund can be made at www.immigrantfundca.org . GCIR oversees the Fund, bringing more than 30 years of ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... Grounded in these values that drive our mission, GCIR condemns racism and racial terror. We condemn the racism ... and in the face of injustices still to be rectified, GCIR stands in steadfast solidarity with our Black brothers ...
June 1, 2020
Statement
Dear Colleagues: Marissa Tirona, GCIR 300x300px.jpg Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed ... of losing work authorization. To advance those efforts, GCIR will be holding a strategy session in November to ... These strategies and others will be explored further at GCIR's DACA strategy session on November 9th led by GCIR’s ...
September 29, 2022
President's Message
... also found significant value in applying a global lens to GCIR’s work, and saw this as a ripe opportunity to strengthen GCIR’s commitment to addressing the global forces that ... worker justice, and racial justice. For these reasons, GCIR is exploring what it means to do our work as a ...
June 29, 2023
President's Message
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President Vote Sign 2020 has been a year unlike any ... and often both. Yet, in the face of it all, the GCIR community has rallied and risen to the challenge. ... to the most important election in modern history, GCIR has developed a post-election game plan to support and ...
October 13, 2020
President's Message
... 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
Welcome to GCIR's Amplify blog series, where we feature interviews with ... a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Magaly Urdiales, ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series