... racial justice movements. Join the Four Freedoms Fund and GCIR for a discussion with leaders from these movements and ...
April 12, 2021
Webinar
In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Katherine Perez , ...
March 17, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that shares my ... remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Today, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). While the decision was made on procedural grounds and not on the merits of the program, it nevertheless provides a reprieve for 650,000 immigrants and their families, including more than 250,000 U.S.-citizen children.
June 18, 2020
Statement
This webinar will consider models of improving immigrant access to, and experience of the U.S. labor market, advocacy strategies for expanding workforce protections, and how philanthropy can apply these lessons.
June 11, 2019
Webinar
By Daranee Petsod, GCIR President The Trump administration has launched its most ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... and other groups have been on the rise since the 2016 election cycle, and concerns have grown more acute in ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) Third docket - March 2022 The selection of the Fund’s ... the community, the advisory committee, state partners, GCIR, the L.A. Justice Fund, and over 25 interviews with key ...
GCIR President Marissa Tirona speaks with Lian Cheun , ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Election Scenario Planning," including powerpoint and recording here.
September, 2020
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for the "Black Immigrant Leadership: Sustaining and Building Movements for Justice" webinar here.
April, 2021
Program Materials
... on conversations with a cross-section of field leaders, GCIR urges philanthropy to take the following actions: ... thrives no matter who they are or where they were born. GCIR stands ready to partner with philanthropy to advance ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
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
Welcome to GCIR's Amplify blog series, where we feature interviews with ... a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona interviews Mily Trevi ñ ...
December 7, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... Structural Change SUMMARY Between March and May 2020, GCIR conducted more than 50 interviews [1] with ...
July, 2020
Funding Recommendations
While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities, this timeline shows how powerfully communities in Texas have resisted. From Indigenous nations fighting to preserve their culture to BIPOC communities organizing to end the criminalization of Black and Brown lives, people have sought to protect their freedom to move, stay, work, and thrive.
May, 2022
Infographic
A Supreme Court decision, anticipated between now and the end of June, will determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. While pollsters report that 84% of Americans support DACA across the political spectrum, there is deep concern that repeated blows to our immigration system has desensitized us all to the impact of these decisions. The end of DACA, which advocates are bracing for, will have devastating ripple effects across our communities nationwide, as a legislative solution such as a DREAM Act has yet to be realized.
April 23, 2020
Webinar
Dear Colleagues: Marissa Tirona, GCIR 250x250px.jpg I’ve always looked forward to Election ... drivers’ licenses (and is one of the state priorities GCIR named in our 2022 policy agenda ), might be back in ... it’s about enlarging the social imagination.” At GCIR we know that there is a strong relationship between ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
... organizations in California to weather this crisis. Registration There is no cost to participate in this webinar, ...
May 28, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program