GCIR webinar Wednesday, April 15 * 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST Join GCIR to learn from leaders in the immigrant rights movement on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic about how philanthropy must significantly increase grantmaking dollars, shift grantmaking practices, embrace risk, and assert leadership to meet the challenges of this moment. GCIR’s funding recommendations…
If you are interested in the intersection of immigration and child welfare, check out: A Threat to Health & Well-Being: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond GCIR webinar September 26, 2019 If you are curious about innovative funding for policy advocacy, check out: Philanthropy’s New Playbook for Policy Advocacy Urban Institute event…
GCIR is launching a new Funders’ Working Group on Immigrant Trauma, Belonging, and Well-Being. The ongoing family separation and detention crisis has raised awareness of the detrimental consequence of trauma on immigrant families. This current crisis is happening in the broader context of ongoing threats of enforcement against families in our communities and polarizing rhetoric,…
Are you interested in learning more about how your foundation can use its expertise to enter the immigration space? Are you seeking ways to communicate differently with your peers and colleagues about the effects of immigration policy today? Do you wonder how to better align your strategies across your issue areas? Our first strategy discussion…
Bob Shull Robert Shull, Program Director for Workers’ Rights, Public Welfare Foundation The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance justice and opportunity for people in need. These efforts honor the Foundation’s core values of racial equity, economic well-being and fundamental fairness for all. The Foundation looks for strategic points where its funds can make…
Laura Speer is the Associate Director of Policy Reform and Advocacy for The Annie E. Casey Foundation. She recently talked with the EITC Funders Network about the proposed public charge rule changes, how they affect immigrant families, and what funders can do. Read this brief Q&A for more information on why public charge is a…
Dawn Oliver Wiand, Executive Director, Iowa Women’s Foundation The Iowa Women’s Foundation serves women and girls throughout the state with a mix of grantmaking, advocacy, education, and collaboration. These efforts provide pathways to economic self-sufficiency for women and girls in Iowa. Dawn Oliver Wiand is the Executive Director of the Iowa Women’s Foundation. We chatted…
Rich Huddelston of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Mayra Alvarez of The Children’s Partnership (CA) discuss the issues facing immigrant families in their respective states, what polices they have been advancing to help support and protect immigrant families, and suggestions for charitable foundations.
Gary Bass, Executive Director, The Bauman Foundation The Bauman Foundation works to preserve a true democratic society by working in the areas of economic justice, federal tax policy, income inequality, and government and corporate accountability. Bauman’s grants encourage open government and civic participation in the political process. Gary Bass is the Executive Director of The…
Released in 2018, GCIR, GIST and ECFC released a brief that highlights strategies funders can use to advance the health and well-being of immigrant families in a changing policy landscape. This 20 minute video provides an opportunity to get a primer on funder strategies.