Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

NATIONAL PROGRAMS: NATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED TO KEEP PHILANTHROPY APPRISED OF POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENTS IMPACTING THE ABILITY OF IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS TO ENTER, LIVE AND THRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE(1) NATIONAL CONVENINGGCIR HOSTS A NATIONAL CONVENING EVERY OTHER YEAR. PROGRAMMING IS PRESENTED AT THE CONVENING WHICH INCLUDES A MIX OF PLENARY SESSIONS, ISSUE-BASED CONVERSATIONS, SITE VISITS, AND SKILLS- AND KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING WORKSHOPS.(2) DELIVERING ON THE DREAM (DOTD)The Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) network, which includes 27 state and local funding collaboratives in 21 states supporting 700+ grantees, invests (SEE SCH. O)

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS (CONT)(2) CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION INITIATIVE (CIII) The California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) facilitates funder engagement, funding coordination and alignment, and member-led initiatives on specific issues, geographies, and strategies. The CIII network is made up of statewide, regional, and local funders from across California, including community, family, public, private, and corporate foundations.

State and local programs: gcir's state and local framework prioritizes deeper work in 8 states and serves as a roadmap to mobilize philanthropy across the country to advance the priorities of the immigrant justice movement. Programs include:(1) California dignity for families fund responding to the urgent needs of migrants at the u.s.-mexico border, gcir launched the California dignity for families fund in 2021 as part of a public-private partnership with the California governor's office. The fund supports organizations that provide migrants with humanitarian relief, ensure due process for asylum seekers, and support their resettlement in communities throughout the California.