Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
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For support of an initiative coordinating national, state, and local level grantmaking efforts
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
While public health and economic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are necessarily the first priorities for the Biden Administration, it is critical that policy solutions be inclusive of immigrant communities, which have been disproportionately impacted. Community-based organizations are on the frontlines ofhelping immigrantsthrough the process of healing, pursuing new avenues for immigration relief, and accessing essential services in the face of the ongoing pandemic. Established in 2012, Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) is a national project housed at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees that organizes local, state, and regional funders into collaboratives that collectively invest in localized strategies that support, empower, and advance justice for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. The twenty-seven collaboratives across twenty-one states that comprise the DOTD network fund a variety of approaches ranging from education and outreach to legal services, advocacy, and civic engagement. With renewed Corporation support, DOTD will leverage national funding and organize local philanthropy into a powerful national network to support local immigrant communities.
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For support of an initiative coordinating national, state, and local level grantmaking efforts
Date
Dec. 06, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
Without access to reliable, low-cost legal services, immigrants are more likely to fall prey to fraudulent legal practitioners and experience abuse in various sectors of society, impeding their ability to integrate. However, due to the escalating policy challenges in the field of immigration, foundations and nonprofit organizations are struggling to coordinate their efforts to meet the growing needs of immigrants and refugees. Established in 1990, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is a hub and informational resource for funders who are active in or new to the immigration field. GCIR coordinates the Delivering on the Dream initiative, a network of twenty local funder collaboratives in fifteen states across the country. With Corporation support, GCIR’s Delivering on the Dream collaboratives will bring new foundations into the immigration space and connect national funders with local, state, and regional philanthropy, helping to cultivate strategic and long-term partnerships that help local stakeholders fill gaps in immigration legal services.
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Toward 2008 membership support
Date
Sep. 11, 2008
Duration
12 months
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Toward a communications strategy aimed primarily at the philanthropic community to increase support for immigrant integration, primarily at the state and local level
Date
Mar. 01, 2007
Duration
24 months
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Toward 2007 membership support
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
12 months
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Toward 2006 membership support
Date
Sep. 28, 2006
Duration
12 months