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Making the Case for Supporting Immigrants in Your Grantmaking: A Messaging Toolkit for Funders

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 1:00pm ET

We know that funders face many challenges when attempting to make the case within their institutions for the value and importance of investing in immigrant communities. We also know that moving money to immigrant-led and immigrant-centered organizations can help foundations advance their strategic priorities, whether they relate to immigration explicitly or not.

GCIR has developed a new messaging toolkit (which was released ahead of the webinar) designed to support funders, especially those who are navigating hostile external environments, as they make the case to their leadership or peer communities for the value of supporting immigrants in their grantmaking strategies.

In this strategy session, GCIR staff:

  • Shared compelling talking points linked to universal values and shared priorities.
  • Addressed common concerns foundation leaders may raise.
  • Offered concrete guidance on how to bring these messages into everyday philanthropic practice.

At the end of the session, we explored strategies for using these tools and for participants to share their experiences with making the case for supporting immigrant communities.