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Advocacy Blog
Friday, July 18, 2008
OMB Watch and Grantmakers Without Borders Releases "Collateral Damage: How the War on Terror Hurts Charities, Foundations, and the People They Serve"
As the result of collaborative research conducted by OMB Watch and Grantmakers Without Borders, Collateral Damage: How the War on Terror Hurts Charities, Foundations, and the People They Serve has just been released. The paper comprehensively documents the impacts that the war on terror is having on charities, foundations, and underserved populations around the globe. Charities in the United States and throughout the world play a key role in democratic systems by giving citizens a vehicle for participation, providing tools and information that help people get involved, and delivering assistance to those in need. Since Sept. 11, 2001, counterterrorism programs have eroded the freedom and ability of charities and their funders to carry out their missions and improve the lives of the world's people. We hope this paper will serve as an important resource to understand the impacts that counterterrorism measures have on charities.
Read the paper here.
Posted by Amanda Adams
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