National Council of Nonprofits President and CEO Diane Yentel released the following statement:
“Today’s White House memo is the latest in a troubling series of attacks on nonprofit organizations working, in the United States and around the world, to provide food, shelter, and housing, eradicate disease, combat human trafficking, provide healthcare and early education, and much more.
“Let's be clear: the security, prosperity, and safety of the American people that the Memorandum expresses concern about are enhanced by the work of nonprofits and NGOs. Removing this vital funding or dismantling these organizations will not just diminish the United States here at home and around the world, it will cost lives. The work that nonprofit organizations do day in and day out to meet their lofty missions touch all of our lives, in each of our communities, and are truly what makes America great in the eyes of the world and at home.”
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