As leaders of American philanthropic, religious, civil rights, 
and voluntary organizations, we come together as people of different faiths and beliefs, backgrounds, and cultures to declare that: 

1. We grieve for the countless victims of our national—indeed international—tragedy. We honor the bravery of so many in carrying out rescue efforts and serving ongoing needs. And, we honor the generosity of millions of individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations in their giving.

2. We believe that the perpetrators and supporters of the terrorist attacks must be brought to justice in a careful, sustained manner, consistent with the principles of international human rights.  

3. We repudiate all actions of intolerance, racism, prejudice, and violence that have occurred in the wake of the September 11 attacks, in particular the attacks on Muslims, Arab Americans, Sikhs, or any other segments of our population.

4. We believe that the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of all people in our country must be protected, while we seek to develop legitimate security precautions. 

5. We recommit ourselves to the task of building bonds of trust and embracing diversity in communities all across our nation and with the global community of people and nations. 

6. We will redouble our efforts to address the scourges of poverty, inequity, and injustice that persist both within our country and around the world. 

7. We will be a constant voice speaking out for the fundamental values that have guided our country for over two hundred years and that inspire people around the world—particularly the values of freedom, justice, community, and respect for the dignity and worth of every individual.

A Message from the Board of Directors and members of INDEPENDENT SECTOR
 and Other Supporting Organizations

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List of Signatory Organizations
(Last updated February 14, 2002)

• AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy 
• Action Without Borders 
• Aetna Foundation 
• Alliance for Children and Families 
• Alliance for Nonprofit Management 
• America's Charities 
• American Arts Alliance
• American Association of Museums 
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association 
• American Cancer Society
• American Composers Forum
• American Diabetes Association
• American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) 
• American Heart Association 
• American Humanics 
• Americans for Indian Opportunity 
• Amigos de las Americas
• AngelCare, Children's Aid International 
• AOL Time Warner Foundation 
• Arab American Institute 
• The Aspen Institute 
• Association for Volunteer Administration 
• Association of Art Museum Directors
• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities 
• Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies 
• Association of Performing Arts Presenters
• Elizabeth and Stephen Bechtel, Jr. Foundation 
• Benton Foundation 
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America 
• Blackbaud, Inc. 
• Boston College, Social Welfare Research Institute
• Otto Bremer Foundation 
• Call To Renewal 
• Camp Fire USA 
• CDC Foundation 
• Center for Non-Profit Corporations 
• Center for Policy Alternatives 
• Center for Women Policy Studies 
• Centerpoint for Leaders 
• Charlotte Museum of History 
• City Year, Inc.
• Common Cause
• The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta 
• Community Foundation for Muskegon County 
• Community Health Charities 
• Compton Foundation, Inc. 
• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy 
• Consistent Computer Bargains 
• Cooperative Development Foundation 
• Council of Michigan Foundations 
• Council on Foundations
• Pettus Crowe Foundation
• Delaware Valley Grantmakers 
• Peter F. Drucker Foundation For Nonprofit Management 
• DuPont 
• Easter Seals 
• Elderworks
• Erie Neighborhood House
• The Evergreen State Society 
• Maurice Falk Medical Fund
• Fauquier Family Shelter Services Inc.
• First Night International 
• Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers 
• The Foundation Center 
• Four Times Foundation
• Friends of the National Library of Medicine
• Georgetown University, Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Service
• Georgia Center for Nonprofits 
• Giraffe Project 
• Girls Incorporated 
• Goodwill Industries International, Inc. 
• Grand Valley State University 
• William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund 
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute
• Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund 
• HalfthePlanet Foundation 
• Hallmark Corporate Foundation 
• Hitachi Foundation 
• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health 
• Humanitarian Medical Relief, Inc. 
• 'I Have A Dream' Foundation  
• Institute for Global Ethics 
• The Interfaith Alliance 
• International Primate Protection League 
• International Service Agencies 
• International Youth Foundation
• The James Irvine Foundation 
• Islamic Society of North America 
• Jamii Medical Centre
• Jobs for the Future 
• Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation 
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• KaBOOM!, Inc.
• KARP 
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 
• Kerr Foundation, Inc. 
• The Kresge Foundation

• Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation
• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)
• Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• The Learning Center, Wyoming
• Love Our Children USA
• Lucent Technologies Foundation 
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of America 
• The Management Center 
• Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University 
• MetLife Foundation
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
• Michigan Nonprofit Association
• Mississippi Center for Nonprofits 
• Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation 
• Morino Institute 
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 
• National Alliance for Choice in Giving
• National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations 
• National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
• National Association for Bilingual Education 
• National Association for Visually Handicapped
• National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials Educational Fund 
• National Association of Service & Conservation Corps 
• National Center for Learning Disabilities 
• National Center for Nonprofit Boards 
• The National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
• National Civic League 
• National Community for Latino Leadership, Inc. 
• The National Conference for Community and Justice 
• National Council for Research on Women 
• National Council of La Raza 
• National Council of Nonprofit Associations
• National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA 
• National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence 
• National FFA Foundation 
• National Humanities Alliance
• National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
• National Network for Youth 
• National Urban League, Inc. 
• National Youth Leadership Council 
• Native American Rights Fund 
• Natural Science Collections Alliance 
• Nellie Mae Education Foundation 
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• New School University, Milano Graduate School of Management & Urban Policy 
• New York Regional Association of Grantmakers 
• Nike Foundation
• North Carolina Center for Nonprofits 
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund 
• Outreach International 
• Partnership for Prevention 
• William Penn Foundation
• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit 
  Organizations
• People Encouraging People, Inc. 
• People's Institute of Rural Development
• The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. 
• Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Graduate Certificate Program, Loyola University 
• Points of Light Foundation 
• Public Allies, Inc. 
• Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. 
• Research! America 
• Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
• Search Institute 
• Shepherd's Centers of America 
• The Sierra Club Foundation 
• Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force (SMART) 
• Harry Singer Foundation
• The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
• The Studio Museum in Harlem
• The Synergos Institute 
• Texas Methodist Foundations 
• Third Sector New England 
• United Jewish Communities 
• University of Southern California
• University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs  
• Verizon Foundation
• Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations
• Volunteer Center of Monterey County
• Volunteer Florida!, The Florida 
  Commission on Community Service
• VolunteerMatch 
• Volunteers of America
• Izaak Walton League of America 
• The Washington Center for Internships
• The Washington Council of Agencies
• Women & Philanthropy
• Woodbury College
• World Neighbors 
• Youth Service America
• YouthBuild U.S.A.