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Past Projects
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 | Shambhala On Line
(2007) DHARMA...LIVE, INTERACTIVE, ON-LINE! To make it possible for the Sakyong, acharyas and teachers to reach students worldwide, using real-time videoconferencing technology over the internet. read more
Goal: $8,877
Funded: $8,877 |
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| Boulder Shambhala Center Renovation
(2007) Renovation of the North end of the first floor of Dorje Dzong and in particular funds for a retractable panel wall. read more
Goal: $12,600
Funded: $3,000 |
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| New Curriculum
(2006) The new 2007 pre-seminary and vajrayana paths and curriculum. read more
Goal: $17,400
Funded: $10,000 |
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| Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Asia Trip
(2006) For Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's planned March 2007 trip to Singapore, Taiwan and China. read more
Goal: $13,500
Funded: $8,500 |
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| South America
(2006) For the continuing support for South America and Acharya Simon Luna in order to create a more a stable home for the dharma in South America. read more
Goal: $17,975
Funded: $7,505 |
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| Redesigning Shambhala.org
(2005) To improve outreach to newcomers via the web and to enhance ways for centers/members to find and share resources. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $10,000 |
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| South America
(2005) Further support for Acharya Simon Luna to continue his stay in South America. read more
Goal: $17,975
Funded: $7,975 |
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| New Zealand (4th and final request)
(2005) To fund travel and living expenses for a Senior teacher to reside in New Zealand for two years in order to further expand the Shambhala path. read more
Goal: $5,500
Funded: $5,500 |
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| Boulder Accessibility Ramp
(2005) Building an access ramp on the alley side of the Boulder Shambhala Center to meet the needs of the mobility-impaired population. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $1,475 |
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| Chogyam Trungpa Chronicle Project
(2005) To expand the general knowledge and understanding of Chogyam's Trungpa's life and teachings. read more
Goal: $11,500
Funded: $2,175 |
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| European Kalapa Center - Language and Translation
(2005) To help with equipping the European Kalapa Center in Cologne with the appropriate hosting, language and study facilities where people can come from all over the mandala and be trained. read more
Goal: $6,000
Funded: $2,125 |
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| International Translation Work
(2005) The translation of texts and materials from English into other languages continues to feature as one of the highest priorities for many practitioners worldwide. read more
Goal: $13,000
Funded: $8,100 |
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| Audio Recovery Project of Shambhala Archives
(2005) For equipment for the duplication of CD’s as well as funds that will allow for an upgrade to archival quality CD’s for centers participating in audio recovery. This will complete the transfer of all the Vidyadhara’s talks to multiple digital read more
Goal: $13,000
Funded: $10,582 |
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| Support for Senior Teachers in New Zealand
(2005) To fund travel and living expenses for a senior Teacher to reside in New Zealand for two years in order to further expand the Shambhala path and teachings. read more
Goal: $11,000
Funded: $5,525 |
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| New Zealand (for 2 years)
In April 2004 the Trust allocated $5,500 toward Roland Cohen's salary as Senior Teacher with the understanding that they could bring the proposal back to the November 2004 meeting as the six month funding, rather than waiting for a full year. read more
Goal: $22,000
Funded: $5,500 |
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| New Zealand
(2004) To fund travel and living expenses for a Senior teacher to reside in NZ for two years in order to further expand the Shambhala path. read more
Goal: $22,000
Funded: $5,500 |
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| Chile (2nd year)
(2004) Beginning in 2000 the Trust funded a three-year plan of support for the Santiago Shambhala Center. The plan provided for visiting teachers to teach key programs, train local instructors and provide needed administrative support. read more
Goal: $8,700
Funded: $8,700 |
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| Ngedon School
(2003) To promote and make accessible the two-year, eight course Ngedon School Curriculum to students across the Shambhala Buddhist mandala in an on-line format. read more
Goal: $12,000
Funded: $6,000 |
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| Nova Scotia Sea School
(2003) To build a second expedition boat and double the size of the sailing program. This application is specifically for the promotional aspects of this project. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $6,650 |
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| Dechen Choling
(2003) Prepare to renovate the existing barn into a new shrine room and accommodation building. read more
Goal: $70,000
Funded: $19,525 |
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| Windhorse Associates
(2003) To develop curriculum and materials for a series of training modules in each element of their therapeutic approach. read more
Goal: $12,000
Funded: $2,950 |
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| Santiago Shambhala Center
(2003) To provide funding for senior teacher, Simon Luna, in residence for South America. read more
Goal: $25,625
Funded: $16,825 |
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| Sakyong Book Tour
(2003) To hire professional publicists in each market to ensure timely media coverage. read more
Goal: $12,000
Funded: $12,000 |
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| Shambhala Europe
(2002) To support New Group and Center Development Initiative with a systematic approach to helping groups and centers in Europe, developed by Shambhala Europe. read more
Goal: $20,000
Funded: $12,000 |
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| Acharya Lyon
(2002) To assist Acharya Lyon with start up funding as a traveling Acharya in Western North America. read more
Goal: $13,000
Funded: $12,000 |
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| Karme Choling
(2002) Capital projects: to include replacing the barn with a new summer practice pavilion, build a new Samadhi Cushion store, purchase the reamining Patneaude property and repair existing buildings. read more
Goal: $180,000
Funded: $100,000 |
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| Dechen Choling
(2002) To fund adequate technology for the fundraising office including a database of donor information, personal computers and related professional skills. read more
Goal: $11,249
Funded: $5,400 |
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| Minneapolis Shambhala Center
(2002) Toward the purchase of a new space to create a permanent home for the center to support the current community and to reach out to the greater community. read more
Goal: $25,000
Funded: $14,715 |
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| Acharya Moh Hardin
(2002) To provide an Acharya in residence for the Atlantic Provinces in Canada, who would teach throughout the region expanding the ground of support for the regional centers. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $10,000 |
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| Kalapa Recordings
(2002) To create three video products: a public presentation of the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Shambhala Buddhist meditation piece by Sakyong Mipyham Rinpoche and A Skillful Means and Wisdom study course based on Trungpa Rinpoche's 1976 sem read more
Goal: $12,000
Funded: $11,250 |
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| Chile
(2002) Bringing teachers to Chile to work with those that are in training for Meditation Instructors and teachers. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $6,500 |
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| Dorje Khyung Dzong
(2001) To improve the facilities by repairing an old water line, adding needed office and library space, a guestroom and shelter space for vehicles also to store equipment. read more
Goal: $51,000
Funded: $12,000 |
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| Maitri
(2001) To create a Maitri website, which will increase the scope and availability of Maitri programs and activities throughout the Shambhala mandala as well as in the professional areas. read more
Goal: $19,500
Funded: $10,350 |
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| Czech Translation
(2001) Translating and publishing 'Heart of the Buddha' by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to be done by sangha mamber Tony Machender, in the Czech Republic. read more
Goal: $1,500
Funded: $1,500 |
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| Shifting Gears SI
(2001) Three-year proposal ($370,000 over three years), entails funding for four new positions; Managing Director, Acharya, Director of Development and Bookkeeper in year one as a strategic investment to add expertise and capability. read more
Goal: $370,000
Funded: $65,000 |
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| Shifting Gears SI
(2001) To fund part of one or more Shambhala International positions: Managing Director, Development Officer CFO and a short-term consultant to look at the existing situation. read more
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $50,000 |
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| Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's Tibet Trip
(2001) For Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to lead a Dhambhala International delegation to Tibet in order to officially open the lines of communication between Shambhala and the Surmang monasteries. read more
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $15,000 |
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| Buddhadharma Journal
(2001) To help launch a new quarterly magazine to be founded on the nine yana view; one of which is to incorporate the wisdom of all schools. It would be a national journal for committed practitioners. read more
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $30,000 |
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| Naropa Archives
(2001) To consolidate and catalog Naropa's audio archives, transfer the recordings onto more stable media so they are saved from chemical and mechanical breakdown and provide greater access to their intellectual, artistic and spiritual content. read more
Goal: $25,000
Funded: $5,000 |
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| Dharma Art
(2001) In order to host an international conference of the newly organized Dharma Art Council to be held at Naropa University. read more
Goal: $800
Funded: $900 |
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| Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
(2000) This is the current and fourth proposal for the Great Stupa. The money raised will support a salary increase for staff, the eighteen foot gold seated Buddha and a new road as well as paths around the Stupa. read more
Goal: $100,000
Funded: $100,000 |
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| SMR Database
(2000) To create an electronic storehouse of Mipham Rinpoche's teachings, which will beindexed, catalogued and synopsized in order to facilitate publication projects, curriculum development, internet marketing, future book projects and talks. read more
Goal: $30,500
Funded: $30,500 |
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| Vajra Regent Osel Tendzin Library
(2007) To preserve and propogate the Vajra Regent's teachings by establishing a library and archives in Ojai, California. read more
Goal: $20,000
Funded: $10,000 |
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| Chile
(2000) To fund a program of visiting teachers to assist in establishing a self-sustained Center (financially, adminitratively and educationally) in order to offer programs in the three gate of Shambhala. read more
Goal: $28,300
Funded: $14,000 |
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| Dorje Denma Ling
(2000) Part one of a two-phase proposal to develop a long range building plan; with a more immediate development plan at the center of that. read more
Goal: $36,450
Funded: $53,250 |
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| Dechen Choling
(2000) The implementation of the master plan, the fund raising campaign and the beginning of the construction work. read more
Goal: $90,000
Funded: $30,000 |
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| Central Europeans to Seminary
(2000) To enable two or more Central Europeans to attend Seminary read more
Goal: $4,000
Funded: $6,000 |
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| Eastern Europeans to Kalapa Assembly
(2000) To enable five people from the Czech Republic to attend Kalapa Assembly read more
Goal: $2,000
Funded: $2,000 |
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| Trademarks
(2000) To obtain, maintain and defend trademark and internet domain protection for the name 'Shambhala' and its combinations as widely as possible in Europe. read more
Goal: $8,500
Funded: $10,000 |
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| The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
(2000) An additional committment to consecrate the Stupa in 2001, which is planned as a major event aimed at reaching and magnetizing as broad an audience worldwide as possible. read more
Goal: $100,000
Funded: $81,500 |
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| Dragon Thunders Film Project
(2000) To make a feature-length documentary film on the life and death of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche for worldwide distribution and community use. (This film is now titled "Crazy Wisdom.") read more
Goal: $14,000
Funded: $20,100 |
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| Shambhala Sun Magazine
(1999) For the launching of a two-stage direct mail subscription campaign and a special mailing to the Naropa University community in order for the magazine to grow and solidify their base through subscriptions. read more
Goal: $25,000
Funded: $22,500 |
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| New Zealand
(1999) To assist with the implemenataion of a program of visiting teachers to New Zealand. The money would meet the international travel expenses of eleven teachers over a three-year period, each staying in New Zealand for several months. read more
Goal: $15,000
Funded: $15,600 |
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| Atlanta Shambhala Center
(1999) A challenge grant to support a building expansion project for the new meditation center and in particular the installation the door and windows as fund raising items. read more
Goal: $10,300
Funded: $6,600 |
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| Kalapa Recordings
(1999) To purchase a video camera with tripod, intended primarily for the Boulder/Shambhala Center axis. read more
Goal: $13,930
Funded: $8,355 |
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| Shambhala Elementary School
(1999) To upgrade the classroom furnishings (desks, chairs, play equipment and bookshelves) for the The Shambhala Elementary School, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. read more
Goal: $13,930
Funded: $2,270 |
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| The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
(1999) To complete what needs to be done in order to bring the project up to and through the consecration event in the summer of 2001. read more
Goal: $100,000
Funded: $100,000 |
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| Vajradhatu Curriculum Project
(1999) Re-forging and updating the core buddhadharma curriculum for Shambhala at all levels of Buddhist education and training. read more
Goal: $18,200
Funded: $18,200 |
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| Eastern Europeans Seminary Funds
(1999) To help fund seminary participation for nine Eastern Europeans read more
Goal: $40,000
Funded: $16,000 |
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| Dorje Kasung
(1999) A jump-start to help stimulate materials and subscriptions to create revenue and to aid with development and communication. read more
Goal: $5,775
Funded: $5,775 |
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| RMSC Defunification
(1998) To upgrade the facilities at Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center. read more
Goal: $100,000
Funded: $50,000 |
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| Dharma Art
(1998) The translation of the Dharma Art book from English into French. read more
Goal: $800
Funded: $800 |
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| Milwaukee Shambhala Center
(1998) To be used for design and implementation read more
Goal: $15,000
Funded: $5,800 |
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| Dorje Khung Dzong
(1998) To purchase a used three-quarter ton pick-up truck to be used with a snow plow and for heavy construction. read more
Goal: $6,500
Funded: $3,000 |
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| Dechen Choling
(1998) To build a new shrine room along with a renovation phase, which will include larger facilities in existing buildings and to provide Dechen Choling with a master plan. read more
Goal: $95,000
Funded: $65,250 |
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| Outreach
To create a granting process for broad-based outreach initiatives at selected local Shambhala Centers. This would take place from 1998 through 1999. read more
Goal: $75,000
Funded: $61,000 |
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| Dharma Art
(1998) To assist with the Dharma Art Training in Paris and to provide seed money for establishing a Board of Directors for several Dharma Art Conferences. read more
Goal: $3,200
Funded: $1,000 |
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| Marketing Outreach
(1998) In response to the Marketing/Outreach proposal, which was felt to be incomplete and needed more work, the Trustb will develop, sponsor and seed a Marketing meeting planning conference in New York. read more
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $5,000 |
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| Shambhala Middle School
(1998) For computer equipment, visual arts equipment, and science equipment upgraded. read more
Goal: $18,000
Funded: $8,000 |
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| Shambhala International Development
(1998) To hire a data entry person, purchase a more sophisticated package and provide training and software support for staff in order to gather the donor information needed for effective fundraising. read more
Goal: $50,000
Funded: $32,000 |
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| The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
(1998) To design, promote and complete construction of the Stupa at Shambhala Mountain Center. read more
Goal: $231,000
Funded: $100,000 |
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| Community Development
(1998) To re-allocate funds distributed last year but not used. Specifically for travel to local centers to improve relationships and help strengthen leadership. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $10,500 |
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| Naropa Institute
(1998) For a survey of staff and students to help evaluate the merits of contemplative education and its role in the United States paradigm of higher education. read more
Goal: $500
Funded: $500 |
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| Vajradhatu Publications
(1997) To publish the 1996 Seminary Transcripts of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. read more
Goal: $20,000
Funded: $16,400 |
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| Dharma Art
(1997) To develop an annual week-long public Dharma Art festival in conjunction with the annual Dharma Art Conference and Teacher Training. read more
Goal: $8,000
Funded: $3,000 |
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| Dorje Denma Ling
(1997) In order to create a year round practice center facilities need to be completed; to finish existing building, relocate the bathhouse, additional staff housing, repair pavilion and construct new tent platforms. read more
Goal: $20,000
Funded: $20,000 |
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| Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center
(1997) A Shambhala Trust commitment of $250,000 a year for three years to fund an expansion office with Mr. jeff Waltcher, an assistant and a business planner. read more
Goal: $250,000
Funded: $250,000 |
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| Marketing Outreach
(1997) To go toward a pilot porject to improve outreach. read more
Goal: $10,000
Funded: $10,000 |
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| Shambhala Elementary School
(1997) Printing of school brochure, school signs, advertising, photocopier and class room equipment. read more
Goal: $3,500
Funded: $3,500 |
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| Community Development
(1997) To encourage growth and development of the local centers by cultivating local leadership. read more
Goal: $5,000
Funded: $5,000 |
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| Youth Council
(1997) For a scholarship fund to provide $50.00 yo anyone under 25 years of age to help pay for the cost of Shambhala Training levels. read more
Goal: $1,000
Funded: $1,000 |
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| Dorje Khyung Dzong
(1997) For the renovation of two cabins, shower house, porch and new roof for the main house. read more
Goal: $11,500
Funded: $6,500 |
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| Boston Shambhala Center
(1997) Seed money to be put into the Boston building. read more
Goal: $2,000
Funded: $2,000 |
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| Eastern Europeans Seminary Funds
(1997) Helping to extract David Schneider out of his present situation in the United States in order to make him available for his leadership in Europe. read more
Goal: $5,000
Funded: $5,000 |
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| Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center
(1996) To bring existing facilities up to a level of basic decency and operational workability, which includes the land, staff housing, laundry, kitchen, waste water and vehicles. read more
Goal: $160,000
Funded: $154,345 |
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| The Kalapa Court in Halifax, Nova Scotia
(1996) To help with the acquisition and renovation of the designated house into The Kalapa Court. read more
Goal: $160,000
Funded: $160,000 |
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| Shambhala International
(1995) To go toward the funding of the Development Office, a CFO and the re-organization of Shambhala International and the sangha database. read more
Goal: $90,000
Funded: $90,000 |
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| Dechen Choling
(1995) For capital improvements. read more
Goal: $61,000
Funded: $61,000 |
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