CURRENT PROJECTS
 


The Trust has played a key role in kick-starting this vast and daunting project. Your generosity and belief in me has fueled my confidence on this long journey which is now going full speed ahead.

Johanna Demetrakis, recipient of a grant for the Crazy Wisdom Documentary

 

Current Projects

Please join is in helping to build Shambhala by donating to one of the projects below or making an unrestricted donation to the Trust.  The Trust is recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization in both the United States and Canada. 



 

Unrestricted donations
We warmly invite you to make an unrestricted donation to the Trust. Your donation will be applied to one or more of the Current Projects for which the Trust is providing funding and oversight. read more

Goal: $108,000 Funded: $0

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Dorje Kasung Audio Recovery
(2010) This project seeks to digitize over 220 talks in the Dorje Kasung MPE context by both Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, as well as talks by other senior teachers within the Dorje Kasung context. read more

Goal: $4,000 Funded: $4,000

 100%

 
 
 

Buddhist Youth Project
(2010) To support young practitioners (teens, twenties and thirties) on the path by making the three jewels easily accessible and to magnetize new and established young people to explore the wealth of Shambhala. read more

Goal: $8,900 Funded: $9,150

 103%

 
 
 

Kalapa Capital Centre - Website
(2010) The funds requested from the Trust, as a matching grant, are to begin creating the initial website for the Kalapa Capital Centre, the capital of an international organization, and will serve the international Shambhala and larger community. read more

Goal: $5,000 Funded: $5,000

 100%

 
 
 

An Introduction to Shambhala Culture
(2010) : An Introduction to Shambhala Culture will be a small, elegant book that shares the basic forms and rituals that could be helpful and inspiring to new members entering Shambhala society. The book will be approximately 25 – 35 pages. read more

Goal: $5,000 Funded: $4,800

 96%

 
 
 

Ratna Peace Initiative
(2009) Ratna Prison Initiative is expanding its services to develop a curriculum and program teaching mindfulness meditation to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). read more

Goal: $8,600 Funded: $8,350

 97%

 
 
 

Crazy Wisdom Film
(2009) To make a feature length (90 minute) documentary film on the life and work of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche for worldwide distribution and community use. read more

Goal: $10,000 Funded: $4,450

 45%

 
 
 

IT Communication and Technology
(2009) To create an online hub for Shambhalians to communicate in a range of community forums. The new IT horizon is online community. Our new communication system will build on the strength of recently developed systems, such as Shambhala.org. read more

Goal: $20,000 Funded: $8,290

 41%

 
 
 

Durham Shambhala Center
(2009) The project is to purchase the building that the Durham Shambhala Center has been renting for ten years and in doing so establish barrier free access and compliance with the Durham City zoning and code regulations. read more

Goal: $10,000 Funded: $5,610

 56%

 
 
 

Karme Choling Web Casting Upgrade
(2009) Karme Choling was asked by Shambhala Online to begin to make the transition to being the primary producer of all Shambhala Online events. KCL will become the production facility as well as handle programming decisions, registration and marketing. read more

Goal: $2,550 Funded: $2,550

 100%

 
 
 

Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center
(2008) The purpose is to assist in the renovation of a 3000 square foot leased space in Northampton, MA in order to expand the center's presence in the Pioneer Valley community. read more

Goal: $10,000 Funded: $5,300

 53%

 
 
 

Root Text Project
(2008) The purpose of the Root Text Project is to produce a three-volume set of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's core three yana teachings based on the thirteen Vajradhatu Seminaries, condensing and re-editing the 25 volumes of seminary transcripts. read more

Goal: $13,121 Funded: $11,049

 84%

 
 
 

Online Shambhala News Magazine
(2008) An online Shambhala news magazine would support the exisiting Shambhala News Service (SNS), by allowing more in-depth coverage, follow-up, and reflection on events in Shambhala than single e-blasts allow. read more

Goal: $10,000 Funded: $6,512

 65%

 
 
 

Crazy Wisdom Film
(2007) To create a portrait of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche that reflects his unique genius and the major role he played in bringing Tibetan Buddhist teachings to the West. read more

Goal: $135,000 Funded: $20,000

 15%

 
 
 

North American People of Color Scholarship Fund
(2007) Shambhala’s North American People of Color Scholarship Fund is creating an endowment to provide tuition assistance to People of Color who aspire to become teachers and leaders in the Shambhala tradition.   read more

Goal: $10,000 Funded: $4,500

 45%

 
 
 

Ratna Prison Initiative
(2007) To provide meditation instruction as well as instruction on Buddhist and Shambhala Teachings to prisoners through correspondence courses. Also, to provide books, tapes, videos and other dharma material to prisoners. read more

Goal: $15,000 Funded: $7,000

 47%