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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 J U L Y 2 0 1 1 The Tibet Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi- Theosophical Society Hosts Dalai Lama; Event Benefits Scholarship Program zation founded in 1981 un- On July 18, 2011, His Holiness the phical Society of America, Nina gramming, which brought com- der the auspices of His Holi- Dalai Lama participated in a dia- Schroeder, Executive Producer of munities of faith together in an ness the Dalai Lama. The logue with interfaith leaders in a the Visit Host Committee, lead- innovative way, His Holiness’s Tibet Fund is the primary session entitled, Building Bridges: ers of the Tibetan Alliance of visit will have a deep and long- funding organization for the Religious Leaders In Conversation Chicago, and a representative of lasting impact on Chicago,” With The the Consulate of India in Chicago. health, education, refugee Dalai Lama. The gift to The Tibet Fund will rehabilitation, cultural pres- Rinchen Dharlo, President of The be used for our Professional ervation and economic de- The Theoso- Tibet Fund, commented, “It was Scholarship Program. This will phical Soci- velopment programs that an honor for The Tibet Fund to make a big difference to the exile ety of Amer- enable Tibetans in exile and community by helping offset a ica hosted serious shortage of professionals in their homeland to sustain the event in Photo © Richard Shay in the community, particularly in their language, culture and Chicago, it healthcare. Many worthy young national identity. was attended by a sold-out crowd Tibetans cannot pursue profes- of 1500 people. sional degrees because they are orphans or their families barely The Theosophical Society donated subsist in the settlement econ- 100% of event proceeds to The omy and cannot afford the cost Tibet Fund and The Dalai Lama of professional degrees. Please help secure a Trust. The event received

$225,000 in cash contributions, Robyn Brentano, Executive Director of Tibet Through this generosity, we will bright future for the and numerous in-kind contribu- Fund, Tim Boyd, Richen Dharlo and Lily Boyd. Photo © Theosophical Society help ensure there are qualified Tibetan people. tions enabled organizers to re- Tibetan professionals, and duce costs and produce an out- have been involved. The presen- thereby promote the self- standing event. Make your tax- tation of His Holiness’ interfaith sufficiency of the exile commu- nity. >Learn more about the deductible gift today! His Holiness was received by Tim programs because of The Soci- Professional Scholarship Program. Boyd, President of The Theoso- ety’s visionary approach to pro-

Donate online or Gere Foundation and Tibet Fund Form Partnership Four Stars Again! mail a gift. Go to The Gere Foundation and The or accident. The Rinpoche Fund The Tibet Fund again earned the www.tibetfund.org/ Tibet Fund will work together to will be administered by The Tibet maximum 4-stars from Charity address urgent healthcare needs of Fund, which will work closely with Navigator. As stated in the donate.html for Tibetans. They will advance inno- the Central Tibetan Administra- award letter, this recognition is instructions. vative solutions to long-standing tion to identify and address the for “sound fiscal management and healthcare issues faced by Ti- exile community’s urgent health commitment betan refugees and impoverished care needs. to accountabil-

Tibetans in Tibet. ity and trans- The first project is training by parency.” This 241 East 32nd St The program will function under Johns Hopkins University “indicates your organization ad- the Ribur Rinpoche Fund, an initia- Bloomberg School of Public New York, NY heres to good governance and tive established by Richard Gere in Health, which helped the CTA 10016 other best practices… and con- 1999 to provide access to quality design and implement a Health sistently executes its mission in a care for thousands of members of Information System to significantly 212- 213- 5011 fiscally responsible way. Ap- the Tibetan Buddhist monastic improve Tibetan refugee health proximately a quarter of the tibetfund.org community, whose institutions are care policies and programs and charities we evaluate received [email protected] devastated each time a monk or serve as a model for refugee our highest rating…” nun suffers a catastrophic illness health care around the world. P A G E 2 New Tibetan Scholars, Program Update

We are pleased to wel- educators, health workers, business while they are in the US by link- come eight new partici- leaders, and officials in the CTA, ing them with professionals who pants in the Tibetan including Prime Minister Lobsang can help them prepare for their Scholarship Program Sangay. return and eventual employment (TSP) in August 2011. or, if they chose, to start a social This year venture that benefits the com- As of 2010, we enrolled we are in- munity. 386 Tibetan students in corporating master’s degree and a mentoring The program will be based on certificate programs in some of the program best practices from similar pro- best American universities and into the grams and The Tibet Fund’s colleges. Alumni from the program TSP, which is funded by a grant network of academics and pro- have returned to India and Nepal from the US Department of State. fessionals will serve as mentors to serve the exile community as The goal is to support participants to the incoming students. Second Tibetan Women's Leadership Training a Success Article reprinted from Phayul.com digital empowerment, and build- 21 - 30 at the Tibetan Youth By Tendar Tsering ing leadership skills. Hostel, Rohini. —————— DHARAMSHALA, December 2: The trainings were led by Vicki The Tibet Fund would like to Tibetan Women’s Association Robinson from Canada, Lynda O express its deep appreciation to (TWA), the second largest NGO Lepcha from Holistic Training The Shelley and Donald Rubin in the Tibetan exile community Solutions, and TWA trainers. Foundation for their financial concluded its ten-day Advanced support of both the 2010 and “The ten day leadership training Tibetan Women’s 2011 Tibetan Women's Leader- consisted of practical experiences Leadership Train- ship Trainings. such as participating in live pro- ing (ATWLT) in grammes at the studios of one of the Indian capital India’s leading news channels Strategic Plan Launch New Delhi on NDTV and visiting the Indian Wednesday. In 2011 The Tibet Fund cele- parliament to lobby Indian parlia- brated its 30th anniversary while In a release, TWA mentarians,” said Dhardon Shar- looking to the future by develop- said that the sec- ling, media officer of the organisa- ing a new strategic plan. ond in the series tion in the release yesterday. of ATWLT wit- We look forward to sharing the 28 Tibetan women from different nessed in depth details of our strategies and plans back grounds, including journal- training and debate on topics such as we plan for the future of the ists, students, organisational lead- as personal effectiveness, time Tibetan people, and how together ers, and social activists attended management, team building, goal with you, we can best meet their the training held from November setting, communication, media and needs.

Words of Wisdom We kindly thank these donors who gave a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1 - from His Holiness Thank You! November 30, 2011, and for the countless others who support our work. the Dalai Lama Ariane Dewey Dannasch Barton Reese Bronwyn Cross Carmela Caldera Charles & Felicia Smith

“Whether one believes Charles Castleberry Claudia González Martínez Constance A. Kemmerer Emotional Intelligence in a religion or not, Services / Daniel J. and Tara Goleman Daniel Naparstek Eugene W. Whitford Deer Park Buddhist and whether one Center / Geshe L. Sopa The Grace Jones Richardson Trust / Issa Van Dyk Ting Tsung and Wei believes in rebirth or Fong Chao Foundation / James and Lydia Chao James Felberg John and Molly Bailey Judith McBean not, there isn't anyone Kendall Beckett Michael A. Becker and Tee Scatuorchio Norman Wong Olivia B. Hansen who doesn't appreciate kindness Perry E. H. Smith Maya Romanoff / Richard Maya Romanoff Susan E. O'Connor Susan Levin and compassion.” Thomas L. Shima Walter and Carol Beebe

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