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Format: 05/23/2013
Format: 05/23/2013

Women for a Meaningful Summit

Washington, DC
Description Date $Amount
for educational activities by this coalition of 70 women's groups in connection with Iceland summit 10/21/1986 $10,000
to subsidize travel of prominent women to Geneva to participate in educational activities around Reagan-Gorbachev summit 10/25/1985 $5,000

Women In International Security

Washington, DC
Description Date $Amount
To cover partial costs for a delegation of three senior-level African women experts on conflict prevention to travel to Washington D.C. and take part in a five-day program to meet with their US counterparts. 04/24/2001 $45,000
For the eleventh summer symposium on international affairs for young women graduate students from around the globe. 02/07/2000 $10,000
Special grant to sponsor an event in Washington, DC, featuring twelve women peacemakers from regions of conflict. 10/18/1999 $2,000
1999 Summer Symposium for Graduate Students in International Affairs 01/25/1999 $10,000
1998 Summer Symposium for Grad Students in International Affairs 03/23/1998 $5,000
summer symposium for graduate students in international affairs 04/28/1997 $10,000

Women Strike For Peace

Washington, DC
Description Date $Amount
Educational Campaign for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons 09/17/1997 $1,000

Women Strike for Peace Research and Education Fund, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA
Description Date $Amount
grassroots campaign for a CTB (1989) 04/17/1989 $7,500
slide show and educational re: SDI (1987-88) 08/25/1987 $3,300

Women USA Fund

New York, NY
Description Date $Amount
Women's Foreign Policy Council 06/01/1987 $10,000
Directory of Women Foreign Policy Specialists 02/05/1986 $10,000

Women's Action for New Directions

Arlington, MA
Description Date $Amount
To support a nuclear policy advocate staff position that works with partners to engage in outreach to and education of congressional offices. 03/20/2013 $75,000
To support activities to engage and activate WAND's Women Legislators Lobby, a bipartisan network of female state legislators, and WAND leaders to advocate for nuclear weapons reductions and cuts to nuclear weapons budgets. 11/16/2012 $40,000
To support a national poll and focus groups to determine attitudes and perspectives among U.S. women on military spending and nuclear weapons policies. 01/10/2012 $10,000
To support activities to engage and activate members of the Women's Legislators Lobby to advocate for nuclear weapons reductions and cuts to nuclear weapons budgets. 11/02/2011 $78,000
To support programs to strengthen the capacity of state legislators, community leaders and activists to frame and shape the public policy debate, build public demand and political will, and to engage policymakers on nuclear disarmament in key states. 11/17/2010 $75,000
To support work in mobilizing women across the country in support of nuclear weapons reductions and disarmament. 11/17/2010 $50,000
To hire campaign coordinators to conduct systematic constituent phone calls to Senator Isakson (R-GA) urging his support for New START.<br /> 09/30/2010 $4,000
To support programs to strengthen the capacity of state legislators, community leaders and activists to frame and shape the public policy debate, build public demand and political will and to engage policymakers on nuclear disarmament 10/06/2009 $50,000
To support programs to strengthen the capacity of state legislators, community leaders and activists to frame and shape the public policy debate, build public demand and political will and to engage policymakers on nuclear disarmament. 10/06/2009 $75,000
To support a national network of current and former women state legislators to influence national policies on military spending and nuclear weapons. 03/02/2009 $50,000

Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund

Arlington, MA
Description Date $Amount
To support education of WiLL and WAND leaders and broader audiences to shape the public policy debate on nuclear weapons and engage policymakers on nuclear budget issues. 11/16/2012 $60,000
To support educational programming to shape the public policy debate and engage policymakers on nuclear budget issues. 11/02/2011 $52,000

Women's Dialogue US/USSR

New York, NY
Description Date $Amount
for the newsletter for women in the Soviet Union 09/17/1990 $1,000

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

1211 Geneva 20, SWITZERLAND
Description Date $Amount
for general support 09/28/1990 $1,000
general support for 1989 programs 07/17/1989 $7,500

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom/United States Section

New York, NY
Description Date $Amount
To provide support for an NGO Strategy Summit on Disarmament and International Security to be held in NY 09/30/2002 $10,000
For travel expenses for a non-U.S. participant, with preference for South Asia, to attend the second meeting of the Governmental Expert Panel on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education. 07/01/2001 $4,000
For continued support for Reaching Critical Will, a project to coordinate and inform the efforts of NGOs, as follow-up to the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 09/25/2000 $30,000
To support Reaching Critical Will, an initiative to coordinate and inform the efforts of non-governmental organizations and delegates participating in the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 10/04/1999 $23,000
Seed grant to launch Reaching Critical Will, an initiative to coordinate and inform the efforts of non-governmental organizations and delegates participating in the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 08/03/1999 $7,000
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