Ploughshares Fund

Remembering Sally Lilienthal on her birthday

Sally Lilienthal was on a quest to change the world. It was 1981, and she had invited public service leader Lew Butler and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Owen Chamberlain down the wooden staircase to a living room balcony extending over a San Francisco cliff below. Chamberlain, one of the world’s...

March 16, 2021 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund announces $970,000 in Grants to Stop Nuclear Threats

The global security foundation Ploughshares Fund announced that its board of directors awarded $970,000 in new grants to 13 organizations working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist. “The new administration means we will have additional...

March 15, 2021 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund celebrates nomination of Amb. Bonnie Jenkins to US Department of State

Ploughshares Fund celebrates the nomination of Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins to the position of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Amb. Jenkins, who joined the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors in 2020, will step down from the board to pursue the exciting new...

February 3, 2021 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund statement on Capitol assault

Like so many in this country and around the world, Ploughshares Fund is outraged at yesterday’s storming of the United States Capitol and assault on the country’s democratic process. As a foundation committed to peace, security, and justice, we view this as an attack on democracy and an affront...

January 7, 2021 - By Ploughshares Fund
New Grants to Stop Nuclear Threats

The Ploughshares Fund board of directors recently awarded $1.3 million in new grants to 21 organizations working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist. “The new administration means we will have additional opportunities to elevate these objectives in...

November 30, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund President Emma Belcher announces first slate of special grants with roots in Washington state

With the aim of convening partners who have a range of backgrounds and experiences to think big about transforming nuclear policy, new Ploughshares Fund President Emma Belcher announces today the first slate of special grants under her tenure. As part of the discretionary grants process and the...

November 17, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Letter from new Ploughshares Fund President, Emma Belcher

Today, I’m delighted to assume the role of president of Ploughshares Fund. While I’m beginning in a most extraordinary time, there’s something almost poetic about writing to you from my living room in much the same way that Sally Lilienthal founded our organization — in her living room, almost...

August 31, 2020 - By Emma Belcher
Over $1 Million in Grants to Stop Nuclear Threats

The Ploughshares Fund board of directors recently awarded $1.1 million in new grants to 15 organizations working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist. "These grants reflect the rapidly changing environment we are living in, and the interconnection...

July 2, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins joins Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors

Ploughshares Fund is proud to welcome Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins as the newest member of its board of directors. Globally recognized for her diplomatic leadership in the international security field, and for her ability to break down communication barriers, Amb. Jenkins brings a much appreciated...

June 15, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund names Dr. Emma Belcher as next Foundation President

Global security foundation Ploughshares Fund announces today the appointment of Dr. Emma Belcher as its new president. Belcher becomes only the third president in the nearly 40 year history of Ploughshares Fund, following the planned retirement of Joe Cirincione who served in the role since...

June 1, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund