Ploughshares Fund

The Presidential Vision Fund

For nearly 40 years, Ploughshares Fund has been working to reduce global nuclear arsenals, convince countries to give up their nuclear weapons and support the best analysts and activists in the world. In 2008, following the passing of our founder Sally Lilienthal, Joe Cirincione became only the...

April 29, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Honoring the Life of Mary Lloyd Estrin

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Lloyd Estrin, Chair Emeritus of the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors. She passed away peacefully in April of 2020, following a long illness. "Mary leaves behind a remarkable legacy," said Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshares...

April 28, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
All Good Things

In a special episode of Press The Button, we announce the planned retirement of Ploughshares Fund president Joe Cirincione. “I'm going to step down as the president of Ploughshares Fund effective July 1st,” Cirincione told co-host Michelle Dover. “It's been a great thirteen years...

February 3, 2020 - By Zack Brown
Retirement of Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione

Today we announce the planned retirement of Ploughshares Fund president and longtime national security expert, Joseph Cirincione. The Ploughshares Fund board of directors is actively engaged in a search to select the global security foundation's next president, with an appointment scheduled to...

February 3, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund sets record straight on false statement from Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

As part of Ploughshares Fund’s mission to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, we have long funded efforts to constrain and roll back nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran. This includes the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the diplomatic agreement signed by the United States,...

January 30, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
$400,000 in Emergency Grants to Promote Peace and Security

The Ploughshares Fund board of directors recently awarded $390,000 in new grants to six organizations working to prevent war and build a safer, more secure world. “We've dodged the [war with Iran] for now, but we're not out of the woods by a long shot,” said Ploughshares Fund President Joe...

January 27, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
We don't have to live in fear of nuclear weapons

As both an Anglican priest and as a Ploughshares Fund board member committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons, I think a lot about the moral aspect of the issue. And after two decades of activism in this space, I’m convinced the essential moral questions around nuclear weapons aren’t...

January 8, 2020 - By Ploughshares Fund
$1.5 Million in New Grants to Stop Nuclear Threats

The Ploughshares Fund board of directors recently awarded $1.5 million in new grants to over 20 organizations working to end nuclear threats. “These investments will develop new champions, provide vital research and empower American citizens to create a new vision for a saner nuclear policy,”...

November 7, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Philip Yun

An exciting leadership transition happened at Ploughshares Fund recently — the departure of longtime Chief Operating Officer Philip Yun and the appointment of Elizabeth Warner as managing director. Philip led the organization through a significant period of growth, playing an influential role in...

October 8, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Stopping the New Nuclear Arms Race

Since taking office in 2016, President Trump has dismantled many of the security guardrails that restrained nuclear dangers for decades. He walked away from a successful Iran deal, killed Reagan’s treaty on intermediate-range nuclear weapons and may yet destroy New START – the only remaining...

October 2, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund