What is FRIENDS OF FPMT?

Friends of FPMT is a donor program composed of students and friends working together to support FPMT’s global activities. Friends of FPMT provides reliable funding for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s International Office, allowing us to continue to serve our centers and students through:

• Developing innovative education programs including the newly launched FPMT Online Learning Center
• Publishing educational books, practice materials and study courses in a variety of languages, under the advice of Rinpoche
• Publishing Mandala magazine, eZine, and online articles which include stories and news from FPMT sites around the world aimed at providing a sense of community and cohesion amongst students and supporters
• Supporting the 157 (and growing!) FPMT centers, projects and services and study groups around the world
• Providing administrative and financial structure for the incredible charitable projects, education funds, holy object initiatives, health care activities and animal liberations  which give FPMT an excellent global reputation
• Establishing relationships between FPMT centers and qualified geshes and translators
• Handling all of Rinpoche’s correspondence with students, many of whom are students at FPMT centers
• Maintaining Rinpoche’s teaching schedule which allows centers and students continuous access to our precious spiritual director
• Providing centers and their supporters with Rinpoche’s latest advice and updates through the FPMT eNews