The Daughters of Wisdom Grant Fund
PRE-GRANT APPLICATION SUMMARY
Date of Submission: March 12, 2018
Organization Name: Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12222
City, State, Zip: Richmond, VA 23241
Contact Person, Title: Michael Stone, Executive Director
Phone No: (434) 960-7779
Fax: N/A
Website: www.vadp.org
E-Mail Address: office@ vadp.org
Purpose of Organization:
Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP) is a statewide citizens’ organization
founded in 1991 to end the death penalty through education, organizing, and advocacy with the
support of the late Most Rev. Walter F. Sullivan, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.
Funds Requested:
Amount: $15,000
Total Project Budget: $50,000 (Salary & travel costs for Field Director)
Purpose of Request: Grassroots education on the death penalty in Virginia
Summary of Project: Include Goals and Objectives and anticipated outcome.
VADP has a goal of seeking a vote to abolish the death penalty in the 2020 session of the
Virginia General Assembly. VADP and its key partners - the Virginia Catholic Conference
and the ACLU of Virginia - have identified legislators who serve on key committees that will
consider any death penalty reform or abolition bills.
The project goal is to build support from local religious, civic, and business leaders in the
districts of these Delegates and Senators for death penalty reform and abolition.
Objectives for this project in the 2018 calendar year are:
= Identify at least 50 significant religious, civic, and business leaders in 8 target legislative
districts identified by VA DP and its partner organizations.
= Contact at least 20 of these leaders by phone and/or e-mail each week.
= Meet in person with at least 5 of these leaders each week.
= Build ongoing relationships with as many of these local leaders as possible.
= Recruit at least five local leaders in each of the 8 target legislative districts to contact their
legislator and advocate for legislation to exempt people with severe mental illness from the
death penalty, a bill supported by all of the major mental health organizations in Virginia.
Please provide brochures/p ional ials for ization or project.
Mail to: Sr. Lucy Clynes, DW, Daughters of Wisdom Mission Grant, 545 A1A North, Ponte Vedra
Beach, Florida, 32082; Fax to: 631-277-3274 or email: DWFINANCE@daughtersofwisdom.org
