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A nation of women

02/02/2012

"Anadolu" (Anatolia) may very well be the "land of mothers," but as Turkey finds its place as a global leader, it needs to become a nation of women. According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report released this week, it has a long way to go. Read more.

Raising girl power on Twitter

01/24/2012

On Tuesday, January 31 at 2PM EST and 9PM IST, we'll host a Twitter chat about empowering young girls with the hashtag #gendergap. Read more.

Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey

01/17/2012

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise worldwide, especially Turkey. Ashoka Türkiye's Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier share insights about what's going on in Anatolia in this blog post.

301,927 has been raised to-date through Van Earthquake Relief Fund

01/10/2012

As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer term recovery and reconstruction process in Van, Turkish Philanthropy Funds will keep the Van Earthquake Relief Fund open for contributions. Read more.

TPF Grant-Making Strategies

Funding from TPF is allocated year-round to nonprofits in two ways:

DONOR-ADVISED GRANTMAKING

Turkish Philanthropy Funds offers certain fund types including advised, designated and friends of the fund that allow donors to remain engaged in the grantmaking process by suggesting uses for their gift. Donors make grant recommendations for a grant to a specific organization or a project.  Once TPF staff have ensured the recipient organization is a 501c3 equivalent (for Turkey) or in good standing (for US), and that the organization is financially sound and has filed the necessary tax documents, the grant is issued from that particular donor's fund. Grants are monitored and evaluated based on TPF's grant management procedures.

COMPETITIVE GRANTMAKING

The goal of TPF's competitive grantmaking is to provide an opportunity for different non profit organizations to submit applications for a particular area (determined by TPF's issue areas- see below). Based on the evaluation and selection process, projects are selected and awarded support. Grants are monitored and evaluated based on TPF's grant management procedures.

Each competitive grantmaking cycle is a process in which the Foundation posts a 'Request for Proposals (RFP)' for nonprofits in Turkey. Proposals are evaluated by staff, grantmaking committee and final decisions are made by the Executive Board. Grants awarded in the competitive cycle must address at least one of the four issues described below. TPF may change this list by expanding or changing the scope of issues as additional needs arise based on circumstances in Turkey. 

Education

Gender Equality

Livelihoods

Arts&Culture

Read more on TPF's Grantmaking Criteria

TPF has established procedures which are consistent with the US Department of the Treasury Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines and the Principles of International Charity, developed by the charitable sector to provide guidance and best practices to ensure compliance with applicable law.  Learn more about our Grantmaking Policies.