News

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.

Adopt a Project

Is there a project that really warms your heart? Now, you can adopt it and do your own little fundraising for it! By adopting you will be able use TPF's coail media tools and create your own web-page under TPF to collect donations and trace your results.

CHOOSE YOUR PROJECT

Search the projects for one that meets your interests, budget and timeline. Find a project you connect with and make a real impact. Then, choose a fundraising goal to which you feel you can reach with contributions from your friends, family, or colleagues. (It could even be the whole project!) TPF's website even allows you to create your own page to collect donations for this project that you chose to adopt. This way, you can stay organized and have the necessary tools to make your project a reality.

CHOOSE YOUR APPROACH

What do you like to do? Run, bake, host parties? Do something you enjoy to raise the money for your project. Let us know how we can help you!

ENGAGE YOUR NETWORK

Tell your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors about your project using our social media tools and/or invite them to your event. Keep them connected to the project by sending progress and impact reports.

SEE YOUR IMPACT

Once you finish fundraising and the project's begun, you will receive reports on the impact you have on the lives of many people.