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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.

Competitive Grantmaking

The goal of TPF's competitive grantmaking is to provide an opportunity for different nonprofit organizations to submit applications for grants in TPF's issue areas (Education, Gender Equality, Livelihoods and Arts & Culture). To learn more about TPF's issue areas, read more.

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. 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. Read more about TPF's Grantmaking Policy.

To learn more about current grantees please click here.

To learn more about past grantees please click here.