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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.

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.

To learn more about current Donor Advised Fund grantees please click here.

To learn more about past grantees please click here.