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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.

Start your own Fund

TPF offers an easy, flexible, effective and permanent way to accomplish your philanthropic dreams.

• EASY - TPF takes the guess work and administrative burden out of personal philanthropy. Giving should warm your heart, not burden you with tax complications and ongoing administrative details. You can establish a charitable fund without having to cope with the complexities.
• FLEXIBLE - TPF's unique approach is "What is your cause and how can we help you achieve it?" We take pride in our ability to customize services to meet your charitable objectives. You may establish a fund that supports charitable organizations or programs you care about, the community's greatest areas of need, or a broad field of interest.
• EFFECTIVE - We are dedicated to ensuring that your charitable giving is as effective as possible. The fund you establish at TPF will share the costs of a knowledgeable staff, enjoy excellent financial management and benefit from a closely monitored investment strategy.
• PERMANENT - Our Board of Directors ensures that your fund will grow in perpetuity and will continue to carry out your philanthropic objectives. If these objectives ever become impossible to carry out, the Board will redirect the funds to support a closely related purpose.

See how a gift becomes a fund

TPF "named funds" are established and named by a donor, family or a corporation.

Different options for starting a fund are as follows:

Donor-advised Funds

As one of the most flexible giving options for a donor, a Donor-Advised fund permits the donor to suggest specific grants to be made from the fund to a variety of organizations in a variety of fields. These recommendations are not legally binding, but are taken into consideration when grants are made. 

Unrestricted Funds

The donor establishes the fund, but gives the Board of Directors the discretion to make grants from annual earnings for a broad range of community needs. Unrestricted gifts enable TPF to respond to changing community needs from year to year while perpetuating donor generosity.

Field Of Interest Funds 

These funds are similar to the unrestricted funds, in that the Board of Directors of TPF selects the final recipients, but only within a particular issue area chosen by the donor.  

Designated Funds

These are the most specific gifts that a donor makes. The donor establishes an endowed fund to benefit a specific nonprofit organization into perpetuity.