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Turkiye Ucuncu Sektor Vakfi (Third Sector Foundation of Turkey)
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Organization:
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Turkiye Ucuncu Sektor Vakfi (Third Sector Foundation of Turkey)
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Name of Project:
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Social Investment Initiative
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Total Project Budget:
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$72,820
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Grant Type:
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Donor-Advised
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Grant Amount:
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$50,000
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Website:
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www.tusev.org.tr
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Project Phase:
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Completed
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Brief Description of Organization:
Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV) was established in 1993 by Turkey's leading civil society organizations (CSO), and has now grown to a supporting network of over 100 associations and foundations that share a vision of strengthening the legal, fiscal and operational infrastructure of the third (non-profit) sector in Turkey.
Primary Purpose of the Project:
In its Social Investment Initiative project, TUSEV's primary goal was to promote an enabling, legal, fiscal and infrastructural environment for community philanthropy in Turkey. To this end, their aim was to make the Bolu Community Foundation an exemplary and functional pilot community foundation in Turkey.
Needs that will be addressed:
TUSEV's Social Investment Initiative serves civil society organizations (CSOs) and donors in a mutually beneficial sense by seeking to increase the effectiveness and flow of resources to the third sector (19% of civil society organizations report having sufficient financial resources) and by introducing new mechanisms that provide donor services (only 18% of individual giving goes to a CSO) such as community foundations.
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Population Targeted: Donors, non-profits, communities and other key stakeholders (business, government and third sector leaders) that would benefit from the community foundation model
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Core Project Activities:
- Monthly trainings to BCF.
- External Relations and Project Management Support to BCF
- Tax Reform and Accounting Standard Initiatives
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Area-focus: Civil Society Empowerment
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Targeted Outcomes:
- Toolkit for Community Foundations at the Start-up Stage: Materials and knowledge gained through trainings, site visits and external relations support will be used to enrich and revise the toolkit, which will serve as a permanent guide for Bolu Community Foundation. The toolkit will then be published and presented online for the use of all NGOs in Turkey.
- International Contact Database: including major community foundations and their supporters.
- Kindergarten Project Outline, Work Plan and Final Report Guidelines: Guidelines to ensure project design, interim and final reporting is carried out. (will be part of the toolkit)
- Community Needs Assessment Examples and Best Practices (will be part of the toolkit)
- Community Foundation Website Examples and Example Website Outline (will be part of the toolkit)
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