In 2018 a small group of professionals at Microsoft came together to discuss the idea of creating a Giving Circle among the Turkish-American community. They wanted to establish a collaborative effort in which they could work together, gather contributions, educate members about the power of collective philanthropy, and provide opportunities for hands-on involvement in awarding…
DetailsTurkish Philanthropy Funds community celebrated our 15th Anniversary on May 9th at The MET and honored Mr. Hamdi Ulukaya with The Philanthropist of the Year Award. It was an exciting and inspiring milestone in our impactful philanthropic journey. We are proud to continue to lead the way for our community to give back in the…
DetailsThis year we celebrated Women’s History Month by hearing from Women Leaders in Philanthropy. As a part of our celebrations, we hosted a Voices of Partners Special, hosted by Didem Altop, TPF Board Member, and joined by special guests Hilal Baykara, Country Director of Ashoka Turkey; Gülseren Onanç, Founder and Spokesperson of Equality, Justice, Women…
DetailsPLAN FOR TOMORROW AND BENEFIT TODAY WITH PLANNED GIVING AT TPF You care. You want to give. TPF helps you make it both easier with planned giving. Planned Giving means that you can continue to give to the causes you care about — forever. It allows you to make larger gifts by offering donors many…
DetailsFebruary 1st, 2022 marked TPF’s 15th anniversary. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to invite you to celebrate this milestone with us on Monday, May 9, 2022, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, honoring Mr. Hamdi Ulukaya with the Philanthropist of the Year Award for his lifetime dedication to philanthropy to achieve a world of justice…
DetailsThe Journey of Education A Giving Story of Lale and Tunç Doluca Through the years, the Doluca family has given to many organizations in the U.S. and Turkey. As their success grew, Lale and Tunç discussed how to use their good fortune to benefit others, especially in their native country where they were born and…
DetailsSupport TPF’s Year-End Partnerships, each of which is transforming thousands of lives every day while contributing to new narratives about how we can address social challenges. These are stories of opportunity, resilience, persistence, and hope. All of these organizations work to create more inclusion and impact lives in significant ways. Thanks to your contributions we…
DetailsTurkey Deep Poverty Fund Although Turkey has made great strides in poverty alleviation over the last 20 years, the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent developments in the Turkish economy threaten to reverse years of progress in the fight against poverty and income inequality. The current state jeopardizes the future of a generation of children. Poverty is…
DetailsWhat is Trauma-Free World for Children Project? The Trauma-Free World for Children Project provides a healing and protective center for children who have suffered from psychological trauma due to natural disasters, migration, the pandemic, family loss, and bullying. Maya Vakfı (Foundation) established the Child and Youth Center in the Balat district of İstanbul to help vulnerable children with traumatized experiences.…
DetailsThe first $5,000 of your donation will be matched by a donor by December 31st, 2021! We have a dream of a village, which is not far away and not a village we never visit. This village is near, open to everyone, and that we are always there. For 19 years ILKYAR has been organizing…
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