Gender Equality

On this International Women’s Day, we are pleased to announce that we are committing $1M in funding to women’s organizations in the wake of the recent earthquakes that devastated our community. As we work to rebuild and recover from this tragedy, we recognize that women and girls are often disproportionately affected and are facing more challenges. We […]

New York, NY (June 23, 2022) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 Educ8 Program: Duygu Göksoy, Sena Altun, Büşra Gül Murat, and İpek Hanife Yılmaz. These young women have great potential, and we’re honored that with your help, we will be helping them unlock it. In 2014, with […]

Support 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 […]

Sena Eken Schieber was born in İstanbul in 1949. After graduating from Robert College in Turkey, she did her graduate studies in England and received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. She married George Schieber in 1976. Sena had a long and distinguished career in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during which […]

#GivingTuesday is the international day of generosity established in 2012. This global movement continues to unleash the power of giving around the world and inspire hundreds of millions of people in spreading their generosity, sharing, and collaborating. We invite you to join us this year for #GivingTuesday! Let’s unleash our generosity and make a lasting impact! […]

We are looking for MENTORS in STEM to pair up with young women in Turkey. Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to partner with the Million Women Mentor Program (Milyon Kadına Mentor) in Turkey.  The program gives young Turkish women a chance to team up with mentors who can guide them in pursuing their professional careers. The goal is to […]

Four Inspiring Young Women from Turkey are Recipients of the Prestigious Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award New York, NY (April 30th, 2021) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the 2021 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award recipients: Bihter Erbaş, Müge Önder, Nezihat Bengisu Kaynar, and Serra Güllü. The Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award continues to be the only award earmarked for young […]