Bolu Community Foundation
Mudurnu Yolu, 9 Km. Bolca Hindi Tesisleri
Bolu Merkez
Bolu Merkez, 14000
Turkey
Mission
To improve the quality of urban life; support individuals, initiatives and civil society organizations which target the pressing local issues; provide not only grants but increase capacity of and collaboration among CSOs; and mobilize individuals to take part in the social, cultural and economic development of the city
Most Meaningful Change
We are the only community foundation in Turkey and one of the country’s few grantmakers. We have supported local civil society organizations in our city as they built capacity in a way that other organizations couldn’t by providing grants and networking support. In the rural areas, we created awareness of organic agriculture, conscious use of fertilizers and soil analysis. Our work revivied the long-forgotten industry of apple production, benefiting both the farmers and the entire economic sector. Our work on preschool education led to the opening of the first preschool education research center inside Abant Izzet Baysal University.
2008 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$940,716 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Bolu Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Mudurnu Yolu, 9 Km. Bolca Hindi Tesisleri |
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Address 2 | Bolu Merkez |
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City / Town | Bolu Merkez |
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State / Region | Did not answer |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 14000 |
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Country | Turkey |
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Continent | Asia |
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Map Address (If Different) | Bolca Hindi Tesisleri |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Merkez |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Bolu |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 14000 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Turkey |
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Phone | 905305410014 |
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Email | o.akkaya@bbv.org.tr |
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Website | www.bbv.org.tr |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Öznur Akkaya, General Sekretar |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Şerafettin Erbayram |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Chairman of the Board |
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Year Founded | 2008 |
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Mission Statement | To improve the quality of urban life; support individuals, initiatives and civil society organizations which target the pressing local issues; provide not only grants but increase capacity of and collaboration among CSOs; and mobilize individuals to take part in the social, cultural and economic development of the city |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 300,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Board Members | 7 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $235 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $205,727 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $940,716 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | None |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Not important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Fair amount |
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Alternative energy | Fair amount |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Never |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Some important achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Some important achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | No |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Very important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We are the only community foundation in Turkey and one of the country’s few grantmakers. We have supported local civil society organizations in our city as they built capacity in a way that other organizations couldn’t by providing grants and networking support. In the rural areas, we created awareness of organic agriculture, conscious use of fertilizers and soil analysis. Our work revivied the long-forgotten industry of apple production, benefiting both the farmers and the entire economic sector. Our work on preschool education led to the opening of the first preschool education research center inside Abant Izzet Baysal University. |
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