Committees

Permanent Committees:

Executive Committee is responsible for strategic planning, coordinating committees, taking care of legal matters (lawyer, insurance, accountant) and relations with government, in addition to other responsibilities defined by Bylaws. Contact Person: Demet Yezgi (President / CEO)

Finance Committee develops budget (future), creates monthly finance statements (current) and has bookkeeping activities (past). Contact Person: Nathaniel Chittenden (Treasurer / CFO)

Personnel Committee develops policies for staff, decides their wages, and job definitions. Contact Person: Nicole Kanda

Organizational Development Committee finds candidates for nominating and provides trainings for the board development. Contact Person: Ebru Erdem

Fundraising Committee seeks and applies for grants, cultivates donors, does direct mailing, organizes special events and coordinates stewardship. Contact Person: Nicole Kanda

Program Development Committee designs services that the organization provides in compliance with the mission statement and goals; prepares their budget and timelines. Contact Person: Demet Yezgi

Public Relations Committee communicates what the organization is doing with the public via website, magazine, newsletter, advertising material, and forms an institutional identity (logo, fonts, colors, slogans etc.). Contact Person: Nathaniel Chittenden

Research and Evaluation Committee develops research to figure out who else is providing similar services, and evaluates how well the organization is doing. Contact Person: Neslihan Pinar

Ad Hoc Committees:

IT Committee provides all sort of technical assistance for IT related issues, such as network setup and administration, electronic documents' backup, PC supplies, and software and hardware installations. Contact Person: Tugsan Topcuoglu

Strategic Planning Committee determines the overall strategic direction of the organization to be brought before the board for final approval. Contact Person: Sema Basol

Writing Committee handles the translation and editing of documents for internal and external use, such as letters, brochures, fliers etc. Contact Person: Tugsan Topcuoglu

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