Center Meets with Turkish NGOs

On Monday, four Turkish human and civil rights experts visited the Center for Nonprofit Advancement through the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.

As one of their first stops in the U.S., the group met with Center CEO Glen O'Gilvie and Director of Communications and Membership Beth Hess to learn about the nonprofit sector both nationally and locally. Some key differences between nonprofits in our two countries:

• Tax incentives for charitable contributions to nonprofits/NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) in Turkey are scarce.
• While nonprofits in the United States number in the millions, in Turkey, they can be counted in the thousands.
• Rather than deliver services, Turkish NGOs often serve as a watchdog for government services.