Donor guide

What should you consider when giving scholarships?

Allocating resources to education is a valuable contribution to young people’s futures. Before providing a donation or scholarship, it is important to assess the organisation you intend to support and its approach to transparency.

Check these points before making a decision

1. Transparency and trust

Does the organisation provide sufficient and accessible information about its activities, management and operations?

2. Purpose of the donation

Can you follow how your donation or scholarship support will be used and how the process will be managed?

3. Financial information

Can you access information about the organisation’s financial statements, declarations or financial activities?

4. Updates

Does the organisation provide regular and retrospective information about the scholarship or donation process?

5. Communication

Are there clear communication channels through which you can reach the organisation’s managers and staff when needed?

6. Information security

Are appropriate technical and administrative measures taken to protect your personal information and payment data?

7. Secure payment

Can the organisation accept donations directly through a website integrated with secure payment infrastructure?

8. Donor relations

Does the organisation communicate with donors respectfully and transparently, and visibly acknowledge their support?

Making a donation through bursverenler.org

You can confidently provide scholarship or donation support to organisations for which you can answer these questions positively. For donations made to organisations through bursverenler.org, a 4% service fee is deducted for banking and transaction processes; the remaining amount is transferred in full to the relevant organisation.

Amounts generated through service fees are used to support students through the Kumbara Scholarship.