Budget Implementation and Financial Indicators for 2014
Outstanding efforts;
• In 2014, efforts were started to be put for specifying strategies of Darüşşafaka Society for 5-10 years as the result of the workshops and efforts for specifying future objectives and strategies by analyzing the current status of Darüşşafaka Society.
Within this scope, the following efforts were specified in 2014:
• strategies for Darüşşafaka Society Educational Activities;
• strategies for Darüşşafaka Society Residence Activities;
• strategies for Darüşşafaka Society Asset Management Activities;
• strategies for Darüşşafaka Society Fund Raising Activities;
• strategies for Darüşşafaka Society Central Management Activities.
Within the scope of business continuity, priority was given to taking the follow-up of the processes of Fund Raising, Law, Real estate and Residence at a joint platform and this platform has continued to be developed.
In 2014, budget has been allocated for R&D activities at Education Institutions for the first time.
• The Purchase Software (Metapro), which was implemented at residences in 2013, started to be used at Education Institutions in June 2014 and at the Center of the Society in October 2014. Thus, the purchasing process at all institutions is provided by this system.
• By completing all preparations for implementing Salesforce for the purpose of listing the whole information on our residence donators at a single field, it was planned to be used at all residences in 2015.
• By adding PayPal and BKM Express to the online donation system on the corporate website of the Society, alternative payment channels were provided to our donators.
• The firewall was renewed for ensuring that IT infrastructure located at Maslak campus to be more secure. In addition, the existing software was replaced with updated software for reporting Internet traffic and keeping the records required by the Law numbered 5651.
• For the purpose of accessing the whole information on our students at the Education Institutions from a single point, it was decided to use BILSA software (School Management System), and then, the infrastructure works were completed in 2014 and the software started to be used in December 2014.
Income:
• In 2014, income was generated at the total amount of 126.249 Thousand TL (Income was realized 47% over the budget). The only reason for the income realized over the budget was that the share of Darüşşafaka Society at Çiçek Passageway passed earlier than the expected date (40 Million TL).
43% of the total income was generated from Inheritance and Immovable Property Donations, 27% from Residence New Member Entry Donations, 13% from Corporate Donations, 9% from Individual Donations, 6% Long-Term and Continuous Revenues (lease and foundation revenues), 2% from Other Income.
• Residence New Member Entry Donations were realized under the objective of the budget at the amount of 1.314 Thousand TL. Residence income increased 40% when compared to the previous year and member entry age increased to 82 from 78. Additional donation amount of our donators staying at the Residences was 2.459 Thousand TL.
• Individual Donations, on the other hand, achieved 78% of the objective of the budget at the amount of 11.712 Thousand TL in 2014.
Expenses:
• In 2014, the allowance budgeted as 62.978 Thousand TL excluding financing was used as 61.672 Thousand TL (98%).
• Maltepe Residence exceeded the budgeted allowance with 1%. The reason for the excess was personnel expenses, maintenance-repair and donator expenses.
• Maltepe Special Care Unit exceeded the budgeted allowance with 6%. The reason for the excess was personnel expenses and donator accommodation and expenses.
• In 2014, 49% of the whole expenses was personnel, 18% was food and cleaning, 7% operation (electricity, water, heating), 6% was donator health expenses and 6% was financing expenses.
Investments:
Maslak Campus Project
Bu revising our proposal for changing the new parcels and plan within the scope of evaluation efforts for developing Maslak Campus area in 2013, our application to the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning had been renewed.
In 2014, the Ministry completed the opinions of the institution that was present in our file and received previously and requested to be renewed, and now, the General Directorate of Spatial Planning continues to evaluate it.
Maslak Campus
The following works had been done: 1 hot water boiler and 1 steam boiler replaced, iron railings in every part of the campus, one fire exit gate at museum and one at sports hall, construction works for card entry system at the main gate, repair and decoration of the art class, renewing floorings of the study rooms of male and female student houses and certain general areas with PVC, replacing desks and chairs in the study rooms, painting most of the male student house and education building, renewal of installments and installment materials of the heating center, laundry and kitchen.
Residences
Sound insulation of Chiller groups had been done at Şenesenevler Residence; fire escape stairs had been done, A and B blocks 4th floor turned into Interim Care Unit, and elevators had been revised at Maltepe Residence; fire escape stairs and walking trails had been done, kitchen section had been renewed, elevators had been revised, and sound insulation and elevator revision works had been done in the Special Care Unit at Yakacık Residence.
At Urla Residence, construction works such as conference hall, fitness hall, physical treatment units, resting hall and outdoor pool that started in 2013 had been completed in 2014. In addition, nurse calling system, elevator revision, sound insulation and Urla Yaşam Özel Retirement Home nurse calling system and works of turning CNG natural gas system into LNG for saving had been done.
Maintenance, repair and construction works
Within the scope of Maintenance, repair, construction works and fire safety, periodical maintenance works had been done at Maslak Campus, Residences, Urla Yaşam Özel Retirement Home and Maintenance Center.
Diversification of Resources Continues:
The income generated from donations excluding Residence operations of the Society continues to be over the total expenses of Darüşşafaka Education Institutions and Center of the Society.