Calling all YPI teams! Want some help introducing YPI to your charity? Click here for links to our helpful charity brochures.
Want to make a difference in your community? Ever wonder what it takes for philanthropists to achieve their goals? Well, no better time than the present. Speak to your teacher, talk to your principal, tell them why you think YPI would play an important role in your education and your life. Then, send them a link to the YPI website where they can get all the information they need to get the program up and running in your school.
RESOURCES FOR YPI STUDENTS
Welcome to YPI: Students
Check out the Learning Zone for more YPI videos, including "Speak Out" which shows you 10 awesome tips for giving a great presentation.
YPI Values Tree
YPI Values Tree - Click to interact with the YPI Values Tree where you will find 25 personal values which reflect individuals striving to create social change and grow compassionate communities. When three values have been selected, the tree can be printed for future reference.
YPI Grant Criteria
To be eligible for a Youth and Philanthropy Initiative grant, charities must be local, grassroots, social service charities and must be registered with a government authority.
The following list of country specific websites will allow you to ensure a charity is registered. The online list of charities includes the charity's name, business number (BN), registration number, mailing address, designation type and category code.
Information on your charity should be recorded (or printed from the government authority's website) and kept on file. Please see below for links to the webpages of each governing authority in all YPI regions.
CANADA: Canada Revenue Agency
ENGLAND: Charity Commission of England and Wales
SCOTLAND: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
UNITED STATES: Internal Revenue Service
Online Charity Search Links
Learning about local, community-based social service charities is an important part of the YPI process. The links below will assist you in finding charities in your area.CANADA
Canada Helps (search for charities by issue)
Ontario: 211 Ontario Charity Village
Quebec: 211 Quebec Regions
Western Canada: Inform Alberta, Inform Edmonton, The Red Book Online
UNITED KINGDOM
Charity Choice
GuideStar UK
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
UK Charities
UNITED STATES
GuideStar USA
The Urban Institute - National Centre for Charitable Statistics
Great Non-Profits
New York State: CharitiesNYS
For statistics on the social services sector in your country, please take a look at the following:
Canada - Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
England - Office for National Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/socialtrends/
Scotland - Scottish Government Statistics http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics
USA - The Urban Institute http://nccs.urban.org/
