Thank you!
By welcoming young people into your work, you are helping us grow compassionate communities.
Year after year, we hear from students that the visit to their charity was the moment their learning became meaningful. When they have the opportunity to see firsthand the demand for social services, and the effort of committed professionals, it is, in their own words, “eye-opening”.
What is YPI?
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YPI stands for Youth and Philanthropy Initiative
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Students participate in a project-based competition as part of their school curriculum
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Students identify and research local charities addressing important social issues
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Goal: To secure a $5,000 YPI grant for their chosen charity
Benefits for Charities
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Raise awareness about your cause among local youth and community
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Opportunity to be selected for the $5000 YPI grant
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Potential recruitment of volunteers and supporters
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Opportunity to educate future generations about your mission
Preparing for Student Visits
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Offer a brief tour of facilities (if applicable)
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Arrange interviews with staff and volunteers
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Provide hands-on experiences or participation in programs (if possible)
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Share impactful client success stories
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Discuss current projects, challenges, and upcoming events
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Prepare print materials (annual reports, brochures) for students to take home
During the Visit
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Communicate any necessary boundaries (e.g., photo restrictions)
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Answer questions about programs, impact, and resource needs
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Discuss how the community can support your work
After the Visit
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Students will create presentations advocating for your charity
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Top presentations advance to school finals
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Winning team secures $5,000 grant for their chosen charity
Maximizing Collaboration
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Consider how students can help achieve your organizational goals
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Explore opportunities for ongoing involvement (volunteering, fundraising)
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Leverage students' skills (e.g., social media management, video production)
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Leverage students' presentations for visibility efforts
FAQs
No limit on number of student teams you can meet
Eligible to win grants multiple times across different schools
Contact YPI at 1-888-489-1044 or info@goypi.org for assistance
By embracing this collaboration, you can inspire the next generation of philanthropists and community leaders while gaining valuable exposure for your charitable work.
YPI in action for charities
Charities that received YPI grants during the 2023-24 school year
6e Jour Inc.
Ability Workshop Society
Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association
Addiction Services Central Ontario
Agape Table
Atira Women’s Resource Society
Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary
Avenue B Harm Reduction Inc.
Banque D'aliments Sudbury Food Bank
Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Maison Shalom Inc. / Benjamin and Vanda Treiser Shalom House Inc.
Bethlehem Housing and Support Services
Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation
Canadian Mental Health Society Calgary Region
CASA Mental Health
Centre de Prevention du Suicide de Lanaudiere
Community Care of West Niagara
Community YMCA of Muskoka
Cowichan Valley Hospice
Eagle's Nest Association of Waterdown
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Employ to Empower Foundation
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.
Fight Like Mason Foundation
Flamborough Food Bank
Fondation Jeunesse Soleil/Sun Youth Organization Foundation
Food for Life Canada Charitable Corporation
Food Stash Foundation
Foodshare Toronto
Foyer du Monde
Friends of Ruby (previously Egale Youth Services)
Good Shepherd Centre Hamilton
Good Shepherd Refuge Social Ministries
Halton Alcohol Drug And Gambling Assessment Prevention And Treatment Services
Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre
Helping Hands Society of Cochrane & Area
International Muslims Organization of Toronto
Iris Kirby House
Kababayan Community Service Centre Inc.
Kennedy House
Kinbrace Community Society
Kingston Interval House
Kingston Youth Shelter Project Incorporated
Kitchener-Waterloo Extend-a-Family Association
La Fondation Place Coco / Coco's Place Foundation
Lakeland Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Diosorder Society (Lakeland FASD Centre)
L'Arbre Social/The Social Tree
Le Parados Inc
Maison de Marthe
Meals On Wheel, Port Colborne Inc
Mom to Mom Child Poverty Initative Society
North Shore Women's Centre Society
North York Harvest Food Bank
North York Women's Shelter
Northern Frontenac Community Services Corporation
Nova's Ark
Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society
PIRS - Pacific Immigrant Resource Society
Power to Be Adventure Therapy Society
Project Hostel / Yellow Brick House
Rainbow Resource Centre, Inc.
Raphael Family Support Foundation
Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (Kitchener) / oneROOF
Renascent Foundation Inc.
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
Sexual Health Options Resources and Education (SHORE) Centre
Share Family and Community Services Society
Sheena's Place
Shifra Homes Inc.
Shiloh Rebman Youth Ranch Society
Sistering - A Woman's Place
St. Felix Social Ministries Outreach
Stepstones for Youth
Supportive Initiative for Residents in the County of Haliburton (S.I.R.C.H.)
The Child Advocacy Centre of Niagara/Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara
The Mustard Seed Foundation
The Ottawa Food Bank / La Banque D'Alimentation D'Ottawa
The Ottawa Mission
The Salvation Army Orillia Corps
The Salvation Army Owen Sound Corps.
The Sonshine Street Preschool
The STOP Community Food Centre
Their Opportunity Minor Sports Corp.
Thrive Child and Youth Trauma Services
Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank
Treehouse Advocacy Centre Society Vancouver
Umbrella Society for Addictions and Mental Health
Victim Services of Peel
Victoria Disability Resource Centre
Welcome Inn Community Centre of Hamilton
Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre
Women's Centre of Calgary
Women's Hostels Inc. (Nellie's Shelter)
Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey
YMHC Charitable Foundation
Young Women's Christian Association
Youth Without Shelter Terra House North Toronto Emergency Referral Agency
Zajac Ranch Society
"The YPI program is incredibly impactful for the Parkdale Community Food Bank, both due to the educational opportunity it offers high school students to learn more about the mission of our organization and the work we do in our community; as well as the funding opportunity for the food bank to increase our reach and quality of service."
- Parkdale Community Foodbank
Winner of YPI Grant in 2023
"I think it's really important for us to connect with that next generation. I think they really have to. They have to have that personal one-to-one feeling of what it's like to be in the building, to hear the kids, to see the dedication of the staff and why it is that they're so committed to do this every day."
- Sharon McCarry, Founder, The Little Red Playhouse, Montreal