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What does YCF do to promote philanthropy in Yolo County?
A description of the programs and activities of Yolo Community Foundation.
Yolo Community Foundation strives to boost local philanthropy by serving donors, non-profits, and youth in Yolo County.
For Donors: The Foundation provides services to donors who wish to establish endowed (donor-advised) funds without incurring the administrative and legal costs of starting independent foundations, and to those who want to start their own charitable fund - for example, to honor the memory of a family member or friend. Individuals, families, or businesses can also contribute any amount to an existing donor-advised or community impact fund, such as the Agricultural Heritage Fund, the Arts and Culture Fund, the Basic Human Needs Fund, or the Environment Fund – effectively pooling contributions with other resources to meet challenges facing the Yolo County community.
For Local Non-Profits: Yolo Community Foundation supports local non-profit agencies in several ways. The YCF-hosted annual Philanthropy Day Celebration, to be held this year from 5:30-7 pm on November 10th at the Erwin Meier Administration Building Atrium in Woodland, gives Yolo County non-profits an opportunity to formally recognize and thank their donors and volunteers at a festive wine & cheese reception.
Non-Profit Roundtables convened by YCF enable local agencies to come together on a regular basis to share ideas and discuss topics of interest to the Yolo County non-profit community.
The Yolo Youth Service Award (YOYOSA) Program encourages local agencies to mentor student volunteers, and gives cash awards to area non-profits who have sponsored a student recipient of a YOYOSA scholarship.
For Local Youth: Encouraging youth to take a more active role in community leadership, volunteerism, and philanthropy is an important value of YCF. The Foundation’s Yolo Youth Service Award program (YOYOSA) is designed to recognize and reward Yolo County youth volunteering for local non-profit organizations. YOYOSA scholarship recipients are awarded $1000 to support post-high school education, and the sponsoring non-profit is awarded $500 in recognition of its mentorship of the student volunteer.
For more information about YCF programs and activities, send an email to info@yolocf.org, or call (530) 312-0593.