MCFYP Timeline
The standard number of years served by a MCFYP committee member.
What is three years?
If an endowment is like an apple tree, this part of the tree is used to make grants.
What are the apples?
How many young people participate in youth grantmaking in Michigan each year?
a) <500
b) 500-1000
c) 1000-1500
d) 1,500+
D) 1,500+ youth!
The total number of YAC Best Practices.
What is 15?
What is the minimum number of members that a YAC should aim to have?
What is 12?
The first statewide Youth Leadership Conference took place in this year.
What is 1992?
This conference looked much more like a camp, with participants pitching tents to sleep in.
These five words beginning with the letter "T" enhance our understanding of philanthropy and the work of nonprofit organizations.
What is time, talent, treasure, testimony, and tithes?
True or False: All Community Foundations only have one YAC.
What is False.
Some Community Foundations have multiple YACs to accommodate the vast geographic regions they serve.
This is done to assist with the continual annual growth of the endowed youth fund.
What are fund development activities
Name one way a YAC can determine whether the grants they’ve awarded have been successful?
What are site visits, follow-ups, and grant reviews?
This committee is responsible for organizing the Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference and working with CMF to promote youth philanthropy in Michigan.
What is the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project (MCFYP)?
This status designates an organization as a charitable non-profit organization.
What is 501c3 tax-exempt status?
How many YACs are there in Michigan?
86
Best Practices recommends that YACs participate in two of these activities annually to help them engage with their community.
What are community service projects?
How often should a YAC assess the issues facing local youth?
What is every 3 years?
What is the name of the 1998 bill, drafted by Youth Advisory Council members, that permitted 16 and 17-year-olds to serve on nonprofit boards with full voting rights?
What is the "Youth on Boards Bill"?
Roughly how much money is granted by YACs in Michigan each year?
a) Over $1 million
b) Over $2 million
c) Over $2 billion
d) Over $3 million
b) Over $2 million
In which city and country did YAC members previously conduct an international grantmaking experience?
What is Derry, Northern Ireland?
Youth delegations have since visited Michigan from Ireland, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and Russia.
YAC Best Practices recommends at least one YACer fulfill this role at their community foundation.
What is a voting member on the community foundation Board of Trustee?
A Youth Advisory Committee should seek to center their work around the following principles:
What is Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?
In 1991, this challenge grant offered $1 million for a youth-managed fund if Michigan Community Foundations raised $2 million for other funds.
What is The Kellogg Youth Challenge?
The grant created both MCFYP and the first YACs in Michigan. The challenge grant was completed in 1997 and awarded $47.5 million for the establishment of 84 endowed youth funds.
How many grants must a YAC give in a year?
What is zero?
There is no minimum number of grants a YAC must give in a year. If your YAC is struggling to find organizations to address youth needs, consider adopting a proactive approach or convening community partners to start a project.
Does every YAC in Michigan have an endowment?
No.
YACs come in all sizes. Some YACs have large endowments, while others may fundraise for their grant dollars. However, YAC's established by the original Youth Challenge grant were required to endow a portion of those funds.
The minimum number of times per year a Youth Advisory Committee should try to meet.
What is 7?
A YAC should utilize this research data to guide and enhance their grantmaking decisions.
What is a Needs Assessment?