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Do you want to make a difference?

Is it you - are you the one?

Is it you - are you the one?

Is it you - are you the one?

  • Would you like to help build a vibrant, healthier, more connected community?
  • Are you community minded?
  • Do you live in or near Yorkton, or any of the 23+ neighbouring communities?
  • Can you help to represent the diversity of our community?
  • Do you understand the uniqueness of communities - rural, urban, large or small?
  • Have you personally observed the needs of some of our vulnerable populations? 
  • Can you open our eyes to the world of young people and what matters to them?
  • Do you have skills that may help us connect to donors? legal, sales, communication, administration, research, secretarial, business, corporate, financial, public relations?
  • Can you help identify needs in our communities for youths, working people, families, seniors, farm families, employers?


If you have said yes to the first three questions above, and one or more of the others, then you may be the one to make a difference.  


Apply to be considered for the volunteer Board of Directors or for one of our committees. You can make a difference!  You can help build the future where every person is valued and every community thrives.  

Apply Today!

What is the commitment?

Is it you - are you the one?

Is it you - are you the one?

Yorkton& District Community Foundation Board of Directors 2019

Yorkton & District Community Foundation, Inc. was founded in October 2019 by the people above: Larry Pearon, Victor Surjik, Rob McDill, Lisa Washington, Sharon Tropin, Trevor Plews, Les Arnelien, Ray Bailey and Andrew Rae. Missing from the photo are Matt Zerbin and Gerry Ann Fraser. 


This is a volunteer working board; there are no paid staff. That doesn't mean that we don't have help. Local professionals are quick to lend a hand and as a  member of Community Foundations of Canada there is the experience of their professionals and 192 community foundation to guide our board of directors. Yorkton & District Community Foundation partners with the Saskatoon Community Foundation for fund management.


Time commitment is approximately two to four hours a week, but that is flexible.


The Board of Directors meet once a month for one to one and a half hours. Currently these are virtual meetings due to the pandemic.


Various committees of the Board meet as needed to do the hands-on work.  Our committees are:

  • Donor Relations Committee responsible for developing donor base, relationship with donors and legacy partners;
  • Grants Process Committee responsible for potential applicants/recipient relationships, and the annual grant application process;
  • Governance Committee responsible for board structure, board member application and replacement process, policy development, and municipal and partner agency relationships;
  • Communications Committee responsible for development and management of all forms of communications.

Meet the Board of Directors

Yorkton and District Community Foundation Inc.

Box 304 Yorkton SK Canada S3N 2W1  |  E info@ydcf.ca

Registered Charitable Number 771575495RR0001


The Yorkton and District Community Foundation serves donors and charities in the ancestral lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota, and the Métis Nation. We respect the treaties that are integral to the foundation of Canada and we are committed to honouring their spirit and intent. We respect the histories, languages, and cultures of those who have lived on this land and commit to working and living in partnership with Indigenous peoples and nations in a spirit of respect, reconciliation, co‐operation and collaboration.


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