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Become a Member
As a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), YFCT has a membership base which supports the charity as a whole and means that the charity can be shaped and guided by a wide and diverse body of people with the needs of the charity’s beneficiaries at the centre.
The charity was started up in April 2020 by the current Trustee Board and relies on its membership to shape the forthcoming agenda and priorities for the coming months and years.
As a YFCT member you have the opportunity to drive the charity forward, influence what we do and how we do it, making a difference to your community.
Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested in furthering YFCT’s purpose and supporting its beneficiaries. As a member you are entitled to attend and vote at general meetings, making decisions on the direction and operation of the charity.
As a member, at our next Annual General Meeting currently scheduled for 17 September 2020, you will be entitled to stand for one of the vacant Trustee positions, and/or vote for who you think should sit on the Trustee Board. For more information about the Trustee role, please see below.
Our membership offer will develop, and we’d love to hear from you about what you want it to be.
Signing up is simple and straight-forward, you just need to complete a short form via the link below. You’ll then be added to our database and invited to our upcoming AGM and any future events. We’ll confirm your membership by email within 21 days.
YFCT Membership - Frequently Asked Questions
As a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), YFCT has a membership base which supports the charity. This means that the charity can be shaped and guided by a wide and diverse body of people with the needs of the charity’s beneficiaries at its centre.
The charity was started up in April by the current Trustee Board but needs and will rely on its membership to shape the forthcoming agenda and priorities for the coming months and years.
Having a membership helps to keep the Trustee Board accountable and supports the transparency of the charity and its activities. Having an active and engaged membership helps keep the needs of beneficiaries at the forefront of the charity.
As an YFCT member you have the opportunity to drive the charity forward, influence what we do and how we do it, and make a difference to your community. You will be asked to exercise your powers as a member to further the purposes of the charity.
Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested in furthering YFCT’s purpose.
As a member you are entitled to attend and/or vote at general meetings, making decisions on the direction and operation of the charity.
At the Charity’s Annual General Meeting, as a member you will be entitled to stand for one of the vacant Trustee positions, and/or vote for who you think should sit on the Trustee Board. As a Trustee you would take a more strategic and direct role in the decisions of the charity on a regular basis.
Our membership offer will develop, and we’d love to hear from you about what you want it to be.
We have one membership at YFCT which is open to individuals, corporate bodies and unincorporated organisations such as community groups. When you sign up to become a member, please indicate in which capacity you’re joining in.
It’s simple and straight-forward, you just need to complete the form via this link, and you’ll be added to our database and invited to our upcoming AGM and any future events. We’ll confirm your membership by email within 21 days.
We need your name, address and email address. This information will be kept securely in our system and will not be used for any other purposes, adhering to the requirements under GDPR.
Have you some time to spare? Would you like to become involved?
Volunteers are a vital part of our organisation and at the heart of what we do.
To apply, please send us a message via our contact page.
Facebook Support
Along with our main page, York Fighting Coronavirus Together – YFCT, we have 24 local pages which are managed by a number of volunteers. Could you help by become a content or comment moderator for one or more of the local groups?
Content Moderators:
Responsible for content; share from the FB admin group into each group and manage the timing and content including any user posts in pending posts to make sure that we don’t have more than one post per hour or two and that it’s all well balanced.
Comment Moderators:
Checking in a couple of times per day and making sure that nothing is wrong and removing comments or content as necessary i.e. no spam, dangerous/offensive content, inappropriate/offensive comments or arguments.
Become a trustee
We are currently seeking new members to join YFCT’s Board of Trustees.
What is a trustee?
Charity trustees play a key part in making sure that York Fighting Coronavirus Together is run in the interests of the people it is there to support.
Our vision for the York area is improved wellbeing and a safer place for everyone, through local efforts that enable individuals and communities to identify needs arising from coronavirus and respond by accessing or providing support.
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing the organisations aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.
Donate
York Fighting Coronavirus Together is run by local people for the community of York to ensure you have access to the information you need about coronavirus.
Our aim is to improve wellbeing and create a safer place for everyone, through local efforts that enable individuals and communities to identify needs arising from coronavirus and respond by accessing or providing support in and around York.
You can make a one-off donation or set up a regular payment through CAF Donate.
£5 = If every YFCT Facebook member donated £5 we could fulfil our mission AND donate £1000 to every York foodbank
£20 = 2000 flyers delivered to local people or 1 month’s insurance
£50 = An entire month’s running costs; twenty people donating this would pay for flyers to a third of York
Other = The total cost of YFCT will be about £1,000 for the entire year – anything raised above this would be donated wisely, e.g. foodbanks or the Two Ridings Foundation.
Gift Aid
Donating through Gift Aid means YFCT can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give, it won’t cost you any extra. All you need to do is to make a Gift Aid declaration by selecting ‘Gift Aid’ when you donate to YFCT online.