YTC Student Operations Team

Volunteer from your desk or ours.
Make a difference across the globe.

Volunteer at ETHS or contribute remotely. Help ETHS students, the Evanston community, and young people in YTC clubs and partner programs around the world. Your work here can create opportunities far beyond here.

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Your community. A worldwide network.

One team. A reach across ten countries.

YTC connects young people who learn, teach, and serve their communities. Help organize the projects, communications, and resources that keep that network growing.

  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Guatemala
  • Ghana
  • Namibia
  • Cameroon
  • Mozambique
  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Nigeria

Meet the YTC network · See what students have made happen

YTC Student Operations Team

Run the project. Own the result.

Help run a nonprofit with global reach. Take an idea, build a plan, bring people together, and see what your work makes possible.

Build leadership experience. Take responsibility for a real part of a project, with guidance as you learn.

Develop skills you can use. Practice marketing, event planning, budgeting, communications, and nonprofit management.

Have work you can show. Create campaigns, event plans, and documented results you can discuss in college, scholarship, and job applications.

Connect beyond Evanston. Help welcome students from Mexico, Cameroon, and Mozambique and support projects with YTC's international partners.

No technical experience needed. Bring ideas, curiosity, and the willingness to follow through.

Students and families gathered at a YTC community computer event
Your planning, outreach, and organization help turn community projects into opportunities for others.

Find a role that interests you

What would you like to take on?

Marketing and communications

Create flyers, write announcements, document projects, and help people understand why the work matters.

Events and volunteer coordination

Plan the day, recruit helpers, organize assignments, and keep everyone informed.

IMPACT Accounts and donation partnerships

Help design YTC's new IMPACT Accounts: a way to record and recognize students' learning, leadership, and contributions. Help shape how students document their progress and how that work is recognized.

IMPACT stands for Initiative, Mastery, Problem-solving, Agency, Contribution, and Teaching.

Help club leaders and administration choose worthy partners for computer donations. Research community needs, learn how partners will use the equipment, and help direct donations where they can make a meaningful difference.

Community outreach

Help connect the club with families, organizations, and people who can support a YTC project.

A small team with meaningful responsibility

Ready to take responsibility?

We're building a small team with limited places. Joining means a regular commitment, thoughtful ideas, and following through on agreed tasks. Complete the application below and tell us what you would like to contribute.

Apply to the Student Operations Team

The application opens in Google Forms. Please answer thoughtfully in your own words. Submitting an application does not guarantee a place on the team.

At the volunteer fair? Open the application on your phone, or ask for help at the YTC table.

Bring your fair card to the YTC table

Your YTC bingo stop.

Find these prompts on your official card and explore them with us. Some describe YTC, some happen in conversation, and some depend on your own experience.

YTC bingo matches

  • Meet us

    Org rep's name starts with "M"

    Meet Mark Lennon at our table.

  • Meet us

    ETHS club/activity

    YTC has a student-run club right here at ETHS.

  • Meet us

    Youth Work

    Students learn, teach, lead, and serve their communities through YTC.

  • Meet us

    Intergenerational volunteer opportunity

    Students work with adult mentors and help neighbors across generations.

  • Ask about the role

    Arts related work

    Ask about designing flyers, photography, and telling YTC's story.

  • Ask about timing

    Org has opportunities after school

    Ask which club and service activities take place after school.

  • Ask about timing

    Org has opportunities on Saturdays

    Ask whether upcoming single-day service events are scheduled for Saturdays.

  • After you sign up

    I signed up to learn more

    Apply to the Student Operations Team or join the event notification list at the table.

  • Talk with Dave

    I heard a great founding story

    Ask Dave Finkel how YTC began. He has the story at the table.

  • Listen for it

    Org Rep says "community"

    Ask how YTC students serve the Evanston community.

  • Listen for it

    Org Rep says "connection"

    Ask what a connection between two YTC clubs can lead to.

  • Listen for it

    Org Rep says "excited"

    Ask Mark what he's excited to try with the student team.

  • Listen for it

    Org Rep says "solidarity"

    Ask Dave what solidarity means when communities work together.

  • If this fits you

    I've volunteered here!

    Have you volunteered with YTC before? Tell us about it.

  • If this fits you

    I have the same name as Org Rep

    Do you share a name with Mark or Dave? Introduce yourself.

  • If this fits you

    Org is walking distance from my home

    Our club is at ETHS. Does that put it within walking distance for you?

The fair's prompt list also uses the wording ETHS Club/Activity. Both versions describe our club. Check activity times and any personal matches with us.

Your stamp comes from the table. Show Mark or Dave the matching prompt after a conversation. Listening counts as participation, too.