Volunteer Opportunities
The Youth Science Institute seeks engaged and passionate volunteers to help us further our mission to inspire enthusiasm for science and a love of learning in children, families, and communities.
Seeking Spectacular Volunteer Board Members!
Youth Science Institute (YSI) is seeking spectacular volunteer board members to join a dynamic organization. We are specifically looking for individuals with a fundraising and/or accounting background. Previous board experience preferred, but not required.
The Youth Science Institute (YSI) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization whose mission is "to inspire enthusiasm for science and a love of learning". We fulfill our mission by offering hands-on, nature-based, science education to children, families, and the general public. We offer School and Group Programs, Summer Science Camps, weekend Science Safaris, and annual community events. Many of our programs include live animals and nature hikes. Each year, we deliver inquiry-based life, physical, earth, and social science to nearly 30,000 pre-K to sixth-grade students. Since our founding in 1953, we have served hundreds of thousands of children.
YSI maintains three Science and Nature Centers, where we deliver our hands-on science and experiential environmental education programs: Alum Rock Park, San Jose, CA; Sanborn County Park, Saratoga, CA; and Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA. Each Center has unique artifacts, collections, and resources that connect the public with nature while teaching science.
Potential volunteer board members for this role would be expected to attend one Committee meeting per month and one Board meeting per month. This is an approximate five hour per week time commitment.
Interested? Please email volunteer@ysi-ca.org.
Youth Science Institute (YSI) is seeking spectacular volunteer board members to join a dynamic organization. We are specifically looking for individuals with a fundraising and/or accounting background. Previous board experience preferred, but not required.
The Youth Science Institute (YSI) is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization whose mission is "to inspire enthusiasm for science and a love of learning". We fulfill our mission by offering hands-on, nature-based, science education to children, families, and the general public. We offer School and Group Programs, Summer Science Camps, weekend Science Safaris, and annual community events. Many of our programs include live animals and nature hikes. Each year, we deliver inquiry-based life, physical, earth, and social science to nearly 30,000 pre-K to sixth-grade students. Since our founding in 1953, we have served hundreds of thousands of children.
YSI maintains three Science and Nature Centers, where we deliver our hands-on science and experiential environmental education programs: Alum Rock Park, San Jose, CA; Sanborn County Park, Saratoga, CA; and Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA. Each Center has unique artifacts, collections, and resources that connect the public with nature while teaching science.
Potential volunteer board members for this role would be expected to attend one Committee meeting per month and one Board meeting per month. This is an approximate five hour per week time commitment.
Interested? Please email volunteer@ysi-ca.org.
