IPhoto will no longer open. Any suggestions?

I downloaded Yosemite, but am now unable to open iPhoto and am receiving the message "The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite. Download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store.” I am almost positive that doing this update will cause me to lose the photos I have. Any suggestions on what to do?

No, an update will not cause you to lose photos. This is the umpteenth version of iPhoto. If upgrading caused people who lose photos, who on earth would upgrade ever?
Before upgrading anything you should have an up-to-date back up.
Most Simple Back Up:
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store

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