INTRODUCTION The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or in the USA "the Y") is a worldwide movement of more than 45 million members from 124 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs. Founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England by George Williams, the goal of the organization was putting Christian principles into practice, achieved by developing "a healthy spirit, mind, and body." The YMCA is a federated organization made up of local and national organizations in voluntary association. Today, YMCAs are open to all, regardless of faith, social class, age, or gender. The World Alliance of YMCAs is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The YMCA is a powerful association of men, women, and children committed …show more content…
Each YMCA is a part of a franchise both independently owned and operated. All clubs are based on the same concept, being a non-profit organization. Competitive Analysis The YMCA’s new Teen Center’s main competitors include after school programs offered by high schools including tutoring services for high school curriculum, college counseling programs, and job preparation classes. The main strength of these programs and services is that there is only a one time fee a customer would pay, whereas at the YMCA members would pay a membership fee and then have to pay a discounted program fee. Another competitor would be the home because it’s financially cheaper to let kids stay at home instead of paying for the membership and program fees at the YMCA. The final strength is that these for profit programs would have an easier time creating programs because of the constant intake of customers membership fees whereas at the YMCA the funds would have to be donated or raised through fundraisers to provide money to building the facility. The weaknesses of these of competitors are that they must market their programs to new people because they do not already have customers. This is a weakness because bringing in new customers is more expensive than retaining old ones. Another weakness is that they must build facilities in order to offer these programs and services. The advantages of the YMCA Teen Center is that it offers one large facility that provides a safe learning
The YMCA is the nation's largest not-for-profit community service organization in America. With more than 2,500 YMCAs, they are able to meet the health and social service needs of 18.9 million men, women and children in over 10,000 communities in the United States. No one is turned away from the Y. It is a place for people fo all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. Inability to pay is never a reason for the YMCA to turn someone away. Their strength lies in fulfilling their goal of bringing people together.
Within this paper I will introduce a series of tactical plans to push the YMCA to success in the coming years. Strategic planning is a set of clearly defined goals, objectives, strategies and tactics. Along with the long-lasting mission and vision, as well as a strong accountability structure, this paper will set a roadmap for growth and continued success for the YMCA organization. The true beauty of the YMCA lies with staff and volunteers working together to create all-inclusive opportunities for Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility for all members of our community.
Students were transferring to schools that offered sports opportunities. The school did see a slight improvement overall in grade point averages. They also saw a decrease in physical violence in the school. The school is gradually adding back the sports programs. The author uses logos to show the financial benefit of cutting the sports programs out of the school.
In 1860 the Boys and Girls Club of America has its beginning with three women in Hartford, Conn. : Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin, and Elizabeth Hammersley founded it. A cause was born. (OurHistory1) The initial start of the club was just intended for boys and over time the girls in the community became apart of the cause and then in 1990 the name was changed into the Boys and Girls Club. This organization is non-profit, and all of the proceeds are raised to enable all young
More than just another place to exercise, the North Royalton Family YMCA is a place that does its best to include the entire community. Whether it is handing out scholarships to children whose families cannot afford sports camp or hosting community discussions about important topics, the YMCA of North Royalton is fully committed to its vision of building healthy kids, healthy families, and healthy communities. Every day at the North Royalton YMCA is full of activities geared toward people of all ages, genders, and fitness levels. Regardless of race, age, culture, gender, or religious views the YMCA offers itself as a center for the enjoyment and the overall physical betterment of the individual.
| WEAKNESSES * Two established competitors * Costly materials for construction * Minimal and inexperienced staff * Reliant on free labour for construction * Lack of brand/business recognition for new business
The YMCA has constantly made their key priority kids, youth and their healthy development. Today, YMCAs have connected with more than 813,000 youngsters and youth by laying out the base of their future emotional well-being and habits.
A semi-detailed business overview of the non-profit organization known as the YMCA or Young Men’s Christian Association is discussed. A brief history of the origins of the company is detailed along with the definition or explanation of the company’s mission statement. The organization’s basic legal, social, and economic environment is described. Likewise the YMCA’s management structure, operational issues, as well as financial issues are discussed. Lastly, the possible impact that potential change factors, which includes the role of technology, can present to the YMCA business organization are discussed.
Currently, for adults, the YMCA offers courses on various activities like cycling or yoga. In the past, the YMCA offered courses one would typically find at a local community college. One example of this was with an African-American YMCA according to Campbell Johnson (Johnson 358). This YMCA recognized that many of its members could find higher paying jobs if they had more training. As a result, the YMCA began offering a course in building maintenance. This is also a prime example of the YMCA responding to a specific need of the community it is located in. Now that community colleges are more affordable the YMCA does not offer courses similar to ones that are at higher education institutions. The YMCA currently meets the needs of the community by offering health education classes and activities. The health education classes typically feature a trained staff member educating attendees on things like healthy food choices or simple exercises one can do throughout a busy work day. The YMCA’s educational programs tend to always promote their core values that shape a positive spirit while helping meet the educational needs of its members. These programs can help with health education or character
What is the YMCA? The Y is made up of all ages from every walk of life working side by side to strengthen communities. The YMCA’s motto is that they work to insure everyone, regardless of gender, income, faith, sexual orientation, or cultural background, has the opportunity to live life to its fullest. They share the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. In this paper you will learn a lot about the YMCA’s history, its founder, and some of the activities.
Weaknesses: no success abroad; low brand awareness; lack of the international experience of the executives; etc.
There are (3) reasons why I have chosen energy drinks as my NAB. First off, there is a growing market for energy drinks. Red Bull and Monster Beverage Corporation, together, form over 80% of domestic energy drinks volumes by estimates. Dollar sales for energy drinks grew almost 6% to $6.67 Billion in measured channels in 2013, which propelled sales growth for convenience stores (Team, 2014). A growing thirst for caffeinated “energy” drinks, which include the likes of Red Bull, Monster, and Rock star, has spurred a heart-thumping surge in sales. Globally, the energy drink industry has gone from a $3.8-billion business in 1999, to a $27.5-billion
Weaknesses would be a lack of a way to measure or determine whether the organization is meeting its goals. (Lack of Criteria #3)
There are a variety of barriers that an organization may face when entering into a particular market space. In the case of FireEye, the barriers they faced in the cyber security domain were incumbents in the market, like customers exhibiting cost sensitivity in switching from their existing service.
One of the industries main weaknesses is the fact that they have a low industry ratio. Furthermore, one of their issues in past years was being geographically impotent in their retail locations, but as mentioned before, this issue is declining due to the fact that more locations are being opened worldwide.