Y-M-C-a! a Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization
Y-M-C-A! A Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization
Crystal Hunter
American Intercontinental University
Abstract
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.
Y-M-C-A! A Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization In 1844, a man by the name of George Williams along with 11 of his friends established the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in London, England. The mission of the first YMCA was to provide a safe refuge and a place to study the bible for young men on the then tough and unrelenting streets of London. In 1851, the YMCA was introduced to the United States by a retired military captain by the name of Thomas Valentine Sullivan who was inspired by the works, efforts, and impact that the founding London based YMCA had provided for young men. (The Story of Our Founding, 2010).
Fast forwarding 166 years, the Young Men’s Christian association is now a multicultural, multinational, and global corporation which continues to provide a refuge, but not solely for men, but for all, male and female. Unlike most business organizations whose ultimate goal is to make money or profit, the YMCA began and still remains a non-profit organization. The legal environment of the YMCA as a non-profit organization can be somewhat diverse, as per the YMCA organization is global. However, the basic legal structure or environment of the YMCA while a corporation with ownership
Crystal Hunter
American Intercontinental University
Abstract
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.
Y-M-C-A! A Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization In 1844, a man by the name of George Williams along with 11 of his friends established the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in London, England. The mission of the first YMCA was to provide a safe refuge and a place to study the bible for young men on the then tough and unrelenting streets of London. In 1851, the YMCA was introduced to the United States by a retired military captain by the name of Thomas Valentine Sullivan who was inspired by the works, efforts, and impact that the founding London based YMCA had provided for young men. (The Story of Our Founding, 2010).
Fast forwarding 166 years, the Young Men’s Christian association is now a multicultural, multinational, and global corporation which continues to provide a refuge, but not solely for men, but for all, male and female. Unlike most business organizations whose ultimate goal is to make money or profit, the YMCA began and still remains a non-profit organization. The legal environment of the YMCA as a non-profit organization can be somewhat diverse, as per the YMCA organization is global. However, the basic legal structure or environment of the YMCA while a corporation with ownership
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