From the Chair - August 2017 Engaging Our Volunteers Relationships are key to all we do -- Program Promotion, Staff Recruitment, Member Engagement, Board Development, Volunteerism, Fund Raising, Advocacy. It’s all the same work. We build relationships and help people...
Have you noticed that meeting the National AfterSchool Association (NAA) Healthy Eating Standards can be challenging if you’re not sure which products meet the guidelines? Have you ever spent valuable staff time tracking down the right products? Naturally, we want...
Adam Esmaeel has been named the new Regional Training Manager at the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. Adam will be coordinating activities of the Training Partner Y, and his territory includes parts of Virginia, North and South Carolina. "Our goal as...
In the wee hours of the morning, the House and Senate adjourned the 2017-18 long session. It appears they plan to re-convene in early August and early September to conduct additional business (override vetoes, work on re-drawing districts, etc.). Here...
As you know, we’ve had several conversations in the past couple of years about how we should be positioning ourselves as YMCAs to integrate with the health care systems in our communities. YUSA is investing significant resources in this area,...
New Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Measures of Success Report Released The NC Early Childhood Foundation recently released Shared Measures of Success to Put North Carolina Children on a Pathway to Grade-Level Reading , a new report outlinings the research behind...
At the CEO Retreat, former Charlotte CEO and current large Y Resource Director with YMCA of the USA Andy Calhoun facilitated a conversation with our state’s leaders about capacity building. The conversations revolved around how we build each Y’s strength...
Letter from the Chair The CEOs will gather at Wrightsville Beach in May, and part of the conversations there will revolve around collaborations that strengthen all Ys. We will also be spending some time talking about how the Y might...
Y Advocates Visit Lawmakers in Raleigh More than 40 YMCA staff and volunteers representing 17 or our 26 Associations attended State Advocacy Days, filling the halls of the NC General Assembly with a buzz about the great work being done...
FIVE DAYS OF ACTION FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION APRIL 24-28, 2017 Child sexual abuse is one of the most prevalent, most hidden risks that kids in our communities face. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they...
