Board Liaison for the Y

Governance guides for YMCA boards

Written in the Y’s own vocabulary — association and branch boards, the CVO, the Annual Meeting, the Annual Support Campaign — and grounded in the National Council’s guidance. Confirm specifics against your own bylaws and current Y-USA guidance.

• 14 min read

  What a YMCA board of directors is responsible for

  What a YMCA board of directors is actually responsible for, how an association board differs from a branch advisory board, what Y-USA requires of member associations, and whether YMCA board members are paid.

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• 13 min read

  The YMCA board year

  What a YMCA association board should be doing in each month of a calendar fiscal year: budget season, the Annual Campaign, the Annual Meeting, annual certifications, audit, CEO evaluation, and branch board coordination.

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