My Adventure in Non Profit Studies

Kent County YMCA Mission: The mission of the YMCA of Greater Providence is to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based upon our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Kent County YMCA Vision:   To become the most valued resource for families and individuals seeking healthy lifestyles and wellness. My spin on the YMCA Mission:   Our organization is dedicated to build upon our core values in the community through programs which establish a healthy well being.  My spin on the YMCA Vision: To become a strong, excellent resource for all individuals of the community looking to establish and strengthen healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and wellness.  Critique of the Mission: While the YMCA mission showcases strengths, such as being easily explainable and one sentence, this mission statement needs improvement. When reading the Kent County YMCA missi...

Non Profit: Means not- for- profit. The purpose of a non -profit is not to make profit. Non- Profit Organization: An organization which is tax exempt by the IRS. They are recognized as 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 organizations. Non- Profit Organizations serve a wide spectrum of the community. Non- profits often serve youth, families, communities, college students, and many other areas. Some of the largest non-profits are hospitals and private universities. For example, PC and Rhode Island Hospital are non-profits. However there are smaller scale non-profits as well (the majority of non-profits all over the world are). You might even belong to one without even realizing it. Some of the non-profit organizations I know and belong to are the Kent County YMCA, Girl Scouts, and Theta Delta Sigma (a co-ed siblinghood). Some of these serve youth, families, and the community while others missions are to serve college aged students. A diagram to provide examples of different kinds of non- pr...