YMCA Website Services Distribution Documentation

The YMCA Website Services platform is a content management system (CMS) that leverages Drupal’s robust functionality, enhanced with a suite of modules developed by YMCAs and their digital partners. This platform is designed to be both user-friendly and freely accessible, encouraging widespread adoption and collaborative project development within the YMCA community.

History

YMCA Website Services was established in 2016 by a collective of YMCA digital, marketing, and technology professionals who recognized the potential for synergistic digital advancement through community collaboration.

Until 2022, a core team consisting of representatives from several YMCAs, including the YMCA of the North (formerly Greater Twin Cities), Greater Seattle, and Greater Houston, steered the platform’s development. Subsequently, ownership transitioned to YMCA of the USA’s Digital Services.

Current Governance

The current core team, comprising Y-USA, ITCare, ImageX, and Five Jars, is responsible for:

• Covering the operational costs associated with managing YMCA Website Services.
• Maintaining and updating the YMCA Website Services content management system.
• Ensuring that all basic functionalities within the CMS remain accessible without charge; contributions are shared freely within the community.
• Proactively identifying and addressing issues within the YMCA Website Services CMS.
• Disclaimer: The core team is not liable for bugs, crashes, or performance issues affecting the CMS.
• Vetting and approving new digital partners to join the community.
• Providing training resources for YMCA Website Services Specialists, who are digital partners possessing extensive platform expertise.
• Offering certification for YMCA Website Services Integrators, digital partners with the capability to install and directly modify the codebase.
• Disseminating information and updates regarding YMCA Website Services.
• Organizing community events to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Inspiration

YMCA Website Services draws inspiration from the Thunder Coalition model used in the publishing industry, adopting similar concepts and content strategies.

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