The case charts the history and success of the YMCA or Young Men's Christian Association from its origins in the U.K. and how the decentralised structure of the YMCA enabled it to grow to have an international membership of 45 million
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Originally published in Muukkonen, M. (2014). The YMCA: A pioneer of organizational innovations. In R. A. Cnaan & D. Vinokur-Kaplan (Eds.), Cases in innovative nonprofits: Organizations that make a difference (pp. 141-153). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN: 9781452277707