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Amazon for the YMCA

Strengthening communities through technology, programs, and partnership.

The YMCA on Amazon

From cloud infrastructure and nonprofit technology grants to procurement savings, marketing reach, and digital signage, Amazon provides YMCA organizations with the tools to modernize operations, engage members, and expand community impact.

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Amazon Ads

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Benefits of Amazon for YMCA

Amazon brings together cloud technology, procurement, marketing, and facility solutions purpose-built to help YMCA organizations reduce costs, reach more community members, and run more efficiently. Whether you're modernizing IT, stretching operational budgets, growing membership, or communicating with visitors on-site, there's a program designed for the Y.

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What it offers
AWS for Nonprofits
  • Nonprofit technology grants and credits
  • AI and machine learning
  • Scalable and secure infrastructure

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Amazon Business
  • Consolidated purchasing
  • Donation drivers
  • Curated catalogs

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Amazon Ads
  • Programmatic display, video, and streaming TV ads
  • Donor and member audience targeting
  • Seasonal campaign amplification
Amazon Signage
  • Digital displays
  • Centrally managed content
  • On-screen advertising

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Highlight: YMCA of Greater New York Transforms Swim Safety

The YMCA of Greater New York serves over 400,000 New Yorkers across 24 branches, including more than 20,000 swim lesson participants each year. With support from the AWS Imagine Grant program, the Y built a Swim Tracker app that digitizes skill tracking and measures program-wide impact at scale. 

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Featured Content: AWS

What Amazon Can Do for Your Y

Join a live session to learn how Amazon tools and programs can help your YMCA innovate, save costs, and expand reach.

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Suzanne McCormick at AWS Imagine for Nonprofits

Hear YMCA of the USA CEO Suzanne McCormick share how nonprofits can harness the power of cloud technology to drive community impact.

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YMCA of Greater New York Blog Post: Swim Tracker

Discover how the YMCA of Greater New York used AWS to transform swim safety education and track life-saving skills.

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AWS IMAGINE Grant

Explore how AWS is empowering nonprofits like YMCA with grant funding, technical support, and cloud credits to accelerate their missions.

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From Paper to Progress

See how YMCA of Greater New York replaced paper-based tracking with a cloud-powered system to measure and scale program impact.

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The AWS Nonprofit Credit Program

Eligible nonprofits can receive AWS credits to reduce cloud costs and reinvest savings back into their communities.

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Connect with the AWS Nonprofits team

Our team is here to help you find the right solutions for your Y

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