Welcome to 2020! All employees are empowered to be enthusiastic advocates who love their job and are willing to represent the Y to the fullest! Here is a look at what's new and what you can expect for a successful year!
SHIPT - Your Ultimate Shopping Experience
Meet your new helper. Order site essentials, popular snacks, and more – we deliver to your location in as soon as 1 hour.
The YMCA of Orange County has started a partnership with
SHIPT to provide a better shopping experience for all YMCA employees. Scroll through the aisles from your local store using the app or website and receive your items within 1 hour.
More information and how to enroll yourself in a business account will be coming very soon to your email.
Happy shopping!
CARES Benevolence Fund
Do you know a Y program member or family in need?
Through the CARES Benevolence Fund, you can request funds, issued in the form of gift cards (up to $250) to support those going through unexpected hardships. Ask your supervisor for more information or visit YCONNECT.
Prayer Requests
To further support our communities needs, we now accept prayer requests directly through our website. Requests are received and acknowledged by the CARES Committee at their weekly committee meetings.
View Prayer Request Form online.
Online Marketing Request Form
No more pdf or paper request forms! Yahoo!
The marketing request form is now available for use on YCONNECT under the "directory".
All requests can now be submitted online, no emailed request forms will be accepted after January 15, 2020. Enjoy!
What's New In Accounting
Child & Youth Development
Accounting Codes
CYD accounting codes have changed for 2020!
Click here to download a list of the new codes for your program area so you can begin using now.
New Program Budget Templates
Budget templates to be used for new programs have been updated with 2020 rates. You can
download them now on YCONNECT.
Financial Trainings
Enhanced trainings will support operations staff responsible for managing a budget.
What's Up With HR
Quality Assurance Goals
Your 2020 QA goals may be changing as YMCA of Orange County continues to strive for excellence in quality programs, staff and safety.
Click here to view the new program goals. You are encouraged to conduct self audits and review with your teams. 2020 audits begin in February!
Discussion Forms
We are continuing our quest to become fully electronic!
Online counseling forms will be rolled out in Paycom later this month. Stay tuned for an e-learning very soon.
Recruitment
We are diligently working behind the scenes to improve the way we manage the recruitment process, building a new Recruitment CRM system that will bring you faster pre-screened applicants, scheduled communications, interview calendars and so much more! Expected launch February 2020.
LEAD Training
The training team is hitting the road in early 2020 to roll out a new and improved
Supervisor LEAD Training near you! All supervisors will be required to attend by April 2020. Registration is now open in the training portal on YCONNECT.
New Staff Recognition Program! Expected launch February 2020.
Coming Soon!
The marketing department will be implementing a
content creation platform for branch and child & youth development programs.
Lucidpress is a brand templating platform that empowers anyone to easily create on-brand content like flyers, posters, and social media images. Stay tuned for more details. Expected launch in February 2020.
The
Daxko Mobile App "Y App" will be getting an upgrade that will include a new user interface and the ability to integrate group exercise schedules with GroupExPRO. Expected launch in February 2020.
We are going
paperless on all contracts and will be implementing an automated workflow to speed up the approval process. Expected launch in Q1.
Want to
get more connected with the Y? Join the ultimate online community so you can talk (and listen) to our whole organization. More details to come! Expected launch in February 2020.
The program formerly know as
Child Care will be changing to
Child & Youth Development. The Y doesn't just care for kids, it nurtures and develops young people into successful members of the community and thus, needs to be represented in such a way. The name change has already taken effect internally and expected public launch is in May 2020.
In I.T. news, a
network infrastructure upgrade will provide a better information technology experience for staff and visitors. CYD sites will have segregated Wi-Fi for youth/guest access; higher levels of security to protect against malware and system breaches, quicker I.T. support for staff, and uninterrupted phone service if internet is unavailable. Occurring in 2020 with expected completion in 2021.
Association Office Contacts
Something strange going on at your site? Who you gonna call? You don't have to wonder anymore! The Association Office contact sheet tells you exactly who to get in touch with if you have a system, policy or procedural question.
Want a snapshot of everything going on at the YMCA of Orange County this year?
Click here to download the entire 2020 Operations Year At A Glance!
Finally, Annual Campaign is right around the corner. It's time for us all to share the great work we are doing and raise awareness for need so we can continue offering the services that members of our communities rely on to be at their very best! To all staff - Have an amazing and prosperous 2020!
