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YWCA
Donna Echols
MKT/421
Mr. Zack
November 26, 2013

Marketing is all about creating a really solid decision, which will lead to more money. In this paper I will give some history of my organization, and explain how each element of marketing affects the organization. In addition I will cover the industry in which the organization resides in.
History
The YWCA has been around for decades, and will be around for decades more. The YWCA stands for Young Women Christian Association. The organization is huge across the world. The first one that ever was created in Michigan was right here in Kalamazoo, by a lovely lady named Ida Stearns. Over the years, the organization has helped so many women and their children that need anything from …show more content…

For example, the YWCA needs more participants in their new finance class helping those young women with their money. The strategy was to produce flyers and team up with local churches and radio stations to promote the new finance class. The tactic was to offer free dinner to all that came. That would a prime example of what not to do, only because free food means more money or donations and who knows what food allergies that people have. If I was the one who was responsible to come up with a tactic it would have been just refreshments served because it is cheaper and less time consuming. One instructor I know just touched base on working smarter not harder.
Industry
YWCA would be in the non-profit industry, which is growing every day. The industry of non-profit is growing and becoming more competitive. We all know that non-profit, means what is says no profit to the company or organization, however, did you know that most people who own a non-profit organization makes more money than you think. This is because they use surplus revenue to attain its objectives instead of them distributing them as income or dividends. The members of the board get paid, and for the most part they have really old people or really young people who volunteer their services for free. So at the end of the day that makes the real money non-profit or profitable organization, I guess that all depends on the product or service and the marketing

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