Delta Airlines
Official YMCA175 Airline
YMCA175 is proud to partner with Delta Air Lines as its official airline sponsor.
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As an industry leader in sustainability and carbon-neutral growth, Delta is the ideal airline partner for YMCA175. This partnership also reflects the long-standing relationship between Delta and YMCA with Delta supporting 22 YMCAs around the world.
Wells Fargo
Event Partner
Wells Fargo has committed to work throughout its value chain to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets.
Wells Fargo has committed to work throughout its value chain — products and services, operations and culture, and strategic philanthropy — to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
In 2018 the company committed to provide $200 billion in financing to sustainable businesses and projects by 2030 with more than 50 percent focused on renewable energy, clean technology and green-building transactions that directly support the transition to a low-carbon future. Additional news, insights and perspectives are available at wellsfargo.com/environment and Wells Fargo Stories.
Viacom Generation Change
Event Partner
Viacom Generation Change is an audience-led and audience inspired initiative that uses the power of our brands to amplify the voices of young changemakers, connecting them with audiences, mentors and tools for civic engagement.
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Generation Change is a new social impact initiative created by Viacom to elevate, empower and activate change around the world. Today, young people are more determined than ever to make the world a better place. From the Global Climate strike to the March for Our Lives movement, young people have proven that they can make a big impact when they come together with support from allies to spearhead a push for change.
This initiative leverages Viacom’s global scale, brand power and generational reach to amplify the voices of young change-makers, inspire youth to engage on global issues, and provide opportunities for action – both big and small. Learn more
National Lottery Heritage Fund UK
Heritage Partner
Partnered with YMCA England & Wales to fund history exhibits at YMCA175, with academic partner the Cadbury Research Library at University of Birmingham.
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Additional funding and support thanks goes to YMCA National Movement Trust Fund (England & Wales); World YMCA’s Geneva Archives; YMCA Springfield College, the YMCA Kautz Family Archives, YMCA Scotland and YMCA Ireland.
YMCA of the USA
Event partner
For all is a simple but powerful phrase. Without it, the Y mission is incomplete. The Y commitment to inclusion creates better communities, a better country and a better world. Learn more
TED-Ed & TED Masterclass
Content Partners
TED Masterclass is TED’s online course designed to help young people share their best ideas with each other – and the world.
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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of educators and learners around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customised lessons, and share your big idea with them.
Key Travel Denmark
Official Travel Agent
As the official travel agent of YMCA175, Key Travel has supported delegates and special guests with their travel requirements. It is a fully YMCA/YWCA owned social enterprise ready to help with your next YMCA international trip for good. Learn more
IENA
Exhibition Partner
IENA are US Department of State designated sponsor of the J-1 Camp Counsellor Visa. Owned and operated by passionate career YMCA professionals and volunteers, we recruit young people from all over the world to work at summer camps in the USA. Learn more
World Urban Network
Senior Leadership Partner
YMCA World Urban Network strengthens YMCAs capacity to respond to 21st century challenges, provide professional leadership development opportunities and extend the work of YMCA. At YMCA175 it will host a nine-hour senior leadership development session, split over three days.
I Love Youth Work
Content Capture
Conversations with and for youth workers from across the globe, hosted by Bob Singha and Robin Lockhart. Its team will be at YMCA175 interviewing participants and speakers, connecting, collaborating and celebrating with youth workers. Learn more
Y’s Men International
Content Partner
Y’s Men International (Y Service Clubs International) is oriented to serving the worldwide YMCA and the communities in which it is present throughout the world. The membership of each local club consists of men or women or both. Learn more
World Alliance of YMCAs
Event Partner
Headquartered in Geneva, the first formations of a World YMCA body began just 11 years after YMCA began, in 1844. Today it supports the furthering of YMCA’s work on a global stage, which impacts the lives of 64 million people a year. Learn more
Learning Through Landscapes Trust
Prayer & Reflection Forest Partner
A UK based charity that enables children to connect with nature, be more active, be more engaged with their learning. Broadcasting legend and environmental campaigner Sir David Attenborough is their patron. Learn more
Darkness to Light
Content Partner
Darkness to Light work is guided by the vision of a world free from child sexual abuse, where children can grow up happy, healthy and safe. We know that prevention is possible, and we believe that it is an adult responsibility to protect children. Learn more
YMCA St Paul’s Group
Childcare Provider
YMCA St Paul’s Group – an association of YMCAs across South West, South, East and West London, provides accommodation and supports vulnerable people, as well as offering activities for families and youth. Learn more
YMCA Scotland
Prayer & Reflection Forest Partner
YMCA Scotland is the national voice for 29 local YMCAs working with over 10,000 children and young people each week. YMCAs work with some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families. Learn more
YMCA George Williams College
Event and Content Partner
YMCA George Williams College has a 50-year legacy of global youth work training.
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The College offers expertise in research and evaluation, and the development and delivery of bespoke youth work programmes, as well as mental health training for young people and those who work with them. Recent partners include the Commonwealth Secretariat, YMCA Worcestershire’s Children and Families team based at HMP Hewell, and YMCA England and Wales, with competitive research funding from UK and EU bodies. Learn more
NBA
Event Partner
The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues
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The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League.
The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2017-18 season featured 108 international players from a record 42 countries and territories. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBALeague Pass.
The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 1.5 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.
Congrex Switzerland
Hotel Partner
Congrex Switzerland is the official partner for YMCA175 hotel accommodation. As the official hotel partner, Congrex Switzerland offers highly dedicated customer service and professional support for all your accommodation needs. Learn more
Wellcome Trust
Event Sponsor
Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive. We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. Learn more
YMCA Europe
Event Organisers
YMCA Europe is an umbrella organisation that server 37 national YMCAs throughout Europe. Collectively there are more than 4,100 local YMCAs, involving more than 95,000 volunteers and approximately 20,000 members of staff. Learn more
YMCA England & Wales
Event Hosts
As the founding YMCA, YMCAs in England and Wales work in more than 750 communities, impacting the lives of more than 600,000 people every year, in areas of support & advice, accommodation, family work, health & wellbeing and training & education. Learn more
ExCeL London
Venue
The home of world leading events has worked collaboratively with YMCA Europe to deliver YMCA175 for all delegates, taking the event to heart while striving to be a more sustainable venue. Learn more
With thanks to
YMCA Metropolitan Region Trust Fund (UK)
YMCA Movement Trust Fund (UK)
World YMCA’s Geneva Archives
YMCA Springfield College
YMCA Kautz Family Archives
YMCA Ireland