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Historically Black Organizations in the Nonprofit Sector: A Reply to Atlanta Metro Y
Abstract
Comments by present and former officers of the Metro Y of Atlanta about our article published in NVSQ (Blau, Heying, & Feinberg, 1996) warrant a reply and correction. There is a possibly misleading implication in our article-¬namely, that there was a legal merger of the historically Black Butler Street Y and the Metro Y. It never occurred, although it was considered for many years. In our article, we discussed joint financial and operational discussions at the top levels and the creation of joint task forces at lower levels, which are described in the archives. The Trustees of YMCAs of Metro Atlanta (an incorporated entity that held the facilities of the Atlanta Y and the Butler Street Y) appointed a Black member from the Butler Street Y in 1966 to serve on a task force to deal with the implications of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 (Blau et al, 1996, p. 183). Over time, and as a result of persistent requests from the Butler Street YMCA, Black representation was increased on the trustee board, and other concessions were made relating to changes in the letterhead and places of meetings. However, the two YMCAs did not move beyond this level of cooperation, and when the Trustees of the YMCAs of Metro Atlanta was dissolved in 1982, Butler Street was given the title to its property. The Atlanta YMCA Fund was incorporated in 1982 for the purpose of joint fund raising. Its dissolution in 1987 ended this form of cooperation and since that time the two organizations have been distinct.
Journal
(1996)
vol25
no4
pages540-542
Categories
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Diversity
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Communities and Organizations
