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2021.02.15 - Virtual Y Updates and Enhancements

We have very exciting news. This month’s platform update, based on Open Y 8.2.7.3 & Virtual Y 1.2.3, is huge and full of enhancements to improve the member experience and increase engagement with your YMCA. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Y Cloud team. We’re happy to help. 

So, without further ado, let’s look at the changes and updated schedule for this release.  

Highlights

Member Experience Enhancements 

  • Live Schedule - A 7-day scrollable view of your live streams and virtual meetings combined into one comprehensive, mobile-friendly Live Events calendar allowing members to quickly find activity information. 
  • FavoritesMembers can now “favorite” content that is most appealing to them which is accessible from a customizable dashboard. This makes it easier for members to keep track of what they liked. 
  • CategoriesCategories have been greatly improved. Now all four content types can be grouped into single categories and viewed from a convenient listing page. If a member selects a category, they can now see all of the videos, live streams, blog posts in that category! 

Design Enhancements 

  • New Headline BannerHas your YMCA wanted to market or promote popular classes or simply alert your members to something new and exciting? There is now a prominent space for that! 
  • New Personalization SectionMembers can now view a calendar-based event schedule, favorited content, categories, and conveniently sign out all within a new personalization banner. 
  • New Tile DesignThe on-demand and live stream tile design has been updated providing members updated “at-a-glance" content as well as different color schemes for both. 
  • New Menu SystemVirtual Y now has its own menu system, optimized for mobile. Menu colors are now configurable from the administrator interface. 

Administrative Enhancements 

  • Category OrderingCategories can now be ordered. Perhaps you find some categories are more popular than others, you can now promote those to be listed first. 
  • YouTube Playlist SupportIf you paste in a playlist link for a video, your Virtual Y will pull the correct video.  
  • Video Event LoggingWant to know when members start videos or live streams? We log that for you now.  

Update Schedule 

We will be performing rolling updates to the following LIVE Virtual Y sites on the following schedule. 
 

Monday, February 15, 2021: 9 PM to 4 AM CST

  • Eugene Family YMCA 

  • Hamilton Area YMCA 

  • MetroWest YMCA Inc. 

  • Olympic Peninsula YMCA 

  • Sonoma County Family YMCA 

  • The SKY Family YMCA, Inc. 

  • The YMCA of the Golden Crescent Inc. 

  • Tillamook County Family YMCA 

  • Valley of the Sun YMCA 

  • YMCA Buffalo Niagara 

  • YMCA of Anchorage Alaska 

  • YMCA of Frederick County MD Inc. 

  • YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City 

  • YMCA of Northwest Florida 

  • YMCA of Portage Township Inc. 

  • YMCA of the Triangle Area 

Tuesday, February 16, 2021: 9 PM to 4 AM CST 

  • Ann Arbor YMCA 

  • Athol YMCA 

  • Bloomington YMCA 

  • Central Lincoln County YMCA 

  • Concord Family YMCA 

  • Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties 

  • Greater Peoria Family YMCA 

  • Lake County YMCA 

  • Lakeland Hills Family YMCA 

  • Mattoon Area Family YMCA 

  • Missouri Valley Family YMCA 

  • Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA 

  • Rocky Mount Family YMCA Inc. 

  • Santa Maria Valley YMCA 

  • South Shore YMCA 

  • Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc. 

  • Stateline Family YMCA of Beloit, Inc. 

  • Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA 

  • The West Cook YMCAs 

  • Tuscarawas County YMCA Inc. 

  • Union County Family YMCA 

  • YMCA of Greater Cleveland 

  • YMCA of Greater Michiana 

  • YMCA of Greater Nashua 

  • YMCA of Madison NJ Inc. 

  • YMCA of Rye NY 

  • YMCA of South Florida, Inc 

  • YMCA of the East Valley 

  • YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021: 9 PM to 4 AM CST 

  • Butler County Family YMCA 

  • Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA 

  • Great Miami Valley YMCA 

  • Hunterdon County YMCA 

  • Jamestown YMCA 

  • North Suburban YMCA 

  • Saratoga Regional YMCA 

  • Shasta County YMCA 

  • YMCA of Ashland 

  • YMCA of Dane County Inc. 

  • YMCA of Greater Cincinnati 

  • YMCA of Greater Indianapolis 

  • YMCA of Martha's Vineyard 

  • YMCA of Owensboro/Daviess County 

  • YMCA of the Chippewa Valley 

Thursday, February 18, 2021: 9 PM to 4 AM CST 

  • Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA 

  • Auburn-Lewiston YMCA 

  • Dixon Family YMCA 

  • Manatee County Family YMCA 

  • Santa Monica Family YMCA 

  • Sewickley Valley YMCA 

  • St. Cloud Area Family YMCA 

  • West End YMCA 

  • YMCA of Capital District 

  • YMCA of Silicon Valley 


We will be performing rolling updates to the following Virtual Y sites still in the onboarding process on the following schedule. 

Monday, February 15, 2021: 9 AM to 4 PM CST 

  • Family YMCA at Tarrytown 

  • Fond Du Lac Family YMCA 

  • Gallatin Valley YMCA, Inc 

  • Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA 

  • Manitowoc-Two Rivers Area YMCA

  • YMCA of Greater Waukesha County 

  • YMCA of Greenwich Inc. 

  • YMCA of Middletown NY 

  • YMCA of the Upper Pee Dee 

  • YMCA of West Central Illinois 

Tuesday, February 16, 2021: 9 AM to 4 PM CST 

  • Decatur Family YMCA 

  • Ed Thomas YMCA 

  • Kenosha YMCA 

  • Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges 

  • Mount Desert Island YMCA 

  • Pawtucket & Central Falls Metro Bd. YMCA 

  • Richard G. Snyder YMCA Campus 

  • Wabash County YMCA 

  • Winona Family YMCA Inc. 

  • YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth 

  • YMCA of Rapid City South Dakota 

  • YMCA of Southern Nevada 

  • YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021: 9 AM to 4 PM CST 

  • Bangor YMCA 

  • Boothbay Region YMCA 

  • Brainerd Family YMCA Inc. 

  • Central Florida Metro YMCA 

  • Gaston County Family YMCA 

  • Glacial Community YMCA 

  • Green County Family YMCA Inc. 

  • Hornell Area Family YMCA 

  • Indiana County YMCA 

  • Kishwaukee Family YMCA Inc. 

  • McGaw YMCA 

  • North Penn YMCA 

  • Palm Beaches Metropolitan YMCA 

  • Parkview Huntington Family YMCA 

  • River Valley Regional YMCA 

  • Rome-Floyd County YMCA 

  • Southern District YMCA/Camp Lincoln Inc. 

  • YMCA of Catawba Valley 

  • YMCA of Glendale 

  • YMCA of Greater El Paso TX & Rio Grande Valley 

  • YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg 

  • YMCA of Metro North, Inc. 

  • YMCA of Northern Rock County 

  • YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley 

  • YMCA Southcoast 

Thursday, February 18, 2021: 9 AM to 4 PM CST 

  • Alexandria Area YMCA 

  • Dickson County Family YMCA 

  • Geneva Family YMCA 

  • Maui Family YMCA 

  • Meadville YMCA 

  • Newport County YMCA 

  • Princeton Family YMCA 

  • Smithfield YMCA 

  • The Denny Price Family YMCA of Enid, Oklahoma 

  • Volusia/Flagler Family YMCA 

  • YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne 

  • YMCA of Greater Toledo 

  • YMCA of Lima Ohio 

  • YMCA of Montclair 

  • YMCA of Ottumwa Iowa 

  • YMCA of Pulaski County, Inc.

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