With nearly 4,000 local affiliates as it celebrates its centennial, Boys and Girls Clubs of America still is learning how to keep everyone funded, happy and on the same page.

By Nicole Rollender

So what keeps BGCA on its toes? The Internet, for one thing. But more about that later. The venerable nonprofit’s biggest challenge to date lies in the very thing that’s made it so big: its growth. With close to 4,000 independent local clubs around the country, the national organization faces the challenge of maintaining brand consistency and even wrangling with its own affiliates over donors.