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Applied in 2004

Baby Bud’s

Belay Enterprises, Inc.

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 4
  • Program Participants Last Year: 19
  • Meets about 12 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 14 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 2

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Graduation for our 1-2 year program

Measure
Percentage of participants who successfully complete the program each fiscal year.

Outcome 2
Public Savings

Measure
Interview program participants every 6 months to determine decrease in social services using the Social Return on Investment matrix from REDF. These interviews will continue after single mother graduates.

Outcome 3
Wage Improvement

Measure
Interview program participants every 6 months after graduation to determine employment and wage status using the Social Return on Investment matrix from REDF.

Outcome 4
New Taxes

Measure
The SROI Matrix will calculate this from the wage data.

Outcome 5
Continued Involvement in Faith Community

Measure
6 month interviews after graduation.

Change Process: (self-reported)

Single mothers enter the program with significant problems that make them unemployable in other traditional businesses. The women are immediately integrated into the community through our daily morning fellowships, and they begin to acquire the skills needed to succeed in our business. They learn to care for each other and to strengthen their faith. Over the course of the program, the mothers gradually gain control over their career and home lives and move towards graduation into a better job in the community.