Better Today Better Tomorrow

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Better Today Better Tomorrow

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501(c)(3) organization

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https://www.bettertodaybettertomorrow.org/

403 E LONGDEN AVE

ARCADIA CA 91006-5349

Mail donations to:140 Orange Place PaseoUnit 3103Pasadena CA 91105

626-376-0684

ARCADIA CA | IRS ruling year: 2022 | EIN: 86-2417512

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Organization Mission

Better Today Better Tomorrow is a nonprofit dedicated to positively impacting vulnerable youth in LA County, including those in or at risk of foster care, incarcerat ... (More)

Rating Information

Not currently rated

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Impact & Measurement

Score

95

This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

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Assessments

Impact

Unscored

0% of Impact & Measurement score

Measurement

95 out of 100 points

100% of Impact & Measurement score

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

The Measuring Outcomes assessment evaluates how well a charity tracks progress towards its mission's outcomes.

Displayed below are the responses provided by the charity for the Measuring Outcomes assessment. Each question is designed to address specific criteria, with responses eligible for full, partial, or no credit. Please refer to the scoring rubric for details on how responses are scored.

Selected program: Free Sports Clinics for Foster, Immigrant, & At-Risk Youth, Submitted August 2024

Program Planning and Design

21 out of 21 points

This section assesses the use of crucial evaluation tools in program objective-setting and activities.

Charity leadership uses information collected to make decisions regarding programs

Agree, uses information collected to improve programs

Charity has shared understanding across staff of how programs lead to the goals a program achieves

Agree, has universal understanding of how programs achieve goals

Charity has documents and reviews how program activities lead to change

Agree, documents and reviews

Charity revisits how program activities lead to change

Agree, does revisit how program activities lead to change

Program Development

24 out of 28 points

This section assesses the consideration of stakeholders in program objectives and activities.

Charity identifies program target population needs in the following ways

Discussions with local community groups, including local government or other community leaders
Discussions with local nonprofits on their programs

Charity considers practical, cultural, and political needs and interests of those served by program

Agree, charity is responsive to practical, cultural, and political needs

Charity uses SMART Goals

Agree, identified Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound (SMART) goals

Data Collection and Analysis

19 out of 21 points

This section assesses the best practices used in collecting and analyzing program data.

Charity tracks program information in the following ways

Collects data before a program is initiated
Collects data during program implementation
Collects data when a program is complete

Charity collects programmatic information on those served by the program in the following ways

Identifies the number of those served by program
Collects demographic data of those served by program
Identifies the number of those successfully served by the program

Charity assesses program effectiveness at multiple points in time

Agree, collects information before and after a program is implemented

Reporting and Distribution of Results

21 out of 21 points

This section assesses reporting and disseminating program results.

Charity reports program results to key stakeholders

Reports results to stakeholders
Does not report results to stakeholders

Charity reports both favorable and unfavorable results

Yes, charity reports both favorable of unfavorable results

Use of Results

10 out of 10 points

This section assesses the use of results to guide learning.

Charity uses program results to inform future work for the following reasons

Sustain and secure funding
Inform strategic planning
Improve program operations
Understand the impact of their work
Inform how we create future programs