Redemptive Cycles Services Inc
By the Community | For the Community
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Earn-A-Bike
Our Earn-A-Bike program facilitates the acquisition of reliable, sustainable, independent transport in the form of a bicycle by homeless or low-income individuals who have no other means of individual transport. Earners work 12 hours in the shop or at one of our partner non-profit locations in exchange for a bicycle, safety gear, and training in basic bicycle maintenance.
Sliding Scale Repairs
Sliding scale repairs allows us to meet people's needs for quality bike parts and services at their current financial state. If someone has a self-declared need for free repairs/parts, we honor that. This program is highly intertwined with our Earn-A-Bike Program
Community Work Station
We provide a fully operations public work station where anyone can have all the tools necessary to complete their own bike repairs. The station is within our main mechanic shop which facilitates the ability of users to ask our mechanic employees for assistance.
Mechanic Education
We provide a monthly basic mechanic class at a low cost so that any new or veteran cyclist can have a better understanding of the mechanics of their ride.
Bike Valet
We offer free bike valet services at various events around Birmingham to encourage ridership and improve event attendees experience.
Kids Bike Program
We have partnered with the Birmingham Housing Authority to provide children living in the complexes a bike and safety gear. We plan to visit each of their complexes and invite children between the ages of 6-13 to participate in our bike rodeo. Our bike rodeos teach children safe cycling, bicycle maintenance, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle with the help of our local partners.
Ambassador Program
Our Youth Ambassador Program is designed to teach young adults bicycle repair so they can give back to their communities while learning valuable skill. To complement our youth programs, we have developed an Ambassador program with the Housing Authority of Birmingham targeted at ages 14-24. This program will teach youth everything that they need to know to be a working bike technician in any bicycle shop. Each ambassador will go through a year-long program at our shop. Toward the end of their time with us, each participant will build their own bicycle which they will keep. They will also be given a helmet, a lock, a set of lights, and a basic tool kit. Upon completion of our program, we hope to see these youth making the world a better place through cycling.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Earn-A-Bike
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We track clients benefitting from each program individually. These numbers are for our Earn-A-Bike Program. We saw a drop during the pandemic and we are currently revising how the program works.
Number of clients who have access to transportation to job site
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Earn-A-Bike
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We have an exit interview with each Earn-A-Bike client to assess their plans for the bike and their current transportation situation. The number shown is how many use as primary transport.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Earn-A-Bike
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Each of our EAB clients volunteer directly to our organization for 4 hours and directly to other organizations for 8 hours. This is a huge amount of community service which is invested back.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.)
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Redemptive Cycles Services Inc
Board of directorsas of 12/15/2023
Ryan Davis
UAB School of Business
Term: 2023 -
Tom Robertshaw
Do Something LLC
Ryan Davis
UAB
Danny Feldman
Lewis and Feldman
Matt Reeves
Greg Smith
Emily Carlton
John Little
Rachel Johnson
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.