3 Tips on Finding a Charity in Your Local Area

I'd love to give back to my local community! How can I find out about them and can I trust that they are a genuine charity?

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3 Tips on Finding a Charity in Your Local Area

I'd love to give back to my local community! How can I find out about them and can I trust that they are a genuine charity?

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Understanding Charity Metrics

How can general charity metrics be used to help inform your decision on which charity to support? This is the first article in a series that will help assess the accountability of a charity, what their reported financial information could mean and how it relates to their mission. Most of the information about a charity...

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Australian Charity Regulation

If you’ve ever donated to a charity, you will have done so with the expectation that they will use your money to make an impact in their chosen field. But how do you know for sure that the charity is being honest and efficient with its funds? The answer lies in charity regulation and reporting....

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10 Things to Check Before Donating to a Charity

In times of economic uncertainty, reviewing personal expenditure, including expenditure from donating to charitable organisations, is a natural response. Scrutinising where exactly your donation is going is especially important when you may have less to give. Australia has over 58,000 charities. We believe charities play an essential role in our country, and overseas, and that...

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Big vs Small Charities: The Funding Gap

When Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, surveyed his country in the late 19th century, he found an unexpected distribution of land ownership: 20% of people owned 80% of the land. Formulated later by Joseph M. Juran, the Pareto Principle implies 80% of results are produced by 20% of causes. This has wide-ranging implications. In business,...

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The Overhead Myth

The Myth Explained The Overhead Myth has weaved its way into the psyche of charities worldwide. It has crept into the media and the public eye of Australia with headlines like “Millions in donations blown on administration costs”, “Charities’ fund-raising costs swallow millions in donations” and “Are Charities Wasting Your Money On Admin?”, perpetuating the...

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