About this organisation
Summary of activities
UNICEF Australia supports a range of programs which deliver positive outcomes for children in need. These are focused on nutrition, health, education, social inclusion, sanitation and support environments where children are protected and included. UNICEF Australia also directs funding for humanitarian action in emergencies where children are especially vulnerable to disease, malnutrition and violence. More information is available here: https://www.unicef.org.au/
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Programs and activities
Name: First Nations Youth Skills Development Program
Classification: Job training (Economic development > Employment > Job training)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Children in Conflict
Classification: Non-natural disasters (Public safety > Disasters and emergency management > Disasters > Non-natural disasters)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Children in Crisis
Classification: Disasters (Public safety > Disasters and emergency management > Disasters)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Indi Kindi Early Childhood Development
Classification: Child development (Human services > Family services > Child welfare > Child development)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Early childhood - aged under 6
Name: Adolescent Potential & Wellbeing
Classification: Education (Education)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Climate Change
Classification: Climate change (Environment > Climate change)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Environment
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Child Survival
Classification: Health (Health)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Early Childhood Development
Classification: Child development (Human services > Family services > Child welfare > Child development)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
Name: Child Protection
Classification: Child abuse (Public safety > Abuse prevention > Child abuse )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: UNICEF Global Programs
Classification: Children's rights (Human rights > Anti-discrimination > Children's rights )
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Finances
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This graph shows how much revenue (money in) and expenses (money out) the charity has had each year over the last few years. Charities have many sources of revenue, such as donations, government grants, and services they sell to the public. Similarly, expenses are everything that allows the charity to run, from paying staff to rent.
What should I be looking for?
First off, this graph gives a general indication of how big the charity is - charities range in size from tiny (budgets of less than $100,000) to enormous (budgets more than $100 million). You're also looking for variability - if the charity's revenue and expenses are jumping up and down from year to year, make sure there's a good reason for it.
Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want revenue to be slightly above expenses. If expenses is reliably above revenue, the charity is losing money. If revenue is much larger than expenses, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
What is this?
If a charity receives more money than it spends, that's a surplus (in business, it would be called profit). If it spends more than it receives, that's a deficit. This chart shows surpluses and deficits for the charity over the last few years.
What should I be looking for?
Unlike companies, charities and not-for-profits aren't on a mission to make money. However, if they spend more than they receive, eventually they will go into too much debt and run into trouble. As a very general rule, you want a charity to make a small surplus on average. A deficit means that charity lost money that year, which may indicate poor financial management or just a series of bad circumstances. If the charity always has a huge surplus, it means the charity might not be using its resources effectively. It isn't always that simple, however, and there's a lot of reasons a charity might not follow this pattern. They might be saving up for a big purchase or campaign, or they might have made a big one-off payment. If you're worried, always look at the annual and financial reports to understand why the charity is making the decisions it is.
What is this?
This chart compares the amount the charity receives from various sources, including donations (i.e. money given by the general public or philanthropy), goods and services, government grants, and other sources.
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Donations are an important source of revenue for some charities. Others rely more heavily on government funding, or on revenue from other sources. This is an indication of how much they need donors to accomplish their mission. Note that there is no 'good' or 'bad' amount of donations for a charity to have. It might be interesting to look at values over time - are they going up or down? A charity that gets less donations every year may be in trouble.
What is this?
Assets are things that the charity owns that are worth something. This could be anything from a car to investments. Similarly, liabilities are debts or obligations that the charity owes to someone else, like a loan or an agreement to pay for something.
What should I be looking for?
Firstly, in general a charity should have more assets than liabilities. If it doesn't, it implies that the charity might not be able to pay its debts, and you should look very closely at the charity's annual and financial reports to make sure they are taking steps to remedy this. Current assets should generally be above current liabilities - that means the charity can easily pay off the debts that are coming due soon. Beyond that, look for a large stockpile of assets. While a charity should have enough assets to keep it afloat in hard times (a 'buffer') if that stockpile gets too large the charity could be using that money more effectively. As always, if you have concerns check the annual and financial reports.
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