About this organisation
Summary of activities
During the 12 months to 30 June, there were 275,000 unique web visitors with over 378,000 sessions, with increased digital and social marketing contributing to this traffic. During the year we welcomed 3,795 new followers on social media across the four channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Our total followers increased to 23,213, an increase of almost 20%. Our members e-newsletter continued with above average open rates of 48% (average is 15-20%), and we printed and sent 106,000 Circle magazines over the year Education was delivered to 2,500 health professionals and support workers through programs such as Understanding Diabetes and Diabetes Management for Health Professionals. Additionally, we engaged with over 3,700 general practitioners and other primary care and allied health staff about the National Diabetes Support Scheme (NDSS). Further, the Company increased training and support to First Nations health workers to enable them to provide diabetes support to the communities they service. The visiting CDE program in Western Queensland continued to provide face to face clinical services in locations where health professional staff are in short supply. Services were continued to be delivered via telehealth when COVID-19 restrictions were in place. This program was extended in FY21 to cover greater areas of the region and we look forward to increasing our impact through a range of pilot projects that address the unique needs of the region. The last 12 months have seen the My Health for Life program pivot from face to face to online activities and an increased demand for the telephone health coaching program. Whilst total completers of the program have decreased, the effectiveness of the program has shown improvements in areas such as increased vegetable intake, activity levels, and weight loss. We continue to reach Queenslanders with a highly skilled health workforce who deliver the program locally across Queensland and are supported by the My health for Life team.
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Group membership
This charity is part of a group: Diabetes Australia_ACNC GROUP. Other members of the group include:
Diabetic Association Of Queensland Limited Diabetes Australia Diabetes NSW Diabetes Australia Research Limited Diabetes Australia - Tasmania
Outcomes
Outcomes are self-reported by charities
Programs and activities
Name: Various Diabetes Australia Programs
URL: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/
Classification: Diseases and conditions (Health > Diseases and conditions)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- General community in Australia
- Males
- Other charities
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Finances
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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