About this organisation
Summary of activities
Oxfam Australia's purpose is to relieve and eliminate poverty. We challenge the systems that lead to inequality, while providing aid where it's needed most. We do this through overseas aid and development, and through humanitarian work and advocacy that is grounded in our work with communities experiencing poverty. Oxfam Australia works almost exclusively through a partnership development model with local civil society organisations. This year, we worked with 226 partners across 33 countries. We supported development and advocacy activities, and contributed to 22 Oxfam Confederation emergency responses, reaching 1.4 million people, including 740,000 women. Oxfam Australia also walks alongside, and in the service of, First Nations communities as they work towards realising their visions for generational change. The organisation undertook programs and partnerships that contributed to the advancement of First Nations justice across Australia, supporting First Nations communities and providing technical and capacity-strengthening support to First Nations-led initiatives. This included efforts that amplify community leadership, developing education and awareness building campaigns and connecting First Nations leaders to global movements and conversations. Please refer to our website for more information https://www.oxfam.org.au.
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This charity is part of a group: Oxfam Australia_ACNC Group. Other members of the group include:
Outcomes
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Programs and activities
Name: Mekong Regional Water Governance Program
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/climate-justice/
Classification: International development (International relations > International development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Straight Talk
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/indigenous-australia/
Classification: Leadership development (Public affairs > Leadership development )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Environment
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
Name: Ethiopia and Kenya Food Insecurity Response
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/humanitarian-emergencies/
Classification: Basic and emergency aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Rohingya response Bangladesh
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/humanitarian-emergencies/
Classification: Basic and emergency aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Turkiye Earthquake response appeal
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/humanitarian-emergencies/
Classification: Basic and emergency aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Resilient/Gender Inclusive Enterprise Systems (RIES) Project
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/economic-inequality/
Classification: International development (International relations > International development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People with disabilities
Name: HAKBI IT (EMPOWER) Empower Collective Action for Equality and Inclusion
URL: https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/gender-equality/
Classification: International development (International relations > International development)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People with disabilities
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.
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.
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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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