A featured article outlined the charities in Australia will struggle to survive the COVID-19 economic downturn without drastic action. Charities are expected to see reductions in income from government grants, losses in revenue from the provision of goods and services and a loss of donations as a result of the downturn. Research by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) shows that without continued government support, 17% of charities will face foreclosure within 6 months and more than 200,000 jobs could be lost as a result of cost-cutting and organisational clo ..read more

At My Charity Change, we have decided to support all charities and not-for-profit organisations, both large and small. With this in mind, we wanted to look at charities and differing insights in the management structure, staffing, overhead ratios and the complexity of operating against “for profit” organisations. There’s a more fundamental question at play here – wouldn’t you want the charity to be using the best staff it can? Volunteers are essential, the backbone of the charity industry. But there are tasks that it would be simply unreasonable to expect a volunteer to do, and the charity wil ..read more

The Australian Charity Reputation Index (RepTrak®) surveys Australians to measure the overall reputation of the country’s 40 largest charities and ranks them using a scoring system that includes measures of trust, admiration, respect and overall esteem. As with this survey, My Charity Change has made sure that the criteria and measurement systems implemented are just as strict. RI Managing Director Oliver Freedman said “There is no doubt that Australia’s charitable sector was facing challenges to its overall reputation a few years ago. However, most organisations have worked to rebuild as stro ..read more

From a completely dispassionate point of view, the fact that we donate at all is somewhat odd. Why give money with no expectation of return? Economists and psychologists, who spend their lives attempting to understand why humans behave in completely baffling ways, have a few theories. When you break it down, there are two different questions – why do we give at all, and why do we give to the specific causes we do? Why we give at all There’s a lot of research exploring why we behave altruistically. The simplest explanation, and one that holds a fair amount of weight, is that giving simply feels ..read more

We designed the application to help support charitable organisations across Australia and rightly so, it’s tough for charities to get their messaging out there, it’s a flooded marketplace for some categories. Which leads us to the next point, how can the charity marketplace be so competitive, I just want my donations spent on doing great work, not on advertising. As with everything, the answer to this is more complicated than it might first seem. Fundraising is important. Charities need to be able to promote their good work and encourage you to support their cause. However, the question remain ..read more

We aren’t just Australia’s most innovative giving application; Australians choose My Charity Change for many reasons! Here are just five of the reasons why Australian should choose My Charity Change for the charity fundraising. Australian owned and operated Possibly one of the most important, yet simple reasons to choose My Charity Change when fundraising for Australian charities is that My Charity Change is the only fully Australian fundraising platform. We’re just two guys based in Melbourne who want to make a difference, using My Charity Change supports the local economy and ensures that ..read more

My Charity Change was designed to support the most recognized and relevant Australian charitable organisations but it’s hard to select just three, right? We always advise to select an organisation or multiple organisations that are important or unique to you. Do you want to help those in need? safeguard our environment from disaster? help wildlife? decide which cause(s) you are most passionate about and show your support by rounding up the extra change from day-to-day transactions. We ensure that all charitable organisations within the application are verified. This verification process ensure ..read more