While administration costs are necessary for a charity to run efficiently, there are ways to evaluate if your donation is being used effectively. By assessing financial information, you can gauge an organisation's levels of accountability. By evaluating a charity’s strategic plan and outcomes, you can judge how it is making an impact in the community. Annual reports give insight into progress and activities throughout the year, and can be used as a benchmark for donation contributions. Cancer Council Victoria is committed to transparency. If you’d like to know more about how we spent our money last year, you can visit our latest Annual Report.