2024 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT

20 24 A YEAR OF GROWTH & RESILIENCE

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Table Of Contents Message from the Chair

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Financial Snapshot

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About Thinking Positive

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Meet the Team

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Our Beneficiaries

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Acknowledgements

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Building a Legacy, Embracing the Future Welcome to our Annual Report, a showcase of our achievements, progress, and commitment to improving the lives of Australian Youth.

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Leading with Vision, Inspiring Success

As I reflect on a year marked by both challenges and triumphs, I am reminded of our unwavering commitment to our mission: to help Australian organisations working with young people, to promote their mental health and wellbeing and help them navigate life’s challenges with a healthy vision for their future.

This year, in our sixth year of operation, we proudly expanded our reach to support another organisation, The Growth Hunting Company, which works with schools to create social, emotional and positive wellbeing programs for their community.

Our dedicated team has spent considerable time reviewing and refining our policies and procedures, ensuring we operate as a well-oiled machine. With just two team members, we have maintained low operating costs, maximizing the grant pool available for our beneficiaries.

Together, we remain committed to supporting and uplifting the young people of Australia, fostering a brighter future for all.

James Dods Director and Board Chair

Despite a challenging economic outlook for For-Purpose organizations, it is heartening to see our beneficiaries continuing to make a positive impact in our community.

Australian youth face many hurdles, yet their resilience and potential inspire us to strive harder for meaningful change.

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Thinking Positive: A Brighter Future for Australian Youth is a certified health promotion charity dedicated to enhancing the mental well-being of young Australians. Our mission is to support activities that promote positive mental health.

Who we are

We work alongside various organisations that offer programs to schools, individuals, and families across Australia. These initiatives aim to build resilience and accountability among young people while fostering stronger connections between caregivers and youth.

Many of these organisations are driven by passionate individuals, often operating with limited resources and a reliance on volunteers. With our Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, we can accept donations and provide grants to our partners, enabling them to focus on their strengths and broaden their impact.

Together, our partners are taking diverse approaches to tackle the mental health challenges facing young Australians.

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Our Beneficiaries Change Makers

Headlines A healthy Rites of Passage is crucial in supporting students’ healthy transition into adulthood. A holistic approach that involves the entire school community students, teachers and parents - is essential for the effective implementation of these programs and to maximise their impact and sustainability.

This year The Rites of Passage Institute saw them significantly expand their work in schools with a record number of scoping processes, parent and staff presentations, staff professional development trainings, parent-child workshops, mentoring sessions and wellbeing consulting.

Over 300 participants in camps Father/Daughter and Mother/Daughter camps reintroduced 70% more school presentations and workshops delivered

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Our Beneficiaries Change Makers

Headlines The Royal Hood is dedicated to empowering young individuals by providing them with mentorship, mental health support, and personal development opportunities.

The mentorship program has seen strong uptake with the weekly sessions held in person and online allowing flexibility for the participants. Parents provided feedback that their sons lives have been changed as a result of the program.

Father and Son and Teen Girls Camp were both well attended and provided many breakthroughs for the participants.

Increased participation in programs Improved selfconfidence

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Our Beneficiaries Change Makers

iyarn for schools is designed to support the social and emotional wellbeing of students through regular, structured check ins. By leveraging technology, iyarn helps students reflect on key segments of their lives such as sleep, mental health and school.

This year there were 169,062 questions answered from 3,441 students in 55 schools across the platform. The most common questions were focused on sleep, school and friends. These trends provide valuable insights into the areas where students need most support.

Headlines Enhanced onboarding and engagement Tailored resources to students needs

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Our Beneficiaries Change Makers

The Growth Hunting Company’s purpose is rooted in the belief that education and continuous development are the keys to fostering growth and creating meaningful, lasting change.

They exist to grow the leaders of tomorrow, equip people with essential human skills, and inspire best-self behaviours that lead to high performance, resilience, and grit.

With sessions focused at Year 11 & 12, the participants are able to express themselves authentically whilst gaining valuable insights into personal growth and emotional resilience.

Headlines Weekend programs delivered with schools Ongoing engagement with schools

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Our Beneficiaries Change Makers

Headlines Teach Us Consent is a movement founded by activist Chanel Contos lobbying for and providing holistic consent and sexuality education.

Teach Us Consent is currently implementing a $3.5 million project funded by the Australian Government to design and disseminate digital consent resources, as well as establish a Youth Advisory Committee.

The consent curriculum is now delivered to all children and young people from Kindergarten to year 10, which is over 4 million people.

Ongoing advocacy Development of digital resources

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Donations Received Year-Over-Year 2022

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2024 29.3% 2022 35.4%

2023 35.3%

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Financial Snapshot 23/24 Profit and Loss at 30 June 2024

Balance at 30 June 2024

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Our Team

Meet our dedicated Board and team which are focused on our mission.

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Gratitude, Collaboration, and Continued Success

We acknowledge all of the people who have donated to Thinking Positive and the individuals and families who have taken part in programs this year.

Thanks to the generosity of our partners and stakeholders who have contributed to the success of Thinking Positive this year.

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