Human Service Organizations

Running Head: HUMAN SERVICE
Human Service Organizations
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Organizational details
The Australian Red Cross is a prominent humanitarian aid and community services charity firm
in Australia and is subsidiary to the government. Red Cross Australia was formed in 1914 and
was established by royal charter. The Australian Red Cross Society is Australian National
Society of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Societies and is division of
the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization is governed by
elementary values of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the
humanitarian organization is secular, fair minded, equitable and autonomous in nature.
Funding
As opined by Ali (2016) the main source of funding for Australian Red Cross is community
supports and government donations. The community aid is the money earned from the Australian
public which is earned in the form of routine monthly donors, single donation gifts, bequests,
corporate support and third party community fund raising. The donations received from federal,
state and territory government is other origin of funding for Australian Red Cross. The other vital
source of funding of Red Cross Australia largely includes earnings from commercial operations
such as retail stores, vocational first aid training and the sale and hire of Red Cross products and
equipment.
Key Activities
As opined by Fitzpatrick & Molloy (2014) the key activities of Australian Red Cross includes
raising funds through community support and government grants, appealing to volunteers and
members for joining the organization, providing humanitarian community services to the
community, providing training to individuals in various types of courses, organizing blood
donation camps, providing emergency services and promoting international peace.
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