Governance

Dolly’s Dream was created by Tick and Kate Everett following the shattering loss of their 14-year-old daughter, Dolly, to suicide, after ongoing bullying. Tick and Kate’s goal is to prevent other families walking this road. They want to change cultures and behaviours to prevent bullying, by increasing understanding of the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression, and youth suicide and by providing support to parents.

The Alannah & Madeline Foundation shares this goal and has a long and successful track record of creating a safer online and offline world for children.

United by this common purpose, they formed a partnership to educate parents on the problems of bullying, its effects and how to deal with it; and then to empower children and adults to recognise bullying when it occurs and have the confidence and skills to stand up and talk about it.

Dolly’s Dream (ABN 96 514 115 810) sits within the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, which is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) and is endorsed as an Item 1 Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).

The Foundation is proud be a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia, which sets high standards for fundraising practice, transparency and accountability. We comply with the Fundraising Institute of Australia Code of Conduct for ethical fundraising practice.

The Foundation is also proud be a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia, which sets high standards for fundraising practice, transparency and accountability. We comply with the Fundraising Institute of Australia Code of Conduct for ethical fundraising practice.

We are committed to the highest standards of governance, transparency and accountability, ensuring that we always act with integrity and in the best interests of children, young people and our community.

We conduct all of our activities ethically and to the high standards of integrity. Our people, including Advisory Board members, employees and volunteers are required to sign up to our Code of Conduct and undergo regular training in child safeguarding.

Our organisational policies and guidelines ensure we act with integrity and honesty – and always in the best interests of children and young people. Read our policies.

We take very seriously our responsibility of using our supporters' donations to achieve impact for children and young people, and as such we apply the highest standards of good governance. You can read about our donations and sponsorship policy here.

We welcome your feedback and questions, and we take complaints very seriously. Any complaints or feedback we receive will be dealt with in a constructive and open manner and resolution achieved in a timely and effective way.

To make a complaint or provide feedback click here.