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Unit Costing for Dummies (webinar)

The transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is disrupting the disability services sector and making big changes to the way organisations are funded. Those organisations who are adapting well to this change are the ones who are best prepared. A key factor in this is understanding the costs of the services you provide. When there is a price on those services you need to ensure your costs are lower than that price if your organisation is to be sustainable in the long term. How can you do this without labouring over spreadsheets for hours or days?

The transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is disrupting the disability services sector and making big changes to the way organisations are funded. Those organisations who are adapting well to this change are the ones who are best prepared. A key factor in this is understanding the costs of the services you provide. When there is a price on those services you need to ensure your costs are lower than that price if your organisation is to be sustainable in the long term. How can you do this without labouring over spreadsheets for hours or days?

This webinar will introduce you to a practical technique for calculating unit costs using MYOB and Calxa – in a way that incorporates them into your standard monthly reporting. It will be based on the Unit Costing for Dummies book.

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • Why Unit Costing is important
  • Setting up MYOB to get the best results
  • A brief introduction to Calxa for those who aren’t familiar with it
  • Setting up Unit Costs in Calxa
  • Reporting on Unit Costs

While unit costing is a hot topic in the disability sector now, the need to better understand costs is important to many other Not-for-Profits, from Aged Care to Health and more.

Kristian Schader 

 About the presenter: Kristian Schader

Kristian is the NDIS Specialist at Calxa Australia. He’s been presenting workshops on this topic in NSW and was instrumental in setting up the North Queensland NDIS Working Group. Calxa is Connecting Up’s first and largest Australian donation partner and recently achieved their goal of delivering their first $1m worth of software to the sector.