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“I really appreciate your work on what for my parents is such an important project. I am glad that the fund has been developing so positively and swiftly.”
David Evans
Maggie Evans Fund“Prosperity requires not just investment in economic capital, but also in social capital. Community foundations are playing a critical role in helping to deliver a more inclusive capitalism.”
Mark Carney
Governor of the Bank of England“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Winston Churchill“I give for a mixture of motives: I do it to make my life more interesting; I do it to make myself feel a better person. I do it because I can; to have the pleasure associated with mixing with the people whose fields I support. I do it for the dream of actually achieving something!”
David Harding
Hedge fund manager, philanthropist and OCF donor“I opened a fund with OCF because of their knowledge, expertise and extensive contacts. I set this up now as I wanted to be part of it, to make my dream come true in helping the very young – the fund encompasses everything I’ve done in the past and expands the impact I’ve achieved”.
Jane Wates
Jane Wates Patron Fund kickstarted our Growing Minds project“OCF’s knowledge and resources drive real change. They unlock the power of community, allowing people to feel more connected to those around them, and for all who live in Oxfordshire to have better lives.”
Amanda Ponsonby
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire 2020-2021
FEATURED
Ark T Centre
The Ark T Centre is an arts project in East Oxford, and is situated in a high-risk area for Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). Ark T is an open and inclusive community, where people, art, and powerful ideas come together, using the transformative powers of creativity to change lives.
SOFEA
SOFEA’s first strategic objective is the relief of poverty and need in particular by the provision of food. Their intentions are to ensure greater numbers of individuals and families receive appropriate quantities of nutritious food, emotional support and additional wrap-around services, helping them to maintain their physical health and mental wellbeing.
Good Food Oxford (GFO)
Good Food Oxford supports the existing work of many organisations in and around the city working to make our food system more nourishing, less wasteful and more sustainable.
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