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Funds raised by businesses at Raise’24 reach 10 beneficiary charities supporting people at every stage of life

Corporates, Donors, Groups, Impact, NewsBy Kate ParrinderMarch 28, 2025

Grants totalling £36k have now been made to the hard-hitting charities, which tackle issues as diverse as mental health for young people, genetic health conditions, homelessness, sexual abuse, unemployment, cancer support, loneliness and isolation, and palliative care.

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Spread a little hope by donating to our Living Essentials Fund

Impact, Living Essentials Fund, NewsBy Kate ParrinderNovember 7, 2024

Our generous donors and other funding partners are stepping up to support this fund, which will help people with essential issues such as homelessness, food insecurity, fuel poverty and debt. We now have over £400k in applications, so have increased our fundraising target.

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Half a million in grants awarded to help local people thrive in nature

Groups, Impact, Thriving in Nature FundBy Kate ParrinderNovember 4, 2024

Thanks to the support of a committed cohort of donors and funders, OCF’s first ever round of Thriving in Nature grants were paid in August 2024, with multi-year grants totalling £494k given to 14 small local charities.

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Better Mental Health Fund awards £210,000 in partnership with statutory funders

Groups, ImpactBy Kate ParrinderOctober 24, 2024

OCF is pleased to announce the allocation of £210,000 in grants aimed at fostering mental wellbeing and addressing mental health inequalities across the county, in partnership with Public Health Oxfordshire and West Oxfordshire District Council.

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Local grant-makers build best practice at Oxfordshire Funders’ Forum

Donors, EventsBy Kate ParrinderOctober 20, 2024

This event brought together local funders to share best practice, explore challenges and showcase some of the solutions that could make them more effective. This included best-practice grant-making, succession planning and investment management.

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Football provides inspiration for Raise’24, which will nurture collaboration as well as competition

Corporates, Events, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 13, 2024

A panel of inspirational speakers from the football industry was a highlight of B4’s latest networking breakfast, where OCF spoke about the Raise’24 collective fundraising initiative.

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Mills & Reeve walk the talk on local philanthropy

Corporates, Donors, Events, Financial, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 26, 2024

We are so grateful to law firm Mills & Reeve, whose Oxford office sponsored an event at Ditchley Park last week to engage local philanthropists, building on the pro bono support and donations they have already provided to Oxfordshire Community Foundation.

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Second Edition of flagship report Oxfordshire Uncovered reveals barriers to thriving communities in county

Donors, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderNovember 29, 2023

In publishing this second edition of Oxfordshire Uncovered, we reveal the latest headlines about the barriers that stop people in Oxfordshire from thriving, and why charities and philanthropy are so vital in our county.

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Maggie’s Day 2023 inspires more children with a love of stories

Donors, Impact, Maggie Evans, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderNovember 15, 2023

Maggie’s Day is an annual event at The Story Museum showcasing the impact of grants made by the Maggie Evans Fund, which is hosted by Oxfordshire Community Foundation. This year, poet and children’s author Patience Agbabi brought her science fiction novels to life for a group of local school children.

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Second consultation reveals cost-of-living crisis has not subsided for poorest communities

Cost of Living Fund, NewsBy Kate ParrinderMay 26, 2023

The consultation showed that some charities are struggling to survive, let alone thrive. However, we can use urgent needs as a way in to building more resilience, by funding a variety of activity types, and continuing to mobilise the grassroots organisations that communities really trust in times of hardship.

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