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Westgate Fund enables John Lewis to be a good neighbour to the Oxford community

Corporates, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 21, 2020

The Westgate Fund was established in 2017 with a £125,000 donation from John Lewis, and is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF). Since then it has funded 18 different community initiatives across Oxford.

In memory of OCF volunteer Sarah Hodgkinson

Corporates, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJanuary 23, 2019

The OCF team was very sorry to hear that one of our cherished volunteers passed away this week. Sarah Hodgkinson was an influential figure for our Reciprocate responsible business group, showing local companies how they could share their time and skills with the community effectively.

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Businesses get together to discuss effective employee volunteering

Corporates, Events, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderApril 11, 2018

Over 100 people took part in a symposium at the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Worcester College yesterday to understand more about how businesses can support the community by sharing time, talent and skills – and boost staff leadership potential at the same time.

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Businesses invited to flex their ‘corporate muscle’ to support the community

Corporates, Events, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderFebruary 1, 2018

OCF will host a morning symposium to help businesses understand how to share the time, talent and skills of their employees with the charity sector. It will take place Tuesday 10th April 2018 at the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre.

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Our top ten highlights of 2017!

Corporates, Donors, Financial, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJanuary 3, 2018

Happy New Year to all of our donors, supporters and grant applicants! As we look towards 2018, we are reflecting on what we have learnt in 2017 that will form the basis of our work going forward.

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OCF celebrates the impact of giving on #GivingTuesday

Corporates, Donors, Events, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderDecember 6, 2017

Last week’s #GivingTuesday was a global day of charitable giving, and the chance for OCF to celebrate the impact of our donors’ time, talent and treasure in improving the lives of people in Oxfordshire.

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Inspiring young people celebrated at Thrive’s Young Achievers Dinner

Corporates, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 17, 2017

Barton and Blackbird Leys based charity Thrive develops young people to bring hope and lasting change to disadvantaged communities. Their annual Young Achievers Dinner and awards was a testament to the power of investing in young people.

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OCF receives “exemplar” rating in official Quality Accreditation

Corporates, Donors, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 13, 2017

During the past six months OCF’s processes, governance and business planning mechanisms have been evaluated by an independent assessor, achieving an overall Quality Accreditation score of 53 out of 55.

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New report challenges charities to embrace technology to access more funding

Corporates, Donors, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderOctober 6, 2017

The report is published by The Good Exchange and investigates how technology can help the charitable sector overcome key modern-day challenges – in particular the changes to government funding and the increasing demand for the services provided by charities.

Robert Pinheiro from Royds Withy King holds up a sign reading "Every day I see how what I do makes a difference"

Reciprocate businesses pledge commitment to their community

Corporates, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJuly 7, 2017

Around 50 companies have shared their passion for their local area by publishing pledges for charitable and community activities they will undertake over the coming year. The businesses are all members of OCF’s responsible business group Reciprocate.

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