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OCF gives away £52,000 in grants to improve family life by reducing crime

Financial, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderMarch 9, 2018

OCF’s latest round of grant funding will help 12 different charitable organisations carrying out hard-hitting work that prevents crime, or deals with the fall-out of criminal activity for families.

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Celebrating the power of data on Open Data Day

Financial, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderMarch 2, 2018

This Saturday is international Open Data Day. Open data helps to build the bigger picture of who, where and what is being funded in the UK, and OCF has been a key contributor since 2013.

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Update on OCF’s Ambition grants programme

Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderFebruary 21, 2018

After piloting the Ambition programme, which was intended to explore more substantial support to leading charities, OCF has developed the idea based on feedback. We are now committed to operating a small number of strategic programmes to research priority causes, engage key stakeholders and fund solutions.

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Step Change Fund boosts infrastructure of three more leading community organisations

Financial, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderFebruary 15, 2018

Our Step Change Fund has just awarded a total of £146,690 to three local charitable organisations that are leading the way in their fields. The grants will support infrastructure developments that will create radical improvements to the groups’ ability to address social problems such as poor mental health and homelessness.

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Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) grants open again

Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJanuary 26, 2018

The BSBT programme supports civil society and community organisations who work to create more resilient communities, stand up to extremism in all its forms.

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Whole community comes together to celebrate diversity

Donors, Events, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJanuary 19, 2018

The High Sheriff congratulated 12 different charities and local groups at OCF’s Community Integration Awards last night. The event was a vibrant celebration of different communities coming together.

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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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Merry Christmas! Celebrate with our stories of hope…

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderDecember 22, 2017

Merry Christmas from all of us at Oxfordshire Community Foundation!

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Thanks a billion! Community foundations hit the one-billion-pound mark

Donors, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderDecember 15, 2017

Local charities make up the lifeblood of our communities. They make a daily difference to millions of people. That’s why community foundations across the UK are proud to announce, on Local Charities Day, that collectively we have distributed ONE BILLION POUNDS to local charities.

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OCF is the glue helping community to flourish, says Charity Commission chief

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderNovember 9, 2017

OCF was privileged to welcome Helen Stephenson, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission, to Oxford this week. Her visit was a chance to meet some of the charities OCF has funded, and collect feedback from the ground on the Commission’s role.

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