OCF’s top ten highlights of 2018
We wish all of our supporters and partners a very Happy New Year! Before we launch into 2019, we thought we’d do a quick round-up of the top ten highlights of last year…
Stories of better lives in Oxfordshire this Christmas
Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thank you so much for all your support in 2018 – without our hardworking volunteers, generous donors, expert grant applicants, and community-minded businesses and partners, we couldn’t do any of it.
OCF invests in tackling educational inequality in Oxfordshire
OCF has awarded grants totalling £47,000 to tackle educational inequality across the county. We are now convening partners interested in the issue and assessing long-term solutions.
Make a bigger gift to tackle homelessness in Oxford this Christmas: double your money with our Christmas Match Fund
The city of Oxford has one of the most severe rough sleeping and homelessness problems in the UK. We know that on any one night, there are around 100 people sleeping rough in the city.
OCF welcomes Paul Donovan to its Trustee Board
OCF is delighted to welcome Paul Donovan to our Board of Trustees, bringing a wealth of international business experience to the organisation. We also say farewell to our visiting trustee Olivia Tomlin.
OCF marks #GivingTuesday 2018 with friends at Makespace
OCF’s annual #GivingTuesday event was held last night at new social enterprise hub Makespace Oxford, where around 80 donors and supporters heard from beneficiaries of our work.
Partners celebrate Age Friendly Banbury with talks and pop-up event
On Monday, OCF hosted a celebration at The Mill Arts Centre, bringing together local people from across the business, public and charitable sectors to share progress made by the Age Friendly Banbury partnership.
‘Call My Wine Bluff’ event raises awareness of social problems in Henley
Over 80 guests took part in a fun and unique wine tasting at Henley’s Leander Club, and learnt about charities tackling deprivation in the town.
Step Change infrastructure funding helps four new charities, from arts and heritage to improving mental health
Grants totalling £150,000 have been awarded to Cogges Heritage Trust, Ark T, OxPIP and RAW Workshop from OCF’s Step Change Fund. Volunteer project managers will now help the organisations meet planning milestones and see the fruits of the funding.
Nationwide Building Society offers £50k grants for housing projects
The Nationwide Community Grants programme is administered by community foundations across England, and is looking to fund a variety of local housing projects.