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Oxford celebrates becoming a Sustainable Food City with Bronze Award

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 28, 2018

At a packed event at the Town Hall this week, local food network Good Food Oxford hosted a celebration of their Bronze Award, which recognises the charity’s work to promote healthy, sustainable and local food and to tackle some of today’s greatest social challenges.

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“We need even pavements and better transport”: Age Friendly Banbury survey results reveal priorities

Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 21, 2018

61% raised concerns about accessibility in the town centre, whilst whilst 57% gave public transport a negative score. Community support and health services and civic participation were also major themes. 

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The Story Museum receives #iwill funding from OCF

Financial, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 14, 2018

Funding of £5,000 has been awarded as part of OCF’s first ever incremental grants round administered through online matching platform The Good Exchange. 

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Community foundations across the UK launch Tampon Tax Community Fund

Financial, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 7, 2018

We are helping to allocate funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to charitable projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.

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Financial Summary 2018: OCF stewards over £1 million in donations for fifth consecutive year

Donors, Financial, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 30, 2018

OCF’s accounts show that the organisation continues to thrive, with over £1 million in voluntary income and £1.2 million made in grants during the financial year 2017-18.

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Match funding sought for £500k Age Friendly Banbury bid

Donors, Financial, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 24, 2018

The Age Friendly Banbury partnership is collecting feedback from local people about what it is like to grow old in the town. The consultation results will be used to create a proposal for some tangible initiatives to make Banbury more age friendly, with significant funding on the table.

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Community foundations welcome new Civil Society Strategy

Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 17, 2018

The Government’s long awaited Civil Society Strategy was published last week. Community foundations inputted into the consultation, and the strategy sets out a positive relationship between charities, government and businesses.

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OCF uses Local Insight data to inform grant-making

Donors, Financial, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 10, 2018

With the opening of our Education and Skills grants round this week, OCF is continuing to adopt a more intelligent and granular approach to grant-making. The round’s priorities are informed by needs and trends data provided by OCSI’s Local Insight tool.

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Jane Wates OBE retires as OCF trustee after 20 years of dedicated service

Donors, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderAugust 1, 2018

OCF’s much-loved trustee Jane Wates OBE steps down from the Board, having supported the community foundation consistently for the large part of our history. We are delighted that Jane has agreed to become a patron of OCF.

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Local Authorities encouraged to reactivate hundreds of millions of inactive charitable funds

Donors, Financial, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJuly 23, 2018

A new guide published by UK Community Foundations outlines a simple service for Local Authorities to unlock the potential of inactive assets that they may be currently managing, for the benefit of their communities.

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