Raise’24 fundraising extravaganza reaches over £36,000 for ten Oxfordshire charities.
Christmas fundraiser, Raise’24, gives £36,000 boost to charities supporting Oxfordshire residents
Giving Tuesday celebrates OCF’s collective impact
Giving Tuesday event celebrates Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s impact over the last year by bringing together volunteers, donors, supporters and charitable groups that have all played a crucial role in transforming lives in our county.
Spread a little hope by donating to our Living Essentials Fund
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.
Half a million in grants awarded to help local people thrive in nature
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.
Better Mental Health Fund awards £210,000 in partnership with statutory funders
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.
Local grant-makers build best practice at Oxfordshire Funders’ Forum
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.
Living Essentials Fund opens for applications from local charitable organisations
OCF’s Living Essentials Fund opens for applications from Oxfordshire’s grassroots charities. Grants will support charitable organisations that are helping people with unaffordable essentials such as homelessness, food insecurity and warmth as well as debt advice.
Joseph Elliott brings monster-hunting fun to Maggie’s Day 2024
Maggie’s Day 2024 welcomed donors, supporters and family members of the Fund back to The Story Museum on Thursday 3rd October, for a vibrant celebration of storytelling and creativity. Each year, the event highlights the work of the Maggie Evans Fund, which helps children across Oxfordshire discover the joy of reading and supports projects with schools, particularly those in less affluent areas.
OCF launches appeal to raise £60,000 for Living Essentials Fund
Local individuals, businesses and colleges asked to support Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s Living Essentials Fund that will support people facing a daily struggle to provide the basics of shelter, food and warmth for themselves and their families.
Community Capacity Fund opens for applications
We are delighted to be launching a third round of Community Capacity funding, thanks to £341,250 from Oxfordshire County Council. Grants will be made to help Oxfordshire’s residents to live independently and healthily for as long as possible in their lives. Community Capacity Fund applications are now invited from charitable groups in Oxfordshire. The Community Capacity grants support the Council’s Oxfordshire Way vision: “to support the people of Oxfordshire to live…