Share in OCF’s successes by contributing discretionary funds of at least £250 a year, which will be used where they are most needed.
At OCF we help you maximise the impact of your philanthropy by harnessing the power of collective funds, expertise and passion, working with our partners for a better Oxfordshire.
OCF is a charity that, like other charities, needs your support to do its work. We provide a quality service to the community and to our donors, but we cannot do this without drawing support for the day-to-day costs of the foundation itself.
Join our Friends to support Oxfordshire communities in a simple but effective way: we are asking our Friends to share in our successes by contributing discretionary funds of £250 per year or more.
By making your yearly Friends donation, you will be joining a group of motivated people who are passionate about supporting Oxfordshire, and committed to helping OCF build healthier and stronger local communities. Become part of the wider OCF team.
We hope that our Friends will be willing to support us in planning for a stable future. Your charitable donation would help us to carry out our core work: researching and consulting on local needs; administering our grant-making; reporting on impact; and ensuring good governance and financial management across our investments and fund distribution.
We couldn’t do this sort of work without our Friends and supporters. Help your local community to thrive by joining with like-minded people to make an ongoing commitment to Oxfordshire. It is a wonderful gift to our amazing county.
You can donate now online through our funding platform with Enthuse. Choose to pay annually or monthly, whichever suits you best.
If you would prefer to donate by CAF or cheque, please send it to 3 Woodin’s Way, Oxford, OX1 1HD, with reference “OCF Friends” on the reverse. Don’t forget to complete a Gift Aid form to really boost the value of your donation (printed copies can be supplied on request).
“It is so uplifting to meet so many people blessed with generous hearts and a deep sense of community.”
“I really appreciate your work on what for my parents is such an important project. I am glad that the fund has been developing so positively and swiftly.”
“The huge satisfaction to be gained from spending one’s time in giving in your later years far outweighs any pleasures that you can possibly gain on the golf course, on the beach or on the back of the yacht in the Mediterranean sipping martinis.”
“I like to have something worthwhile to get up for each morning… I find that the larger and more strategic the gift, the more pleasure I get out of it.”
“I can’t get over it; I’m still shaking when I talk about it. It’s just incredible… I feel a bit guilty about getting so much pleasure out of giving!”
“Generosity is the best investment.”
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.”
“I feel passionately that so many more people could be philanthropists and are a bit afraid of it. What we need to do as Beacon Fellows is go out there and talk about it. One of the things I want to do is to share the joy that I’ve had!”
“Every act of philanthropy touches a life. Deprivation is not destiny. If you come from a disadvantaged background, you just need to be given an
opportunity.”
“It’s really important to tell the world about what you’re doing. You’ll be naturally quiet and modest, and it’s not very British, but it is very important, so put your modesty aside, tell the world what you’re doing, because they’ll be interested!”
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
