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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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City Conversation agrees partnership approach for tackling homelessness in Oxford

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJuly 17, 2018

The City Conversation is a coalition of people whose mission is “To ensure that nobody has to sleep rough on the streets of Oxford.” The steering group has now agreed a new partnership approach that will improve collaboration in working towards this goal.

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Life expectancy differs by 15 years between men in North Oxford vs Northfield Brook

Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJuly 9, 2018

Latest information published by the Office for National Statistics shows that the gap in life expectancy for men in different parts of Oxford city has increased by 11 years since 2007.

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Fourth OCF Funders’ Forum is opportunity for strategic thinking and networking

Donors, Events, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJuly 2, 2018

On Thursday 21st June, over 30 people from Oxfordshire’s charitable funding organisations got together to discuss priority areas for funding, and find out how new technological advances could help make the funding process more efficient.

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Banbury gets behind ‘age friendly’ initiative

Events, Groups, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 25, 2018

On Wednesday over 100 people attended the launch of the new Age Friendly Banbury partnership at Banbury Town Hall. They were invited to share their views and ideas about what the town is like as a place to grow old – and gave overwhelming support for the project.

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£5 million boost to Thames Valley charities

Financial, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 21, 2018

Small local charities across the Thames Valley have received almost £5 million from four community foundations following a record-breaking year.

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Banbury citizens invited to have their say to make the town a great place to grow older

Events, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 18, 2018

Banbury needs you – to help ensure the town is doing the best it can for older people. A special launch event takes place next Wednesday, June 20, open to everybody interested in helping Banbury become one of Britain’s first age-friendly towns.

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Oxford Early Years to address priority needs for children under 5 in Oxford

Events, Groups, Impact, News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 11, 2018

Oxford Early Years is a bold new initiative bringing together parents, professionals, educators, local representatives and funders to work together and take action to tackle lack of social mobility. OCF is a member of the action group known as the Lab Team.

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OCF is recruiting for a Director of Strategic Programmes

News, OCFBy Kate ParrinderJune 8, 2018

Following a recent strategic review, OCF has identified that a priority objective is a step change in its community impact activities. To achieve this, we will initiate a new approach to collaborative partnerships to develop lasting solutions to key issues of social disadvantage in Oxfordshire.

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