Congratulations on receiving a grant from Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF)! We are delighted to support your work. The OCF Marketing Team is here to support you in promoting your grant and celebrating your achievements.
Feel free to publicise the fact that you have received a grant from us. When talking about OCF please do make sure you use our full name: “Oxfordshire Community Foundation” (not Oxford, not Fund etc).
You might like to engage with us in some of the following ways:
Mentions on social media are very welcome. You can find us on:
If you’d like to do a press release, please do ask us for a quote. Our boilerplate is as follows:
About Oxfordshire Community Foundation
We improve lives and tackle inequality by investing in Oxfordshire’s dynamic charitable sector.
If you would like tips on engaging with local media, have a look at this workshop we ran in collaboration with CAG Oxfordshire.
You are welcome to use information about OCF and/or our logo on your website or annual report. A png version of our logo can be downloaded at the bottom of this page, along with some logo guidelines.
We don’t need to see this before you publish.
We would love to see photos of your work in action, and use these on our website, social media, PR and impact reports. Ideally these would be of the project we funded, but if you have other representative images on file these are incredibly useful too. We will ensure your organisation is credited by including your name next to the photo and/or with accompanying text.
It is really important that you have permission from the people in the photo. They should know that it will be used in the public domain, in print and online.
Which photos work best
We love photos that show people looking at the camera and enjoying what they are doing. Photos featuring individuals or small groups tend to showcase your work the best compared to wide shots of large groups, for example. If the photo shows someone engaged in an activity, it is best to show one person only.
Here are a few examples of the kinds of photos that work best.
Top tips for taking a good photo
And some more functional tips…
Once the work we funded is complete, please do keep in touch so that we can jointly publicise its impact. You will also receive an email from our Grants Team asking you to complete an online monitoring form, and we may contact you about using the information for a case study.
We publish case studies on our website here; if you think yours makes a particularly good story, please do get in touch.
We make video case studies of selected grantees – usually featuring an interview with the charity leader and the voice of their beneficiaries. This can be done by arrangement and we are happy to share the footage with you for you to use in your own communications. Have a look at previous videos here.
As an OCF grantee, we will keep you informed of future grant application opportunities at OCF and beyond.
“The grant increased morale, encouraged more fundraising and increased activity ranges.”
“The support shown by OCF – with trustee Prof. Ann Buchanan gracing the event with her presence – really helped make the event a huge success.”
“I really must thank the team for helping me during the application process and for having such faith in our work.”
“Your grant will boost our fund to the point that we now confidently commission the work.”
“It’s so good to think about the bigger picture aside from the week working at the coalface. It keeps me focused about what messages we needed to get across about ourselves as a charity.”
“I am constantly astonished how much time and energy and commitment hundreds of people around Oxfordshire give to the community
every week, often every day of their lives.”
“Much of the council’s work would be impossible were it not for the contribution that the voluntary sector makes to almost everything that goes on in the county.”
“Wow! Thank you so much. Please send our thanks to your committee. The grant will make a huge difference to the club including lots of children and parents and to the coaching staff. Absolutely amazing!”
“OCF have been a pleasure to deal with: efficient, effective, and prompt in their communications, and understanding when problems or delays have impeded our progress, for which we are very grateful. The work they are doing in our county is first-class, reaching into all areas of the community.”
“A BIG THANK YOU to the community foundation for your support. The valuable work and support the foundation provides to many organisations and groups is fundamental to the delivery of vital services supporting vulnerable families, children , young people… Your support for our project is very much valued and appreciated.”
“Many thanks indeed. This sum will make a significant difference to the project. We appreciate enormously the support for Falcon from OCF and from Comic Relief. Please pass on our thanks and best wishes to your colleagues.”
“Personally I would just like to say a massive thank you for your wonderful donation towards our wheelchairs. Without it it would have taken much longer to get this project off the ground. For that I will be eternally grateful for your wonderful support.”
