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Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Приєднався 25 лис 2014
Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) works to improve the lives of Oxfordshire’s most disadvantaged people by unlocking the power of community. We tackle the most pressing social problems locally: homelessness, educational inequality, and loneliness and isolation.
Despite its wealth and success, our beautiful county hides a number of simply shocking and upsetting social problems here on our doorsteps. As part of our work, we uncover these issues and understand what causes them. We then bring together charities, philanthropists, businesses and the public sector to research, design and implement long-term solutions. By working in collaboration, we bring the best ideas to life, leading to sustained and meaningful improvements to people’s lives.
Despite its wealth and success, our beautiful county hides a number of simply shocking and upsetting social problems here on our doorsteps. As part of our work, we uncover these issues and understand what causes them. We then bring together charities, philanthropists, businesses and the public sector to research, design and implement long-term solutions. By working in collaboration, we bring the best ideas to life, leading to sustained and meaningful improvements to people’s lives.
Your impact 2024
Find out about the impact we have collectively achieved during 2023-24, giving £1.9 million in grants to 199 grassroots charitable organisations throughout Oxfordshire. Together we are having a greater impact.
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund applicant webinar December 2024
Переглядів 6814 днів тому
Hear from the Chair of The Didcot Powerhouse Fund, Elizabeth Paris, about how to apply for a grant in the 2025 grants round, and questions raised by potential applicants.
Brian Buchan speech to OCF Friends and volunteers
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Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Brian Buchan thanks the volunteers and donors of Oxfordshire's amazing charity and community sector, whose efforts make lives better for everyone in our county.
Zoe Sprigings speech to OCF Friends and volunteers
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Zoe thanks donors who give regular unrestricted gifts to OCF as part of our Friends programme, as well as the volunteer trustees, assessors and grants panellists who enable us to carry out our work. She shares an update on the latest grants we are making to have a positive impact on communities in Oxfordshire, thanks to their support.
Friends and Volunteers thank you event - June 2024
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OCF staff welcomed Friends and volunteers to a summer celebration to thank them for their continued support. We were joined by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Mr Brian Buchan, who showed his appreciation for the work of volunteers across the county.
Oxfordshire Uncovered launch Katy Barrow-Grint Speech
Переглядів 2011 місяців тому
Katy Barrow-Grint, Assistant Chief Constable for Thames Valley Police, talks about deprivation in the county and crime trends at Giving Tuesday 2023.
Oxfordshire Uncovered launch Zoe Sprigings speech
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Oxfordshire Community Foundation's CEO, Zoe Sprigings talks about the happiness giving provides at Giving Tuesday 2023. The video featured shows the support and services local grassroots charities are providing to those in need, despite the challenges revealed in OCF's latest Oxfordshire Uncovered report.
Oxfordshire Uncovered Sally Scott Speech
Переглядів 2011 місяців тому
High Sheriff Sally Scott talks about the hidden needs and deprivation in Oxfordshire at Giving Tuesday 2023.
Oxfordshire Uncovered launch event, Giving Tuesday 2023
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Find out what happened at the launch event for OCFs new report, Oxfordshire Uncovered. Oxfordshire Uncovered shines a light on the most vulnerable people in our county and the work of Oxfordshire's dynamic charitable sector in helping to change lives.
BBC South Today - Oxfordshire Uncovered report 2023
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OCF's flagship needs research Oxfordshire Uncovered (second edition) made headline news on BBC South Today on 18th December 2023. The BBC's report focused on the pockets of deprivation around the county, which are having an impact on people's lives, despite living in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. OCF's Head of Development Kate Parrinder was interviewed, along with Steph Jankovi...
Stories of hope (no subtitles)
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Despite the challenges revealed in OCF's latest Oxfordshire Uncovered report, there are thousands of grassroots local charities providing a whole host of support and services directly to those in need. Since OCF's inception in 1995, we have given thousands of grants totalling over £13.5 million to trusted community organisations in Oxfordshire and beyond, and this video showcases just a small n...
Stories of hope (with subtitles)
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Despite the challenges revealed in OCF's latest Oxfordshire Uncovered report, there are thousands of grassroots local charities providing a whole host of support and services directly to those in need. Since OCF's inception in 1995, we have given thousands of grants totalling over £13.5 million to trusted community organisations in Oxfordshire and beyond, and this video showcases just a small n...
Oxfordshire Uncovered 2023
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In November 2023, Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) launched the second edition of its flagship report, Oxfordshire Uncovered. The report raises awareness of the surprising and concerning issues affecting our county, and makes the case for why effective philanthropy is needed to build thriving communities in our county. This video gives a taster of some of the themes from the report, and w...
Community Capacity grants webinar
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OCF Grants Team, Claire Hughes and Sarah Changizi-Cooper explain about the Community Capacity grants and how to apply.
Tribute to Tim Stevenson, outgoing OCF President
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Here OCF's Chair Ian Busby pays tribute to Sir Tim Stevenson, the former Lord-Lieutenant who was OCF's President for 15 years. The tribute include a photo montage of the OCF history he was part of, and Tim's comments in reply. We are delighted that Tim has agreed to stay on as one of OCF's Vice Presidents, alongside Sir Hugo Brunner and the Bishop of Oxford Stephen Croft.
An OCF update from our CEO Zoe Sprigings
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An OCF update from our CEO Zoe Sprigings
Marjorie Glasgow: inaugural speech as OCF's President
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Marjorie Glasgow: inaugural speech as OCF's President
Cost of living consultation workshop recording May 2023
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Cost of living consultation workshop recording May 2023
Why give through OCF? Jimmy Gordon, OCF donor
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Why give through OCF? Jimmy Gordon, OCF donor
Giving Tuesday 2022 address by CEO Zoe Sprigings
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Giving Tuesday 2022 address by CEO Zoe Sprigings
OCF Webinar: Tackling health inequalities in Oxfordshire
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OCF Webinar: Tackling health inequalities in Oxfordshire
Help Us Help You Grant application guidance
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Help Us Help You Grant application guidance
OCF Webinar: Understanding the cost of living crisis in Oxfordshire
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OCF Webinar: Understanding the cost of living crisis in Oxfordshire
Loneliness and Isolation impact monitoring workshop
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Loneliness and Isolation impact monitoring workshop
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𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 The United Nations recently celebrated the International Mother Earth Day as a reminder to protect the environment. Heat waves, droughts, fires and heavy rains that cause severe flooding have become more frequent in many parts of the world due to climate change, which affects the entire worldwide population. The Earth is facing a “triple planetary crisis,” warn UN officials. Climate disruption, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste are the main areas of concern regarding the current state of the environment. This year, the Earth Day’s theme is “Invest In Our Planet,” so what would humanity's best investment for the planet be? We need to start by cleaning up the planet. There is no place on Earth where the air and water are clean, and that's a real problem. In theory, tackling this issue should be our priority when it comes to taking action to improve the dismal state of our planet. But let’s not fool ourselves. Such a plan alone will solve nothing. It will only help the international organizations to justify their own existence. They tick off "done" to raise as much money as they want, and that's it. If we do not improve relations between us, we will not be able to achieve the great and ambitious improvement in nature that we want and need to attain globally. We will never achieve a good result through bureaucratic, mechanical measures. There are a lot of people sitting in their comfortable offices profiting from the environmental crisis and demanding money and respect. They keep flying from one end of the world to the other on all kinds of missions to make a lot of noise with what they are "doing" and which everyone "needs to hear" as if that alone means something is happening, but in practice we see no real progress. The Earth must also be cleansed of them, of these people who engage in useless campaigns that only cause harm because they mislead the world, leading it away from the real solution. The cleaning of the planet should start inside out. If we do not clean the planet from within, and continue with our reckless behavior and the selfish nature of our hearts as before, nothing will change for the better. The immense sums invested in environmental initiatives should be directed to spreading an educational process aimed at improving the way we relate to each other. Humans are the most developed and influential factors of all of nature's levels: still, vegetative, animate and human. Since we occupy the highest level in nature, positively affecting the environment, the climate, and nature in general can be achieved by reaching positive relations among us. On the contrary, by letting our divisive drives tear apart human relations, we also destroy our surrounding environment, the very nature that our lives depend on. The more we humans are able to correct ourselves by changing our divisive attitudes toward each other into positive attitudes of mutual support, encouragement, mutual responsibility, and reciprocal concern, the more we will receive positive feedback from nature. And the more we develop without making this necessary correction, the more negative feedback we will receive from nature, as we have experienced in the form of natural disasters, pandemics. It is of utmost importance for us to organize our thoughts, desires and qualities so that we understand that saving the environment and a shift to a better future depend solely on changing our attitudes to each other: from antagonistic egoism to positive, compassionate and cooperative relationships.
Great to hear of all the good work done by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation and the many and varied worthy causes they have supported.
Amazing work, well done all.
Excellent program. I applaud the collaboration across the community!
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Our president and Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Tim Stevenson talks about the Queen's Award and the outstanding contribution of volunteers in Oxfordshire Tim Stevenson talks about the Queen's Award and the contribution of the voluntary sector