OCF names Adrian Sell as CEO
Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Sell as CEO.
Responsible Business
Businesses have a responsibility to their communities, to be supportive and at the very least not actively cause harm. Here you will find content relating to businesses being a Force for Good, supporting charities and their local communities.
Effects of working from home on our wellbeing
Our brain doesn’t like uncertainty – if you feel stressed, it’s not just you. You can be assured that it’s completely normal if you’re feeling stressed and unsettled due to Covid and restrictions.
Employee Volunteering Best-Practice Guide
Employee volunteering provides significant benefits to businesses and employees, as well as having a significant impact on charities and at the heart of local communities. Some of the professional skills employers and staff might take for granted are priceless to charities and community organisations – according to the NCVO almanac, the value of volunteering is estimated at £22.6bn per year.
Work Experience Best-Practice Guide
Work experience is a placement offered by an employer on their premises, during which school or college students carry out tasks more or less as an employee would. The placement can last for a week or longer, and includes an emphasis on the learning aspects of the experience.
Closing the attainment gap: the importance of reading event
With Oxfordshire already facing a larger attainment gap at age 16 than the rest of England, what will the impact of lockdown be?
Age Friendly Banbury helping you Connect!
Age Friendly Banbury partners are involved in a joint project to support local people to get connected and answer their technology questions.
The Westgate Fund enables John Lewis to be a good neighbour...
The Westgate Fund was established in 2017 with a £125,000 donation from John Lewis, and is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF). Since then it has funded 18 different community initiatives across Oxford.
B4 One: An interview with Dominic Hare of Blenheim Palace
B4 Interview Dominic Hare about the impact of COVID 19 on Blenheim and how they have found a way to embrace change and make positive steps to go forward
Whitley Stimpson restore funds for local charity
Despite the current socially distanced restrictions, accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson raised £1,100 for mental health charity Restore at its recent annual golfing day.
Age Friendly Banbury pop-up on International Day of Older Persons
Age friendly partners are holding an event at Banbury market on Thursday 1st October 9am to 2pm to celebrate International Day of Older Persons.
Charity appeals to public to plug £30k funding gap for local...
In August, Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) invited small charities and community groups to apply for up to £2,000 of grant funding to support grassroots responses to the pandemic. The scale of applications received shows that the immediate crisis is far from over, and that communities urgently need more financial support.
The B Corp Movement – Generating Profit with Purpose with Grant...
Certified B Corps are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are committed to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using businesses as a force for good.
Sustainable Public Transport Solutions for Business in a New World with...
In these strange times we live in your employees may have worries about using public transport.
The business case for sustainability with Gareth Dinnage, Seacourt
Seacourt are THE UK’s Environmental printing company – MD Gareth Dinnage shares some insight on their journey, milestones achieved, things to be mindful off and most importantly the business case for making sustainability a key touchstone of your business.