Sometimes I find the news too depressing to engage with. Global war, petty national politics - it's important to understand, and I don't...
Last night I had the pleasure of attending the annual black tie dinner of B4, Oxfordshire's leading business connectors. B4's CEO...
For the second time today, a donor described what they were doing with us as fun. I thought this was brilliant, and have been reflecting...
So the coronation weekend has been and gone, and it was lovely to have an extra bank holiday Monday - especially when I got to...
As soon as I woke up this morning and heard the rain battering on the roof, I was walking a mental tightrope about whether to work at...
Since joining Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) in a new philanthropy role last autumn after working almost exclusively for single...
I was scanning the recent government paper on Levelling Up recently and came across this... For levelling up to mean something to people...
I have been reading many recent articles that have made me think, "how much should everyone give?" There is the news about the "cost of...
As COP26 comes to a close today I thought I'd comment on what it made me feel and how we, in Oxfordshire, can do our bit. I apologise for...
The humanitarian repercussions of the removal of British and US armed forces from Afghanistan dominated the news last week and we were...
Just started reading this book by Gemma Bull and Tom Steinberg and think it is going to be a thought-provoking and interesting read. They...
Today an independent report on the Social Care system in England was published with shocking statistics about the picture over the last...
An interesting open letter from GroundSwell who are a grassroots, US-based organization that seek to support movements for social...
This interesting report from UNICEF is a reminder of how lucky we are in so many ways to live in a country that has a good vaccine...
This article is the result of conversations Oxfordshire social sector CEOs and leaders are having about equity, diversity and inclusion....
Interesting article from the Economist about how humans* can struggle to see how to add value from taking away rather than adding to what...