12/20/2019 10:41:26 AM Unlocking the power of community for Our Common Good By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Jayne Woodley, CEO, Oxfordshire Community Foundation At Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) we want people in Oxfordshire to have...
12/10/2019 12:00:00 AM Another manifesto but why aren't there more challenges in response? By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Quick scan of NPC's manifesto for the new government makes some interesting observations and suggests a priority to review where funding...
11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM Taking a short-term approach to the welfare of children is a real failure of vision By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Last night as I sat in the Phoenix Picturehouse watching A second Chance, I was struck by the stark reality of how many of the social...
11/5/2019 6:53:11 PM Ambition and Confidence in equal measures By Oxfordshire Community Foundation In a note to my trustees today I mentioned we could do with a large dose of ambition and confidence as we embark on what we see as our...
9/16/2019 12:00:00 AM Bricks and mortar By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Following the UKCF conference 2019 in Glasgow last week, I have written a blog for Alliance magazine on my reflections and time spent...
9/8/2019 11:05:20 AM Making our time count By Oxfordshire Community Foundation One of the best things in life is knowing you have the opportunity to do great things, and when your day job enables you to work...
9/8/2019 8:35:05 AM Empowering Communities Together By Oxfordshire Community Foundation So it's Sunday and I am preparing to head up to Glasgow for the UKCF conference 'to design our role as community leaders..' I can't...
9/8/2019 12:00:00 AM Rebooting our mindsets By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Can't wait for Tuesday ..? Somehow a few months ago I must have accepted an offer to run a conference workshop to talk about how as an...
9/4/2019 9:06:53 AM Another new agency needed; I don't really think so By Oxfordshire Community Foundation Can't help thinking that this is yet another example of the sector trying to over complicate things further. Only from where I am sat I...
7/31/2019 8:25:07 AM Let us help you spend to alleviate child poverty and homelessness By Simon Barnard It appears from this article that the government are not quite sure how to spend some EU money intended to alleviate child poverty and...
7/16/2019 3:26:25 PM How does Oxfordshire's drug death rate compare? By Simon Barnard Today it was announced that Scotland's drug-related deaths increased to 1,187 last year. This takes Scotland to 218 deaths per million...
7/16/2019 12:00:00 AM How to Train Your Dragon: A To Do List! By Oxfordshire Community Foundation What a fantastic energy the new Children's Laureate is bringing to the fight to promote reading, stories, creativity and literacy....
7/1/2019 10:33:02 AM Want some Practical Help with Copywriting or Giving Speeches? 5 ways to add weight to your words: By Oxfordshire Community Foundation As an Oxfordshire charity, a limited number of you can get FREE help with presentation skills, audience engagement, story-writing and...
6/25/2019 11:49:19 AM Can accepting donations do more harm than good? By Simon Barnard Mark Rylance has quit the RSC over BP's sponsorship. Last week Stephen Schwartzman's donation to Oxford University was questioned in...
6/18/2019 12:00:00 AM Community Friendship - Crossing Divides By Simon Barnard The BBC's "Crossing Divides" season, this week's awareness campaigns (Loneliness Awareness Week, Neighbours Week, Refugee Week), and our...
6/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Big Support Small campaign By Oxfordshire Community Foundation So much of what Polly is saying on behalf of Shelter, resonates with my own personal experience and many will have often heard me cite...