Friday, 3 February 2012 - 10:32am
Are you a community that breaks out in a cold sweat or runs for the hills every time the phrase ‘social media’ is thrown around? Beth Weston, Community Development Worker based at ORCC, has started writing her first blog. She offers useful tips and hints on how to set up and manage a blog, facebook page and twitter account.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012 - 1:13pm
NHS Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Cluster wants to talk to patients and local people about proposals to stop prescribing gluten-free food products for people with coeliac disease. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group proposes to save £350,000 by no longer funding prescriptions for gluten free products for people with coeliac disease.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 - 12:54pm
Oxfordshire County Council is inviting expressions of interest from organisations that can deliver a major Reading Campaign across the County in order to: substantially improve reading standards as measured at level 2b+ in Key Stage 1 tests; Contribute to wider improvements in education outcomes; Raise the aspirations of children and families; Foster a culture of reading and a love of books; Engage the whole community in the pursuit of high standards of literacy.
The programme will focus on children in Year 2 across Oxfordshire and run from April 2012 to July 2014.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 - 11:43am
Thinking about a new job... check out the wide range of local charity jobs on our vacancies page.
Monday, 30 January 2012 - 1:14pm
Oxfordshire County Council is keen to engage with Oxfordshire voluntary sector groups and enterprises to support ideas that will help develop more opportunities for NEETs (young people 16 - 18 not in Employment, Education of Training).
Friday, 27 January 2012 - 11:00am
The Oxfordshire Wheel is holding a special event to explore the choices and challenges of the Personalisation Agenda. Taking Control - Choices and Challenges is aimed at everyone who uses adult social care services (whatever their impairment), providers of services and local authorities.
Friday, 27 January 2012 - 11:00am
The Oxfordshire Wheel is holding a special event to explore the choices and challenges of the Personalisation Agenda. Taking Control - Choices and Challenges is aimed at everyone who uses adult social care services (whatever their impairment), providers of services and local authorities.
Thursday, 26 January 2012 - 2:18pm
Would you like to know more about the military community and their activity in the local area? Find out what is the role of Garrison and HIVE; how does it benefit local people; what are the problems faced by soldiers; what is the best way to engage with this community; what is the Armed Forces Community Covenant?
This informal session provided by Cherwell District Council will give you an opportunity to learn more. You will also have a chance to ask questions and get answers from those who fully understand military community.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 - 12:36pm
Oxfam GB will be making a fund of £20,000 available to support local groups and charities fighting poverty within the city of Oxford. The fund has been created in recognition of Oxfam GB’s responsibility as a local employer to support anti-poverty work in the city where it was founded and is still based.
Interested groups or charities should be working in Oxford in at least one of the following areas: livelihoods, including support on benefits advice and workers’ rights, asylum, right to be heard, gender equality or race equality, or climate change.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 - 12:05pm
The next seminar in this series mapping the new landscape for social care, health and welfare is on Thursday 9 February, with Dr Richard Huggins of Oxford Brookes University. Click here for details.
Monday, 23 January 2012 - 11:20am
Could you host a free workshop on 'Applying for Disability Living Allowance for children and young people' aimed at parents and/or those who support them? If you are able to provide the venue and refreshments the Oxfordshire Family Support Network can provide the training free of charge. Click here for more details.
Friday, 20 January 2012 - 11:54am
As part of Deaf Awareness Week 7-13 May, Deaf Direct is holding an informative day of talks, exhibitions and workshops to highlight the theme 'We Need to Work Together'. Click here for more details. Download a registration form here.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 - 11:48am
The Social Action Fund is a grant fund of over £20 million, managed by The Social Investment Business on behalf of the Office for Civil Society. The Fund's second window will close at noon 3 February 2012.
The Fund aims to inspire organisations to create new social action opportunities through people giving what they have, be that their time, their money, or their assets, knowledge and skills.
The Fund will support social action applications that cover the following themes
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 - 11:23am
Go to the Policy and Research area of our website to read all the latest about the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Public Involvement Board and more.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 - 1:28pm
The Big Lottery currently funds a lot of the support the OCVA development team provides free to groups in Oxfordshire. They are consulting on a different model in future where they would fund groups to buy in the services they need from a range of providers. You can respond to the consultation by following the link to www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/buildingcapabilitiesv2.pdf
Monday, 16 January 2012 - 2:44pm
The Funding Network Oxford is calling for projects for their 2012 event to raise money for social change projects. There are strict guidelines involved and each project needs a sponsor - these details can be downloaded by clicking here. The deadline is 14 February. Shortlisted organisations will have to pitch their plans for any money raised in front of an audience at the event on 26 April 2012 at the North Wall Arts Centre.
Monday, 16 January 2012 - 2:16pm
Oxford Women's Interfaith Network (WIN) is planning a new initiative, provisionally called the Interfaith Gender Action Project (GAP), exploring how best to close the gap between men and women when it comes to issues such as leadership, private relations, health, the environment etc. WIN invites you to a meeting on Wednesday 1 February to discuss the new project.
A message from WIN follows:
Wednesday 1 February, 1.30-3.30pm
The Old Music Hall
106-108 Cowley Road
Oxford OX4 1JE
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 - 10:39am
If you are experiencing discrimination or know someone who is, get advice on Equality and Human Rights issues through a joint project between Oxford Citizens Advice Bureau and Oxfordshire Equality and Human Rights Council. Click here for more information.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 - 9:59am
Restore, Charity of the Year 2011, was featured on the Great Sport Relief Bake-Off - you can view the episode on the BBC iPlayer (episode 3 broadcast on 12 January).
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 - 12:14pm
Slumdog Millionaire scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy is bringing the first UK screening of his new movie Salmon Fishing in the Yemen to Oxford in aid of OCVA member charity Refugee Resource. Tickets are still available for the event on 15 January from www.wegottickets.com/event/147931
