Welcome to the 2019 Local Business Charity Awards (Oxfordshire) sponsored
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Entries to the 2019 awards are now closed. We would like to thank you for your nominations and will be announcing the finalists on Friday 26 July 2019.
It is now time for our judges and sponsors to read the nominations and make their decisions. We wish them luck.
Please continue to visit our sponsors pages and thank them for their on-going support of these awards.
A-Plan Sponsor Page
Jelf Sponsor Page
It is now time for our judges and sponsors to read the nominations and make their decisions. We wish them luck.
- Brian Buchan - Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
- Samantha Harman, Editor, Oxford Mail
- Robert Courts, MP for Witney
- Mike Owen, MD, South East, Jelf
- Carl Shuker, CE, A-Plan
Please continue to visit our sponsors pages and thank them for their on-going support of these awards.
A-Plan Sponsor Page
Jelf Sponsor Page
Media Partnership for 2019
We are delighted to have the Oxford Mail on board as our media partners for the 2019 awards. The Oxford Mail were winners of the Jelf Award in 2018 for their work supporting the Oxford Children's Hospital.
Brian Buchan Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire meets charities and businesses at the Local Business Charity Awards 2018
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We'd love you to 'Support a Local Charity' too!
Alongside asking charities to enter the awards we also run a campaign called 'Support A Local Charity', encouraging local businesses to choose and support a local charity.
Since we have been running the awards, we discovered the huge difference in size and income of our local charities; some have huge budgets and large amounts of staff, experienced in applying for grants and entering awards such as ours. Meanwhile at the other end of the scale, we have met some tiny charities made up of just a few volunteers doing their very best to make ends meet.
These smaller charities desperately need the funds and support from local businesses but sometimes don't have the time or experience to know how to ask/apply for it. In response to this we have set up 'Support A Local Charity'. Our aim is to link up local charities with local businesses to see how they can work together.
We understand that many companies may not have the time or numbers of staff to enter half marathons or climb mountains but they almost certainly have other skills that could benefit a small charity in just as crucial a way.
For instance:
Supporting a charity does not have to be about climbing mountains and raising money, it can also be about providing more practical support.
We will share details of the charities and firms we've put together and who knows, one day they could be entering the awards!
For more information, to view local charities who need help and to enter your interest as a company who may help, please click here.
Since we have been running the awards, we discovered the huge difference in size and income of our local charities; some have huge budgets and large amounts of staff, experienced in applying for grants and entering awards such as ours. Meanwhile at the other end of the scale, we have met some tiny charities made up of just a few volunteers doing their very best to make ends meet.
These smaller charities desperately need the funds and support from local businesses but sometimes don't have the time or experience to know how to ask/apply for it. In response to this we have set up 'Support A Local Charity'. Our aim is to link up local charities with local businesses to see how they can work together.
We understand that many companies may not have the time or numbers of staff to enter half marathons or climb mountains but they almost certainly have other skills that could benefit a small charity in just as crucial a way.
For instance:
- A charity may need help completing grant applications - a local firm may have staff with experience in this area that could help them.
- A charity wants to enter the world of social media but doesn't' have the skills - a local company may offer to spend a day or afternoon with them, sharing their skills.
- A charity would like to hold a meeting to recruit new supporters but can't afford to rent a room in a local hotel - a local company may have a boardroom they are happy to lend for the purposes.
- A charity desperately needs a new website - a local web development company could build them one for free.
Supporting a charity does not have to be about climbing mountains and raising money, it can also be about providing more practical support.
We will share details of the charities and firms we've put together and who knows, one day they could be entering the awards!
For more information, to view local charities who need help and to enter your interest as a company who may help, please click here.
Testimonials for our previous awards
Read some of the other lovely testimonials we've received for our awards here.
Photos of the 2018 Local Business Charity Awards (Oxfordshire)
The photos below were taken at our 2018 finals. As you can see it was a wonderful event, on one of the hottest days of the year.
Please contact louise@localbusinesscharityawards.co.uk for high res versions for your own press and publiity
