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Empowering Social Enterprises in Oxfordshire through New Funding Models

Owned by Oxford partner Co-operative Futures has just launched an exciting new feasibility study that explores a roadmap for a local social investment fund in Oxfordshire aimed at social enterprises.

Owned by Oxford: Our Latest News

Owned by Oxford is a strategic partnership between grassroots community organisations, infrastructure organisations, and the Local Authority.

We came together in 2021 because we were concerned about the stark inequality in our city. There’s no shortage of money in our city, it’s just not fairly distributed: Oxford is the second most unequal urban area in the UK in terms of income, housing affordability, and life expectancy.

Owned by Oxford Report

Building Community Wealth from the Ground Up: The Owned by Oxford Report Oxford has a wealth problem. There’s no shortage of money in our city, it’s just not fairly distributed. And that’s a problem for everyone. Owned by Oxford is using community wealth building to address this problem. We’re a partnership of grassroots community enterprisesContinue reading “Owned by Oxford Report”

Barton Retrofit Project Secures Funding!

Barton Retrofit Project Secures Funding! We are thrilled to have been awarded funding from Transtion Together via The National Lottery Community Fund to further develop the Barton Retrofit Cooperative. This project aims to upskill local tradespeople and residents in Barton to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, saving money, saving energy, improving health andContinue reading “Barton Retrofit Project Secures Funding!”

Your Story: Blackbird Leys Belonging & Community Ownership

Thank you to everyone who came to the Your Story event on Wednesday 23rd November in Blackbird Leys at the Owned by Oxford Dome – a pop-up space for conversations about Community Wealth Building. The event provided a space to share stories about the life in Blackbird Leys, people’s relationships with community spaces, and exploreContinue reading “Your Story: Blackbird Leys Belonging & Community Ownership “

Taking Inspiration from the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation

Ever wondered what the economy would look like if it made equality and equity it’s driving goal? The Basque town of Arrasate, home of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation, offers a hugely impressive living example: All made possible by embedding its social purpose deeply into the fabric of the company. As our guide Ander Etxeberria putContinue reading “Taking Inspiration from the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation”

Community Markets: Blackbird Leys

Community Markets: Blackbird Leys One of the biggest challenges for new community enterprises in Oxford is finding an affordable place to trade. High rents and business rates create a very high ‘cost of entry’ to the local economy. So the Owned by Oxford by Oxford project is really excited by the potential for markets toContinue reading “Community Markets: Blackbird Leys”

Set up a power station; retrofit a neighbourhood – Communities tackling the energy crisis

Residents can now by power from solar panels installed on the roof of their Roupell Park flats at a fraction of the current price cap, thanks to a local Energy Buying club. Set up a power station; retrofit a neighbourhood – Communities tackling the energy crisis We were delighted to be featured in the latestContinue reading “Set up a power station; retrofit a neighbourhood – Communities tackling the energy crisis”

Building community wealth from the ground up: Owned by Oxford at the Playground for the New Economy

Building community wealth from the ground up: Owned by Oxford at the Playground for the New Economy On a beautiful sunny day in July, Owned by Oxford’s Jabu, Simon and Dianne headed down to Selgars Mill in Devon to attend a festival with a difference. Hosted by Stir to Action, the Playground for the NewContinue reading “Building community wealth from the ground up: Owned by Oxford at the Playground for the New Economy”

Calling all Barton Tradespeople and Residents: WE NEED YOU

Calling all Barton Tradespeople and Residents: WE NEED YOU Owned by Oxford (ObO) are piloting a community energy saving project in Barton. This will promote simple, home energy saving actions to residents and help them to reduce their energy bills.This is the first step to setting up a community-owned Retrofit Cooperative for Barton. We areContinue reading “Calling all Barton Tradespeople and Residents: WE NEED YOU”